Just got back from the Microsoft Virtualization Launch Event in New York.  Overall, it was pretty good.  It was also pretty short, it started at 8:30am and it’s pretty much done by 1:30pm.  There’s also not a lot of people who attended this event compared to their other launch events, there were plenty of seats available.

They pretty much talked mostly about the benefits of virtualization and Microsoft System Center.  They showed live demos on how to use System Center and its interoperability with VMware ESX Server.  They also showed demos for application virtualization and there are hands on labs if you want to try out the products.

For the free stuff, you get a T-Shirt, a voucher for prep course collection #6319 and exam #70-652 ($316 value), and a Microsoft Virtualization Evaluation Kit (will be mailed to you).