My impressions of Microsoft Tech Ed 2010

My take aways from Microsoft Tech Ed 2010, held June 7 - 10 in New Orleans.

I enjoyed the conference and look forward to going back. I have some pictures that I'll post soon. The following are a few of the take aways from the conference -

• Microsoft is all about the cloud.
• Next generation VDI will feature RemoteFX.
• Remote Desktop Session Host is the new Terminal Services
• Have a reboot strategy as part of your patch management plan.
• Defense in depth for best security.
• 2014 is when DNSSec will be fully implemented by all major ISPs - be prepared for it.
• Sign your DNS Zones with digital signatures.
• Change your default DNS port from 53 to whatever.
• Your goal as an IT professional is seemless access across boundaries.
• If you have IPv4 addresses, then you have IPv6 addresses.
• Invest in user education when it comes to IT Security.
• Integrated security is the least expensive over time.
• Citrix's XenApp technology allows for local file association.
• Link local is the private IPv6 address and allows an administrator to do something similar to NAT for IPv6.
• IPv4 and IPv6 wukk yse encaptulation technology so the two can work together.
• Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) can be configured to filter all inbound & outbound email traffic. FOPE supports SPF records and has a rule for blocking NDR backscatter.
• Virtual desktops are useful for all enterprises, but not all users.
• Enabling Windows Scaling will increase the performance of your network. The drawback is that most routing gear out today doesn't support it.
• Selective Acknowledgement should be used in every implementation of TCP/IP. Enabling it on my networking gear will cut down on latency.
• Firewalls should never speak, they should always silently discard (known as selective acknowledgement).
• Use a full duplex tap to listen to network traffic with a program such as Wireshark.

Rob