It was another packed day at MMS2013, so busy that I need to master my own schedule to get the most out of it. It is often doubted just how busy a typical day is at MMS2013, so I figured it would be beneficial to share my typical schedule:

Besides the various break-out sessions, there are many other activities that happen throughout the day such as Instructor-Lead Labs, Hands-On Labs, Microsoft Certification Exams, and an Expo Hall where all the vendors present their solutions, private events and much more.

To make the most out of this packed event, I always plan ahead with some of the objectives I would like to achieve during the week. This year, I’m focusing on hosting and service provider solutions using Microsoft Cloud Solutions.

Here are some cool links that are worthwhile to check as you explore MMS content this year:

While there are so many other sessions I would like to attend, I know I can always catch up on this information on MSDN Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MMS/2013

Microsoft Private Cloud Reference Architecture: http://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/cloud/gg258125.aspx

Microsoft Virtual Machine Convertor: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh967435.aspx

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Tool 8 Beta, which now includes Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track!: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/solutionaccelerators/dd537566.aspx

CISCO Developer Network, where you can download the UCS Platform Emulator and UCS Documentation: http://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing/home

OpsMgr 2012 Sample Dashboards, as shown at MMS 2013: http://blogs.technet.com/b/momteam/archive/2013/03/30/want-to-know-how-to-leverage-and-extend-the-opsmgr-2012-dashboarding-capabilities-come-join-us-at-our-session-in-mms2013-im-b401.aspx

Finally, by far one of the best deep dive sessions I have seen so far at MMS was the WS-B312 How to Design and Configure Networking in VMN and Hyper-V (Part 1 of 2) and WS-B312 How to Design and Configure Networking in VMN and Hyper-V (Part 2 of 2).

Make sure to check out those sessions when they become available on MSDN!

This post was written by Efim Idelman
Efim Idelman is the Cloud and Datacenter Services Lead at Navantis who exclusively focuses on System Center and Microsoft Virtualization solutions. He holds over 7 years of experience with design, implementation and support of Microsoft Management solutions. In his free time, he likes to spend time with his daughter and watch movies.