14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is now offering details on the upcoming Springboard Series Tour scheduled to start this May, living up to the promise it made in March of this year. Essentially, the Redmond company published the tour stops, namely the six cities that will be visited ahead of Atlanta for TechEd US.
According to the software giant, IT professionals will be able to take advantage of everything that the Springboard Series Tour has to offer on May 2nd – Toronto, Canada; May 4th – Detroit, Michigan; May 6th – Chicago, Illinois; May 9th – Indianapolis, IN; May 11th – Dallas, TX and May 13th – Columbus, OH.
The Springboard Series Tour is an event dedicated mainly to IT professionals which want to gain insight into the latest Microsoft technologies.
Of course, as was the case with past versions of the tour, the latest edition will also be offered free of charge.
Microsoft reveals that participants will have the opportunity to witness demos of a variety of technologies, including upcoming Windows Tablet PCs.
“We will cover managing the flexible workspace, a first look at Windows Intune and Office 365. We’ll also show you some of the new Windows Slates and give you details around Microsoft’s strategy for Slate devices,” the company said.
“We will preview the new tools in the MDOP 2011 suite, a deep dive into managing and deploying Office 2010 and great tips and tricks to help you deploy Windows 7 and move your users from Windows XP with speed and ease.”
Make sure to check out the video embedded below in order to get an idea of what the Springboard Series Tour has to offer right from the hosts.
While the upcoming edition of the tour is focused on North America, Microsoft also intends to bring it to Europe and Asia later this year.