Exchange Connections Orlando day 1

Wow, busy day yesterday! I got up early, hit the hotel gym (man, I love those elliptical machines!), had a huge breakfast with Devin and Missy, and hit my room. I say “my room” because I was in it for three sessions back-to-back: one on continuous backup, one on Exchange security, and one on scripting with Monad. All three were well attended, and I got a ton of questions in each session. Some of the questions were pretty thought-provoking, too, which is always fun.
Atypically, I didn’t spend much time on the exhibit floor; I went to Devin’s Sender ID session (which I’ll be delivering in Nice), and we had a short book signing at the show bookstore. (Thanks to those of you who came by!) I missed the MVP get-together because I had planned what I thought would be a short trip via water taxi to Epcot for a souvenir run. Turns out that the water taxi takes you to the Epcot entrance on the opposite side of the lagoon from the front gate, and there’s no gift shop there. By the time I made it back from the hotel, I was too tired to do anything but order room service (which was excellent) and start working on the list of session submissions for the fall Exchange Connections show. If you’ve submitted proposals, I hope to let you hear something back by week’s end.
A couple of observations: first, I was surprised that no one in any of my 3 sessions (close to 400 people in total) was running 5.5. That’s a very good sign. There was a lot of interest in Monad, with tons of questions about what specific tools the Exchange team would be shipping in beta 2. Cemaphore and Mimosa have gained a lot of name recognition since the fall San Diego show. Finally, I didn’t win the Harley Sportster that the show organizers gave away. Maybe next time…