ILTA Roadshow Houston: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-02-08 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Indiana/Tell_City) | Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1001 Fannin Street Suite 2500, Houston, TX, 77002 , United States
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
Lunch Sponsor: Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.
Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenter:
Chris Owens is a Solution Architect and Practice Group Leader at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He leads the company’s enterprise client systems practice group, which is responsible for areas including desktop deployment strategies, virtual desktop infrastructure design, application virtualization scenarios and remote access planning, and has deployed Windows 7/8.1/10 to over 110,000 law firm PCs. With 17 years of consulting and technology management experience, Chris provides technical design and leadership in a multitude of law firm technologies. A frequent speaker at industry events, Chris spoke at the ILTACON 2016 session “Laptops and Tablets and Hybrids! Oh My!”
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RSA Conference 2017
2017-02-13 08:00 - 2017-02-17 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Moscone Center, 747 Howard Street, San Francisco , CA, 94103, United States
Catch Douglas Brush at the RSA Conference (RASC)
Moscone Center – San Francisco – Booth 407

“Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about new approaches to info security, discover the latest technology and interact with top security leaders and pioneers. Hands-on sessions, keynotes and informal gatherings allow you to tap into a smart, forward-thinking global community that will inspire and empower you.” – RSA
Douglas Brush is an expert in cyber security, incident response, and digital forensics. He is the Practice Leader of the Information Security and Governance group in the New York office of Kraft Kennedy, host of the popular Cyber Security Interviews podcast, and will be at the RSA Conference. Please take this opportunity to have a discussion with Douglas about cyber security and how to tackle some of risks your organization faces.

Session: I Fought the Law – Lessons Learned from the Trenches of Law Firm Cyber Security
Be sure to catch this presentation at either time slot:
Feb 14th at 4pm PST (Booth 407)
Feb 15th at 1pm PST (Booth 407)

It’s no surprise that law firms are targets for hackers. They ingest tons of confidential client data and attackers know they are easy targets to steal intellectual property, merger and acquisition data, and other sensitive information. With the rise of law firm data breaches in the news, have you checked to see if your outside counsel has become the weak link in your infosec program? Are they doing all they can to manage and protect the information?
We will look at the shocking state of the legal industry’s information security practices, real world law firm cyber stories, the reason why law firms are falling behind, and what needs to be done to fix the problem. We will also arm you with the questions that you need to ask the law firms managing your sensitive information.
If you’ll be at the conference, get in touch with our team in advance so we can involve you in the plans!
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Show Me the Data! Easy eDiscovery with Nuix
2017-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Show Me the Data! Easy eDiscovery with Nuix
Description:
Conduct low-cost eDiscovery quickly and efficiently. Drawing on a new single-engine design, web-based tool Nuix quickly parses previously unmanageable volumes of data.

Access information, view visualizations, and start collaborating early in the case, all in a secure environment. Nuix allows hundreds of reviewers per case without complex databases or tricky client plugins.

Join information security and governance expert Douglas Brush for a demo to find out how to stop wasting time and money during eDiscovery.
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ILTA Roadshow Kansas City: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-02-15 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Indiana/Tell_City) | Husch Blackwell LPP *, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO, 64112, United States
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
Lunch Sponsor: Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.
Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenter:
Chris Owens is a Solution Architect and Practice Group Leader at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He leads the company’s enterprise client systems practice group, which is responsible for areas including desktop deployment strategies, virtual desktop infrastructure design, application virtualization scenarios and remote access planning, and has deployed Windows 7/8.1/10 to over 110,000 law firm PCs. With 17 years of consulting and technology management experience, Chris provides technical design and leadership in a multitude of law firm technologies. A frequent speaker at industry events, Chris spoke at the ILTACON 2016 session “Laptops and Tablets and Hybrids! Oh My!”

Sara Zezza is an Account Executive for Kraft Kennedy Inc., where she works with a team of engineers to provide her clients with innovative and customized technology solutions. She has over eight years of experience and has helped organizations of all sizes with strategic technology projects including global network deployment, messaging design and planning, fully immersed SIP deployments, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, storage design and implementation. Sara can be contacted at zezza@kraftkennedy.com.
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KCALA February Chapter Meeting with Speaker Pat Mansuy
2017-02-16 11:45 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Knox) | Grand Street Cafe, 4740 Grand Street, Kansas City, MO, 64112, United States
Transforming Your Firm’s Projects from Project Completion to Practical Project Management

Speaker: Pat Mansuy, PMP, MCP – Practice Leader, Management Consulting Practice Group and Project Management Practice Group
Thursday, February 16, 2017 Chapter Meeting
With the evolution of the digital enterprise, law firms and legal departments must assess their workflows, processes, and business projects to streamline, speed up and ultimately provide a greater level of clarity that meets client and executive demands for information. Globalization and mobilization have introduced new forms of competition in the legal industry and improved the way firms can operate and communicate. Ms. Mansuy will present several approaches for implementing project management methodologies and teach us how to advance the conversation for Legal Project Management, pricing, and profitability. Come learn how your firm can manage projects utilizing the latest project management tools to achieve excellence.
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ILTA Roadshow St. Louis: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-02-16 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Lewis Rice LLC, 600 Washington 19th Floor Studio Room, St. Louis, MO, 63101, United States
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
Lunch Sponsor: Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.
Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenter:
Chris Owens is a Solution Architect and Practice Group Leader at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He leads the company’s enterprise client systems practice group, which is responsible for areas including desktop deployment strategies, virtual desktop infrastructure design, application virtualization scenarios and remote access planning, and has deployed Windows 7/8.1/10 to over 110,000 law firm PCs. With 17 years of consulting and technology management experience, Chris provides technical design and leadership in a multitude of law firm technologies. A frequent speaker at industry events, Chris spoke at the ILTACON 2016 session “Laptops and Tablets and Hybrids! Oh My!”

Sara Zezza is an Account Executive for Kraft Kennedy Inc., where she works with a team of engineers to provide her clients with innovative and customized technology solutions. She has over eight years of experience and has helped organizations of all sizes with strategic technology projects including global network deployment, messaging design and planning, fully immersed SIP deployments, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, storage design and implementation. Sara can be contacted at
* Attendees are required to show photo ID at the security desk in the building lobby.

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2017 Legal Vision Event - Dallas
2017-02-22 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | The Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
2017 Legal Vision Event – Dallas
As part of your firm’s leadership, you are aware 2017 will be a pivotal year of digital transformation across the legal industry. We want to help prepare you with insight, facts, and best practices in support of your vision ahead.

Does your firm’s pace of evolution meet the expectations of your priority clients?
Is your leadership team aware of the biggest risks and opportunities ahead?
Are you attracting, rewarding, and retaining a new generation of talent? Offering new services and solutions ahead of competitors?
Need support prioritizing and validating investments you know are critical for your firm’s success?
Do you just need a forum to help understand solutions others are leveraging?

Event Schedule
Best Practices & Vision for The Legal Industry
Law Firm Executive Briefing
8:00am | Virtual Reality in Law Firms – Informal Breakfast – Experience Virtual Reality first hand and try out a HoloLens headset over a warm breakfast prior to the event.
8:30am | Kickoff by Microsoft’s Corporate Counsel – Putting Trust at the Core of the Cloud, How Microsoft Legal uses Cloud & Emerging Tech
9:15am | Best Practices supporting Risk Mitigation – Best Practices supporting Mitigation of Risk: Issues & Best Practices (Seclore)
10:00am | Day in Life of a Modern Law Firm 2017 AD – Insights around Marketing, Client Development, Financials, Firm Analytics, …
11:00am | Secure Productivity & Collaboration across your Virtual Firm – New Solutions driving Firm Productivity & Collaboration (NetDocs)
Closing Remarks, Q&A Panel | To schedule 1:1 conversations (email to request)
Keynote Speaker:
Dale Kadlec is Corporate Counsel at Microsoft, where he is the chief legal officer supporting Microsoft’s Small and Mid-Market Solutions and Partners organization. His practice includes intellectual property licensing, cloud services transactions and dispute resolution. His home is in Fargo, ND and he received his JD from Univ of South Dakota.

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ILTA Roadshow Atlanta: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-02-28 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)

ILTA Product Briefing: How to Withstand Any Disruption
2017-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
How to Withstand Any Disruption: Webinar

Zerto is committed to helping enterprises embrace IT Resilience with a simple, scalable solution that future-proofs technology initiatives. Join us for this webinar and learn how businesses can gain the confidence to withstand any disruption, incorporate new technology and meet changing business priorities with ease.
Zerto Virtual Replication enables:

Seamless application mobility and portability, so organizations can easily leverage resources across public, private and hybrid clouds.
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Find out how, with Zerto leading the way in IT Resilience, organizations are able to ensure their end-users and customers always have access to the applications, data and services they need.

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ILTA Roadshow Los Angeles: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-03-14 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sheppard Mullin, 333 South Hope Street, 43rd FL, Los Angeles, CA, 90071, United States

ILTA Roadshow New York City: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-03-14 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices – New York City
Lunch Sponsor: Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.
Description: Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenters:

Christopher Wilson is a Practice Manager at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc., where he provides technical design guidance and troubleshooting capacity on engagements involving thin client, virtualization, and operating system design and deployment technologies. He also leads the enterprise client systems desktop infrastructure team, investigating and recommending solutions based on the most recent technologies for Windows deployment and operating system management. Christopher has over 11 years of experience with Active Directory design, Group Policy configuration, software distribution technologies and operating system deployment.
Rob Brindell is a Managing Director at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. Rob has been providing a wide variety of consulting services to law firms of all sizes for over 20 years. He has been involved in many consulting projects, including messaging design and planning, document management design and implementation, desktop deployments, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, email archiving, storage design and implementation, and server and desktop virtualization. Rob can be contacted at brindell@kraftkennedy.com.

ILTA Roadshow San Francisco: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-03-15 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Keker & Van Nest LLP, 633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111, United States
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices: San Francisco

Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.

We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenters:

Chris Owens is a Solution Architect and Practice Group Leader at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He leads the company’s enterprise client systems practice group, which is responsible for areas including desktop deployment strategies, virtual desktop infrastructure design, application virtualization scenarios and remote access planning, and has deployed Windows 7/8.1/10 to over 110,000 law firm PCs. With 17 years of consulting and technology management experience, Chris provides technical design and leadership in a multitude of law firm technologies. A frequent speaker at industry events, Chris spoke at the ILTACON 2016 session “Laptops and Tablets and Hybrids! Oh My!”
Anne Shackleford is an Account Executive at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. Working with a team of engineers, she provides her clients with innovative and customized technology solutions. With over 20 years of experience in law firm operations and legal service sales, Anne offers strategic guidance to firms in areas such as infrastructure design, business continuity/disaster recovery, systems consolidation and IT organization. She can be contacted at shackleford@kraftkennedy.com.
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ILTA Roadshow Boston: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-03-15 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices: Boston
Lunch Sponsor: Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.
Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenters:

Christopher Wilson is a Practice Manager at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc., where he provides technical design guidance and troubleshooting capacity on engagements involving thin client, virtualization, and operating system design and deployment technologies. He also leads the enterprise client systems desktop infrastructure team, investigating and recommending solutions based on the most recent technologies for Windows deployment and operating system management. Christopher has over 11 years of experience with Active Directory design, Group Policy configuration, software distribution technologies and operating system deployment.
Rob Brindell is a Managing Director at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. Rob has been providing a wide variety of consulting services to law firms of all sizes for over 20 years. He has been involved in many consulting projects, including messaging design and planning, document management design and implementation, desktop deployments, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, email archiving, storage design and implementation, and server and desktop virtualization. Rob can be contacted at brindell@kraftkennedy.com.

Playing in the Big Leagues
2017-03-16 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar, 54 West Hubbard Street #300, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
Keep Your Firm Competitive This Year

Please join your information technology peers and thought leaders for a roundtable luncheon focusing on these topics as well as any other challenges you’d like to bring to the table.

Defense – Don’t drop the ball on security and compliance. We’ll address “Shadow IT,” the security of the Cloud, and client security demands.
Offense – Build an IT environment that’s prepared for the years ahead and balance cybersecurity with a superb user experience.
Teamwork – Harness SaaS technology to improve collaboration and resource management.
Game-Changers – Data analytics are transforming legal. Learn how you can use them to fuel your business development.

Please join hosts:
David Hansen, Director of Compliance NetDocuments
Brian Podolsky, Practice Manager of Kraft Kennedy’s Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Practice Group
Joy Heath Rush, VP of Client Development Litera
Tom Mensch, Director of Computing at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP

A delicious lunch will be served for our roundtable discussion at the Chicago law offices of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar.

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ILTA Roadshow Seattle: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-03-16 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Williams Kastner, 601 Union Street, Seattle, 98101, United States
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
Lunch Sponsor: Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.
Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenters:

Chris Owens is a Solution Architect and Practice Group Leader at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He leads the company’s enterprise client systems practice group, which is responsible for areas including desktop deployment strategies, virtual desktop infrastructure design, application virtualization scenarios and remote access planning, and has deployed Windows 7/8.1/10 to over 110,000 law firm PCs. With 17 years of consulting and technology management experience, Chris provides technical design and leadership in a multitude of law firm technologies. A frequent speaker at industry events, Chris spoke at the ILTACON 2016 session “Laptops and Tablets and Hybrids! Oh My!”

Anne Shackleford is an Account Executive at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. Working with a team of engineers, she provides her clients with innovative and customized technology solutions. With over 20 years of experience in law firm operations and legal service sales, Anne offers strategic guidance to firms in areas such as infrastructure design, business continuity/disaster recovery, systems consolidation and IT organization. She can be contacted at shackleford@kraftkennedy.com.

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CIE San Francisco Spring 2017
2017-03-21 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver)
In partnership with Microsoft, Kraft Kennedy is bringing the Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) to San Francisco on Tuesday, March 21th from 9:00am-12:00pm. We have to limit this offer to decision makers and technology leaders.
Kraft Kennedy’s Joe Hoegler, a Microsoft Certified Master on Exchange and Microsoft Certified Solutions Master in Messaging (one of 22 people worldwide with that certification), will lead conversations around common scenarios as well as any areas the participant group raises during the group interaction. This is not a generic demo: it is a true-to-life discussion and role play in which you and the other participants will act as various key business leaders—from CEO to Marketing to HR. As you fulfill common duties of your persona, you will have the opportunity to see how various Microsoft technologies like Windows 10, Office 2016, Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online, SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint Online, Skype for Business 2015 and Skype for Business Online, Surface Pro, Lenovo touch-enabled laptops/hybrids, Windows Phone and modern productivity apps for iOS/Android, and OneDrive can help you be more effective in addressing challenges and solving business issues.
These are not sales pitches; rather they are opportunities for you to explore the practical application of Microsoft technology and learn about the latest versions and capabilities it brings.
Seating is limited to seven people.

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Analyze This: Supercharge Your Digital Forensic Examinations with Magnet AXIOM
2017-03-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Webinar on Magnet AXIOM

On an average user’s computer, there are dozens of areas an investigator can look for activity. Web browsers, cloud storage, email, external USB drives, and the applications a person uses, will all leave a trail that digital forensic investigators will follow to determine what has occurred on a server, workstation, or mobile device. However, manually examining each of these evidence areas can be time consuming and difficult. In an investigation, time is of the essence in and you can’t be slowed down digging for a needle in a haystack.
Join Kraft Kennedy Information Security and Governance experts Justin Logue and Leeann Nicolo, in collaboration with forensics investigator Jamie McQuaid, as they review a modern examination of a Windows computer using Magnet AXIOM, a complete digital investigations platform. AXIOM is a platform that automates and simplifies some of the complex and mundane tasks of a digital forensic examination, while also freeing up time for deeper analysis by examiners and investigators. We will step through how we use the AXIOM platform to quickly parse, analyze, and timeline key artifacts in a typical forensic examination.
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CIE Chicago Spring 2017
2017-03-28 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Chicago Microsoft Technology Center, 200 East Randolph Drive Suite 200, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
In partnership with Microsoft, Kraft Kennedy is bringing the Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) to Chicago on Tuesday, March 28th from 9:00am-12:00pm. We have to limit this offer to decision makers and technology leaders.

Kraft Kennedy’s Joe Hoegler, a Microsoft Certified Master on Exchange and Microsoft Certified Solutions Master in Messaging (one of 22 people worldwide with that certification), will lead conversations around common scenarios as well as any areas the participant group raises during the group interaction. This is not a generic demo: it is a true-to-life discussion and role play in which you and the other participants will act as various key business leaders—from CEO to Marketing to HR. As you fulfill common duties of your persona, you will have the opportunity to see how various Microsoft technologies like Windows 10, Office 2016, Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online, SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint Online, Skype for Business 2015 and Skype for Business Online, Surface Pro, Lenovo touch-enabled laptops/hybrids, Windows Phone and modern productivity apps for iOS/Android, and OneDrive can help you be more effective in addressing challenges and solving business issues.
These are not sales pitches; rather they are opportunities for you to explore the practical application of Microsoft technology and learn about the latest versions and capabilities it brings.
Seating is limited to seven people.
Please contact us to request an invitation.

ILTA Roadshow Philadelphia: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-03-28 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices: Philadelphia
Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenters:

Chris Owens is a Solution Architect and Practice Group Leader at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He leads the company’s enterprise client systems practice group, which is responsible for areas including desktop deployment strategies, virtual desktop infrastructure design, application virtualization scenarios and remote access planning, and has deployed Windows 7/8.1/10 to over 110,000 law firm PCs. With 17 years of consulting and technology management experience, Chris provides technical design and leadership in a multitude of law firm technologies. A frequent speaker at industry events, Chris spoke at the ILTACON 2016 session “Laptops and Tablets and Hybrids! Oh My!”
Rob Brindell is a Managing Director at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. Rob has been providing a wide variety of consulting services to law firms of all sizes for over 20 years. He has been involved in many consulting projects, including messaging design and planning, document management design and implementation, desktop deployments, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, email archiving, storage design and implementation, and server and desktop virtualization. Rob can be contacted at brindell@kraftkennedy.com.
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ILTA Roadshow Washington, DC: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-03-29 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
Lunch Sponsor: Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.
Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenters:

Chris Owens is a Solution Architect and Practice Group Leader at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He leads the company’s enterprise client systems practice group, which is responsible for areas including desktop deployment strategies, virtual desktop infrastructure design, application virtualization scenarios and remote access planning, and has deployed Windows 7/8.1/10 to over 110,000 law firm PCs. With 17 years of consulting and technology management experience, Chris provides technical design and leadership in a multitude of law firm technologies. A frequent speaker at industry events, Chris spoke at the ILTACON 2016 session “Laptops and Tablets and Hybrids! Oh My!”
Rob Brindell is a Managing Director at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. Rob has been providing a wide variety of consulting services to law firms of all sizes for over 20 years. He has been involved in many consulting projects, including messaging design and planning, document management design and implementation, desktop deployments, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, email archiving, storage design and implementation, and server and desktop virtualization. Rob can be contacted at brindell@kraftkennedy.com.

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CIE - Legal NYC Spring 2017
2017-04-04 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Microsoft Technology Center New York, 11 Times Square, New York, NY, 10036, United States
In partnership with Microsoft, Kraft Kennedy is bringing the Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) to New York City on Tuesday, April 4th from 9:00am-12:00pm. We have to limit this offer to decision makers and technology leaders.
Kraft Kennedy’s Joe Hoegler, a Microsoft Certified Master on Exchange and Microsoft Certified Solutions Master in Messaging (one of 22 people worldwide with that certification), will lead conversations around common scenarios as well as any areas the participant group raises during the group interaction. This is not a generic demo: it is a true-to-life discussion and role play in which you and the other participants will act as various key business leaders—from CEO to Marketing to HR. As you fulfill common duties of your persona, you will have the opportunity to see how various Microsoft technologies like Windows 10, Office 2016, Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online, SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint Online, Skype for Business 2015 and Skype for Business Online, Surface Pro, Lenovo touch-enabled laptops/hybrids, Windows Phone and modern productivity apps for iOS/Android, and OneDrive can help you be more effective in addressing challenges and solving business issues.
These are not sales pitches; rather they are opportunities for you to explore the practical application of Microsoft technology and learn about the latest versions and capabilities it brings.
Seating is limited to ten people.

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ILTA Roadshow Chicago: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-04-04 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago)
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices: Chicago
Lunch Sponsor: Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.
Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenters:

Chris Owens is a Solution Architect and Practice Group Leader at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He leads the company’s enterprise client systems practice group, which is responsible for areas including desktop deployment strategies, virtual desktop infrastructure design, application virtualization scenarios and remote access planning, and has deployed Windows 7/8.1/10 to over 110,000 law firm PCs. With 17 years of consulting and technology management experience, Chris provides technical design and leadership in a multitude of law firm technologies. A frequent speaker at industry events, Chris spoke at the ILTACON 2016 session “Laptops and Tablets and Hybrids! Oh My!”
Sara Zezza is an Account Executive for Kraft Kennedy Inc., where she works with a team of engineers to provide her clients with innovative and customized technology solutions. She has over eight years of experience and has helped organizations of all sizes with strategic technology projects including global network deployment, messaging design and planning, fully immersed SIP deployments, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, storage design and implementation. Sara can be contacted at zezza@kraftkennedy.com.

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Upgrading to Windows 10, Office 2016 and Avoiding the Pitfalls: A RoundTable
2017-04-04 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Chicago Microsoft Technology Center, 200 East Randolph Drive Suite 200, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
This roundtable discussion will focus on common challenges firms face, and how to spot and avoid the pitfalls during your upgrade path.

For example, one area often overlooked in an Office migration are the documents – avoid the unexpected and frustrating problems that can occur when Word 2010 docs are used with Word 2016….
We’ll discuss a range of pro’s and con’s of the various approaches, best practices and share critical ‘must knows’!
Join Microsystem’s Nick Pogvava and benefit from the valuable expertise he gained from years spent troubleshooting in Microsystems Support and Windows expert Chris Owens of Kraft Kennedy as he shares insider tips gleaned from his experience deploying Windows 7/8.1/10 to over 110,000 law firm PCs.
Happy Hour directly following the roundtable, so you can digest all of the freshly aquired knowledge over cocktails with your industry peers!
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CIE New York City Spring 2017
2017-04-05 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
In partnership with Microsoft, Kraft Kennedy is bringing the Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) to New York City on Wednesday, April 5th from 9:00am-12:00pm. We have to limit this offer to decision makers and technology leaders.

Kraft Kennedy’s Joe Hoegler, a Microsoft Certified Master on Exchange and Microsoft Certified Solutions Master in Messaging (one of 22 people worldwide with that certification), will lead conversations around common scenarios as well as any areas the participant group raises during the group interaction. This is not a generic demo: it is a true-to-life discussion and role play in which you and the other participants will act as various key business leaders—from CEO to Marketing to HR. As you fulfill common duties of your persona, you will have the opportunity to see how various Microsoft technologies like Windows 10, Office 2016, Exchange 2016 and Exchange Online, SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint Online, Skype for Business 2015 and Skype for Business Online, Surface Pro, Lenovo touch-enabled laptops/hybrids, Windows Phone and modern productivity apps for iOS/Android, and OneDrive can help you be more effective in addressing challenges and solving business issues.
These are not sales pitches; rather they are opportunities for you to explore the practical application of Microsoft technology and learn about the latest versions and capabilities it brings.
Seating is limited to ten people.

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ILTA Roadshow Minneapolis: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-04-05 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Indiana/Tell_City) | Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., 200 South Sixth Street Suite 4000, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, United States

ILTA Roadshow Boston: Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices
2017-04-06 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, 125 High Street 6th Floor, Boston, MA, 02110, United States
Description:
Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.
Presenter:
Christopher Wilson is a Practice Manager at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc., where he provides technical design guidance and troubleshooting capacity on engagements involving thin client, virtualization, and operating system design and deployment technologies. He also leads the enterprise client systems desktop infrastructure team, investigating and recommending solutions based on the most recent technologies for Windows deployment and operating system management. Christopher has over 11 years of experience with Active Directory design, Group Policy configuration, software distribution technologies and operating system deployment.
Rob Brindell is a Managing Director at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. Rob has been providing a wide variety of consulting services to law firms of all sizes for over 20 years. He has been involved in many consulting projects, including messaging design and planning, document management design and implementation, desktop deployments, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, email archiving, storage design and implementation, and server and desktop virtualization. Rob can be contacted at brindell@kraftkennedy.com.

ILTA Product Briefing: Windows 10 Best Deployment Practices
2017-04-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Windows 10 Deployment Best Practices: Webinar

Learn from our experience in deploying and managing Windows 10 and the latest features from Microsoft, and discover how firms can reduce IT effort, improve reliability and save money.
We’ll address the Windows 10 anniversary update as well as hidden gems in the OS, like free tools to replace third-party apps. We’ll share our experience with new features such as Windows Defender Advance Threat Protection, Device Guard and Credential Guard, and explore the increasing use cases for Application Virtualization (App-V), User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) and Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT). We will also discuss the new Windows as a service model, ensure everyone understands the new licensing options and examine best practices for working with the Office 365 Click-to-Run installation.

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Law Firm Exec Roundtable: Firm Insight, Practice Mgt, & Legal Analytics
2017-04-25 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Microsoft Technology Center, 11 Times Square, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Law firm leaders from across our customer base are actively exploring analytics, data visualization, project/matter management, automated assistants,… and additional offerings for a modern law firm.
Join your peers as we discuss the latest advancements in “Law Firm Insight and Analytics” presented by Kraft Kennedy and Microsoft.
This roundtable will allow a short update covering the latest solutions from Microsoft Azure, D365, and O365 (which you may already own). However, the majority of our time allows a discussion among other leaders exploring the same goals.
What trends are we seeing in the industry? What is available, proven, and affordable? How have other firms moved forward to evaluate Analytics? What additional resources are available to assist?

Target Audience: COO, CFO, CKO, CIO/CTO
Evolution of Modern Law Firm
Marketing to Client Intake
Attorney Insight, Productivity
Lifecycle Case, Matter, Project
Secure Collaboration, Responsiveness
Client Retention, Next Engagement
Growth, Leveraging Firm Relationships
Firm & Practice LPM
Reporting, Data Visualization, Firm Analytics
Financials, Utilization, Budget
Discussion: Trends, Firm Evolution, Q&A
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The Business of Law: Day in the Life of a Modern Firm
2017-04-26 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Microsoft Technology Center, 11 Times Square, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Law firms are aggressively investing to improve client relationships, mitigate risk, enhance visibility, and enable modern marketing and revenue generating efforts across your firm.
Join Kraft Kennedy and Microsoft as we highlight best practices walking thru a ”day-in-life” of a modern law firm. Our keynote will be Microsoft’s Corporate Counsel and the session is a non-technical overview highlighting the latest legal solutions from Microsoft.

Target Audience: CMO, COO, PMO, CIO/CTO, CKO, CSO, Practice Manager
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Agenda
Keynote “Digital Transformation of Legal Industry”- Microsoft Corp Counsel

Mitigation of Risk, Legal Compliance
Secure Ecosystem, Cloud in Legal
Trust, Privacy, Transparency, SLA
Perspective of Corporate Counsel @ Microsoft
Suggestions for winning Outside Counsel

Modern CMO @ Law Firm

Insight into Market, Clients, Prospects, Social Media
Identifying Priority Clients-Prospects, Markets, Offerings
Execution Campaigns, Events, Social Media
Marketing Analytics – Tracking ROI, Monitoring Impact, Reports, Trends

Day in Life Attorney

Client Intake, Relationship Insight, Conflicts
Engagement & Lifecycle of Case/Matter/Project
Virtual Team Agility, Secure Collaboration, Client Portals
Relationship Development, Retention, Next Opportunity

Firm & Practice Management Relationship Development & Next Opportunity

Monitoring Financials, Utilization, Budget Modeling
Firm & Practice Analytics, Trends, Recommendations
Evolution of Law Firm – Educated Path Forward

Discussion, Q&A
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The Business of Law: Day in the Life of a Modern Firm (Afternoon Session)
2017-04-26 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Microsoft Technology Center, 11 Times Square, New York, NY, 10036, United States
