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User Group Meeting
Monday,
July 27,
2009,
Networking & Refreshments 5:30 p.m., Meeting 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Location:
Microsoft, Desert Mountain
(Denver),
Directions and Live Local Maps
Address: 7595 Technology Way, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80237, Phone: 720-528-1700 |
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An
Introduction to the Azure Services Platform
with
Jeff Certain,
Software Architect,
Microsoft MVP |
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We're on the cusp of a
paradigm shift in architectural and development patterns.
Microsoft's introduction of cloud computing and parallel
computing platforms opens the door for highly scalable,
massively parallel applications, as well as a variety of
other services that many applications can use.
At the last Professional
Developer's Conference (PDC), Microsoft announced their
cloud computing initiative – the Azure Services Platform.
This platform provides the Windows Azure cloud services
operating system with a growing list of service offerings,
including .NET services, and SQL Services.
Come and discuss
this with Jeff as he provides an overview of the basics of
cloud computing using the Azure Services Platform,
including the overall architecture and the development tools
integrated into Visual Studio. We’ll discuss considerations
for deployment, including geographic affinity. Jeff will
also demonstrate a variety of cloud-based storage
techniques, including both Azure local storage and
deployment of relational data to SQL Services. We’ll finish
with a demonstration of integrating the Parallel Extensions
libraries with Azure to develop scalable, high-throughput
applications.
Learn about how the Azure Services Platform provides
many capabilities to anyone ranging from web developers and
hobbyists, to corporate developers and software makers –
something you, your customers and users will appreciate.
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more about the
Azure Services
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Jeff Certain
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Jeff
Certain is a Microsoft MVP in VB.net and a software
architect at Colorado Customware, a mid-sized ISV providing
computer-assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) and land records
management (LRM) solutions to county governments throughout
the U.S.
He has written for Visual
Studio Magazine and has spoken at VS Live on parallel computing. |
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Jeff
is also involved in the technical community, leading the
Northern Colorado .NET Special Interest Group and the
Northern Colorado Software Architects group.
Contact
Jeff Certain. Follow Jeff on
Twitter. Read his Blog. |
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A Developers Look at the Red Gate ANTS Memory
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Memory
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for memory leaks to occur. Red Gate's ANTS Memory Profiler
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Ely Lucas is a software
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He has
been developing web applications for over ten years, and is
currently a Senior Software Developer for SS&C Technologies
in the Denver Tech Center.
Contact
Ely Lucas. Follow Ely on
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Birds
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Future
BoF -- What
do you want to talk about?
Our recent
Birds of a Feather (BoF) session on the Azure Services
Platform was a big success! Do you want a
BoF in future months?
Send your suggestions to
Chris Wallace! |
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When we do have
a BoF, it will be just before our
user group meeting that month, from 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
(depending on your interest), with our meeting beginning as
usual at 6:00 p.m. Watch here and watch for our
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NOTE: No Lab in June
User Group Lab (usually
monthly on
Friday
before our Meeting, check here for updates)
Friday,
July 24,
2009,
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., part 1 of 2
Friday,
August 21,
2009,
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., part 2 of 2
Location:
LeaderQuest,
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6825 South Galena St., Englewood,
CO 80112,
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Managing Database Development using Visual Studio Team
System
2008 Database Edition,
part 1 of 2 and part 2 of 2
with Brian Shurley,
Business Intelligence
Consultant,
Robert Half
Technology |
Visual
Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (VSTSDB) is a
paradigm shift in how databases are managed in the
application development lifecycle and how databases are
integrated into Agile / Continuous Integration projects (or
any project for that matter).
We will cover the full lifecycle of a database using VSTSDB
Database Projects in this hands-on lab, including:
importing and managing database schemas, configuration
management, database deployment, integration MSBuild and TFS
Team Build, and database unit testing.
Come see this incredibly useful tool for both database
and application developers alike! Come Friday, July 24,
for part 1 of 2 and Friday, August 21, for part 2 of 2.
For
more information on "Getting
Started with Database Edition,"
click
here.
Note: Microsoft is
moving to increase integration across the life cycle -- VSTS
2010 will provide a unified VSTS Development and Database
product all-in-one. Get a jump start at our next lab!
Make sure to come early, space is limited.
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Brian Shurley
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Brian Shurley
is a
Consultant, DBA, and Developer…
there isn’t much that Brian hasn’t had his hands on.
Currently he is a Business Intelligence Consultant / Data
Architect with Robert Half Technology on contract at
National CineMedia. Using
Visual Studio Database Projects, Brian revolutionized the
management of the databases for a large .NET development
project.
He is excited to share his experience: successes and
challenges! |
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