Why You Need the Microsoft Technology Week Conference in a Box

Several weeks ago, I encouraged you to check out the Microsoft Technology Week Conference in a Box DVD-ROM. Microsoft advertised that this resource was available for purchase by anyone holding an active Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification. Unfortunately, by the time many of you went to the URL I provided, the company had changed the availability policy, claiming that it originally offered the DVD-ROM solely to Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) and Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centers. Many of you complained, so SQL Server Magazine looked into the issue, and Microsoft agreed to make the TechWeek DVD-ROM available to all MCPs, as originally advertised. Apparently, the pen is mightier than the sword! I'd like to thank Microsoft for rethinking the policy and making this valuable resource available to the technical community!

In case you missed my original column, I'll recap the key reasons you should buy the TechWeek DVD-ROM. It includes multimedia content from more than 100 Technology Week sessions, along with the online versions of 29 Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) Trainer Kits including these SQL Server courses:

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The online trainer kits are essentially soft copies of the material that MCTs use to deliver classes at Microsoft Certified Education Centers. The online kits include PDFs that mirror the content in the printed courseware, as well as more than 40 pages of hands-on SQL Server lab material for these topics:

The DVD-ROM also includes multimedia presentations about the following SQL Server topics from some of the leading experts from Microsoft and the third-party technical community:

The above list contains only the TechWeek DVD-ROM's SQL Server content. The DVD-ROM also includes similar content for a variety of other Microsoft technologies. Here's how to order the DVD-ROM (remember, you must be an active MCP):

Today, the following link takes you directly to the DVD page, but I can't promise that this particular link will remain active.

http://www.mvpstore.com/catalog/product.asp?PXC=1&PXS=86&PXP=877

This valuable content is a bargain at just $399 for the entire package. Buy it soon, before Microsoft changes its mind again!