Thursday, April 14, 2011

How To Convince Your Boss to Pay For TechED

Dear [Your boss’ name]
I’ve been doing some research on training & development that will not only enhance my skills, but also bring added value to the team. The best option is Tech·Ed. It’s a great way to get the most out of our training budget.
Microsoft Tech·Ed is the premier technology event of the year for IT pros and developers. It’s the forum to gain the expertise, connections, and insights that will help us get more from our existing IT investments. I’ll be able to network with peers who know exactly what we’re going through and learn from Microsoft experts who know the most about the products we’re working with.
According to Independent Research, even in the current economic climate, the average company is spending 3.4 percent of revenue to support existing IT infrastructure, as well as IT capital expenditure. I think sending myself or someone on our staff to Tech·Ed will help us make the most of our IT investments.
Here’s a sampling of the types of topics covered at Tech·Ed. Let’s talk about the topics that would be most relevant to our business.

What’s new at Tech·Ed 2011.

  • Microsoft® Office 365, cloud-based versions of trusted collaboration and communication products
  • Windows® Azure™, our cloud-computing platform
  • Windows Phone 7 application development
  • Microsoft Lync™, the new communications server

In-depth sessions on the 2010 product releases.

  • Windows® 7
  • Microsoft SharePoint® 2010 and Office 2010
  • Windows Server® 2008 R2

IT and network topics and products.

  • Information Security
  • Database Platforms and Microsoft SQL Server®
  • Virtualization
  • Web Platforms
So let’s chat about this as soon as we can. If you want to find out more about what’s going on at Tech·Ed, go to http://www.microsoft.com/events/TechEdNorthAmerica/.
Thanks,
[Your name]

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