Interested in learning about Microsoft's virtualization technologies? Check out this series of webcasts from a team of Microsoft IT Pro Evangelists A team of Microsoft IT Pro Evangelists are working on a series of webcasts covering topics related to Microsoft virtualization. These webcasts will be 300 level sessions, so they will offer technical depth on several items related to virtualization, including Hyper-V and SCVMM. The stated objectives for the series are not only to help you develop technical depth on various virtualization solutions, but to appreciate the essentials of a typical virtualization project in a real world implementation. The 20-part series begins on January 14, 2009 with Virtualization in a Nutshell where they introduce the virtualization world, and lay the ground work for the other webcasts in the series. The first webcast will cover Microsoft products and solutions available to create a virtualization environment as well as third-party virtualization options. And it will also answer the question: Why use virtualization in the first place and why use Microsoft technologies?This should prove to be an interesting series of webcasts.The list includes the following: 01/14/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualization in a Nutshell 01/16/2009, TechNet Webcast: Selecting the Right Candidates for Virtualization 01/21/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualizing Test and Development Environments for a Quick Return on Investment 01/23/2009, TechNet Webcast: Managing the Virtualized Test and Development Environment 01/28/2009, TechNet Webcast: If I Virtualize It, How Do I Manage It? 01/29/2009, TechNet Webcast: Consolidation and Rapid Provisioning 02/04/2009, TechNet Webcast: Building on Your Existing Virtual Environment 02/06/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualization Solutions for High Availability 02/11/2009, TechNet Webcast: Client-Side Virtualization 02/13/2009, TechNet Webcast: Using Presentation Virtualization 02/18/2009, TechNet Webcast: Scaling Terminal Services Out (1/2) 02/20/2009, TechNet Webcast: Scaling Terminal Services Out (2/2) 02/25/2009, TechNet Webcast: Running Legacy Applications with Virtualization (1/2) 02/27/2009, TechNet Webcast: Running Legacy Applications with Virtualization (2/2) 03/04/2009, TechNet Webcast: Creating a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 03/06/2009, TechNet Webcast: Securing the Virtual Environments 03/11/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualization with Centralized, Policy-Based Management 03/13/2009, TechNet Webcast: Virtualization Solutions in Branch Offices 03/20/2009, TechNet Webcast: Road Map for the Future of Virtualization 03/24/2009, TechNet Webcast: Managing Virtual Solutions Software Development