Clustering Webcasts: 2008, R2, for beginners

(From: http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/arc...8/9488114.aspx)

Hi cluster fans,

We recently gave some webcasts covering both introductory material and R2
features. If you’re new to clustering and want to learn more, our beginners
webcasts will give you a solid foundation. If you want to know more about
Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008 R2 (code name “Windows Server 7�),
check out our Feature Roadmap and Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) presentations.
Our multi-site clustering webcast will discuss disaster recovery options
through a configuration often called “stretched clustering� or
“geographically distributed clustering�.

Thanks,
Symon Perriman
Program Manager
Clustering & HA



Introduction to Failover Clustering (Level 100)

Presenter: Symon Perriman, Program Manager, Clustering & HA

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Ev...&Culture=en-US

Overview: High availability, disaster recovery, fault tolerance. If these
words are not in your IT department's vocabulary, your organization is
probably unprepared to deal with the inevitable—server downtime. Attend this
webcast to learn about Windows Server 2008 R2 failover clustering, a
high-availability solution from Microsoft. Failover clustering connects
servers and monitors the health of the servers and the applications running
on servers. In the event of a server failure, applications can fail over to
another server and continue running with minimal interruption to your
mission-critical applications. We cover the basics of failover clustering in
this webcast, and we provide the information to help you get a failover
cluster configured and deployed in a matter of hours.



High Availability Basics with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V (Level 200)

Presenter: Steven Ekren, Senior Program Manager, Clustering & HA

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Ev...&Culture=en-US
[Note: There was a problem with the recording. The cluster team is
re-recording this presentation and will update the link in the blog when it
becomes available.]





Overview: Virtualization is a hot topic on customers' minds. But what
happens if you consolidate a number of servers into virtual machines, put
them on a single host computer, and that computer fails? All your eggs are in
one basket, so to speak, and users may not be able to access critical
information. To avoid scenarios like this, high availability has become part
of the virtualization discussion for organizations of all sizes, not just
large Fortune 500 companies. Be sure you have the necessary knowledge to
discuss high availability and virtualization with your customers. If you are
new to failover clustering, this webcast is for you. We provide step-by-step
instruction on configuring a highly available virtualization solution with
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and failover clustering features.



Failover Clustering Feature Roadmap for Windows Server 2008 R2 (Level 300)

Presenter: Elden Christensen, Senior Program Manager Lead, Clustering & HA

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Ev...&Culture=en-US

Overview: Come and learn about all the new Failover Clustering enhancements
that are going to be delivered in Windows Server 2008 R2 code name "Windows
Server 7" operating system. In this webcast, we drill into incremental
improvements from Windows Server 2008 to the cluster validation tool, Windows
PowerShell support, the new cluster configuration program, and other exciting
features.



Innovating High Availability with Cluster Shared Volumes (Level 300)

Presenter: Steven Ekren, Senior Program Manager, Clustering & HA

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Ev...&Culture=en-US

Overview: In this webcast, we provide an overview of the new Cluster Shared
Volumes code name "Centipede" failover clustering feature in the Windows
Server 2008 R2 code name "Windows Server 7" operating system. Join us to
learn how the Windows Server cluster storage architecture is innovating to
enable Hyper-V virtualization technology, a new and significant enhancement
planned for "Windows Server 7" that is creating a lot of excitement. This is
a session you don't want to miss.



Multi-Site Clustering with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (Level 300)

Presenter: Ahmed Bisht, Senior Program Manager, Clustering & HA

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Ev...&Culture=en-US

Overview: As the Windows Server operating system becomes more accepted in
large-scale, high-end, mission-critical IT environments, the requirements for
disaster tolerance and business continuance become more and more important.
In this webcast, we discuss how you can build a fault-tolerant,
high-availability server solution with Windows Server 2008 failover
clustering that also facilitates disaster recovery.