So Microsoft is having their Windows Server / SQL Server / Visual Studio 2008 Launch Tour starting the end of this month and running into the springtime.

If you thought that 2005’s “Ready, Set, Launch!” was dumb name, they’ve come up with a really, really lame name for it this time: “Heroes Happen Here”.

They are having a Seattle one on April 1st at the Convention Center.

Nik, Matt, Grant and I went when they did the 2005 stuff, it was worth attending (would be more worth attending now that I’m using those products on a day-to-day basis). There were several tracks–database, development, and administrators (I think)–for seminars, which were fairly well done. We got a bunch of free products/licenses (SQL Server 2005, etc.), as well as some door prizes.

Anyway, I was planning on going, would like to learn about the new stuff. This year they have four tracks: IT Pro, Data Platform, Partner/Reseller and Developer. Developer track is currently full in Seattle, but has a waiting list.

On a side note, check out this hilarious post on what it would be like if Microsoft were a Schoolboy and software were homework.