Past Events
Below is a list of past events and the resources from those events.
2008 Events
Architecting Modern Web SolutionsOctober 21, 2008
The web has evolved from its rudimentary beginnings to become a fundamental way of providing IT solutions within enterprises and to consumers in general. But to accomplish this effectively architects need to constantly evaluate and incorporate new technologies. Join us for a discussion on leveraging AJAX and ASP.Net, Silverlight, and Live Services in your client layer of solutions; and virtualized instances of IIS 7 running in Windows Server 2008 managed by System Center in your infrastructure deployments.
An industry veteran, Dave Remmer has architected solutions in the financial, multi-media, security, manufacturing, services and health care industries. He specializes in leveraging SOA, security, and standards development to realize ongoing business value within organizations. Dave focuses on current issues in architecting enterprise solutions and how to leverage the Microsoft platform to support client’s project’s architectural success. He has achieved the Sun Certified Java Programmer and Sun Certified Java Architect as well as the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer designation.
Role of the Software Tester in the Development ProcessSeptember 16, 2008
A look at the role of the software tester in the .NET/TFS scenario and how their activities Project Managers make good decisions and development team deliver a better quality product.
Raif Murray currently manages both the IT and Quality Assurance Teams at Navantis and has over 10 years of Testing experience. He is experienced in implementing process improvements, performance testing, automated testing and has been working with Team Foundation Server over the past 2 years.
IronRuby: Should You Fear or Embrace Dynamic Languages? July 16, 2008
Most developers' experience with Dynamic Languages is via copy and paste of awful JavaScript code found on the web. This doesn't do dynamic language any favors This talk will show you what you can do with dynamic languages, where you should use them, and why they are important for software development in the future. And of course, we'll be looking through Ruby-colored glasses!
>John Lam is a Program Manager on the Dynamic Language Runtime team at Microsoft . He created RubyCLR, and is now working on the team that is creating IronRuby, Microsoft's implementation of Ruby. They are building IronRuby on top of the Dynamic Language Runtime and inside of the Silverlight runtime.
What's New with WCF/WF in Visual Studio 2008 June 25, 2008
Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) were released as part of the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 with separate extensions for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. These tools were improved on and are now integrated with Visual Studio 2008 and enhanced in the .NET Framework 3.5. This session demonstrates the features added to these technologies including: the new project templates, auto hosting for services, HTTP programming model, and workflow services.
Rob Windsor is a Senior Consultant and the Director of Training with ObjectSharp Consulting - a Microsoft Gold Partner based in Toronto, Canada. Rob focuses on the architecture, design and development of custom business applications using leading edge Microsoft technologies. In addition Rob is a top rated instructor - authoring and teaching courses on .NET development, SharePoint and software architecture. Rob is a member of the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau and he presents at conferences, code camps, and user group meetings in Toronto and across North America. He is President of the Toronto Visual Basic User Group and has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for his involvement in the developer community.
Windows PowerShell and Your Applications May 1, 2008
Are you writing console applications to manage your business applications, or performing a lot of ad-hoc changes? Are your application administrators spending a lot of time on repetitive processes in your application? We’ll get hands on with examples on how to take your applications to the next level by providing an interface for your application services using Windows PowerShell. Your IT administrators will love you for it. Whether you have never seen Windows PowerShell or you have started to dabble we will get hands on with it to understand what all the fuss is about and how you can use it in your applications today.
Colin leads the technology team at officialCOMMUNITY where they build online communities for music recording artists. His past work includes a Senior Consultant role with Microsoft Consulting Services working with enterprise customers on their adoption of Microsoft technology. Colin has delivered a number of in-person talks and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) webcasts since the early part of the decade on topics ranging from .NET Development to infrastructure deployment. In addition to technical talks, Colin is an ASP.NET MVP participating in the community through active contribution on the forums, publishing code examples, sharing experiences through his blog, and attending local user group events. On the publishing end Colin has provided technical review services for Addison-Wesley's .NET development series, the Windows Server 2003 series from Microsoft Press, and co-authored Windows Server 2003 and 2008 MCSE study guides for Syngress Publishing.
SOA in the Enterprise as Business Enablers + DevTeach Contest April 14, 2008
Three user community speakers have volunteered to share an area of knowledge with you. These speakers are participating in an INETA sponsored contest that will them compete and one of them will win a free DevTeach conference pass!
- Rick P. - Using Profiles in ASP.NET Applications
- Pyasetsky R. - Some Caveats of using LINQ
- Katerina k. - AJAX architecture and using XmlHttpRequest
Following that we will discuss Sevices Oriented Architecture (SOA) development on the Microsoft stack. These days whenever a developer writes a single line of code, it is very critical that he understands the dependencies between business and the underlying technologies. Neglecting the business context can result in a project in which SOA infrastructure is pursued for its own sake, or where investments are made that do not line up well with the needs and priorities of the business. Todays enterprise developers should be thinking "SOA". Everything should be services.
For developers working with the Microsoft technology stack, using .NET, BizTalk, IIS etc. we have everything we need to create sophisticated distributed applications. However, there are a lot of moving parts. Most of us now work in heterogenous environments, where distributed applications span a variety of technologies, and possibly business partners and customers.
It takes a lot of skill to blend all the pieces into a cohesive whole and it takes time. SOA is not a product, it is a way of thinking about software development. When faced with a functional requirement, think how that can be decomposed into a set of services. When done properly these services will not only solve the current requirements, but will also be the building blocks that can be aggregrated to meet future needs.
Microsoft's stack of technologies ( WS*- specs, BizTalk Server R2, WCF, WF, WPF ... have the potential to improve our productivity and agility.
Anthony Bonaventure D’Costa is involved in the application of advanced computing technologies that enable IT – to business alignment and support strategic business goals. He has implemented a diverse portfolio of high – performance, scalable, highly available and secure IT solutions based on Service Oriented Architecture, including Web Services, Enterprise Application Integration, middleware and transaction processing.
Microsoft’s Enterprise Service Bus Guidance April 9, 2008
An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) provides an abstraction layer on top of a messaging system allowing applications to integrate without having to be concerned with the specifics of communicating directly with individual services. As organizations grow and mature their overall Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) the Enterprise Service Bus can be a critical piece of this infrastructure. Microsoft has released an Enterprise Service Bus Guidance package as part of their Patterns and Practices offerings. In this session we will dive into the guidance package to highlight the value behind it. We will review the features, capabilities, and architecture throuh a series of in-depth demostrations.
Peter Kelcey is a Senior Technology Specialist with Microsoft Canada who focuses on concepts associated with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and integration projects. He works with large clients in Ontario and Quebec who are looking to build SOA infrastructures and for most of the past two years he has been working with the Enterprise Service Bus Guidance.
Silverlight: Facilitating Next Generation UI March 12, 2008
Silverlight is changing the landscape of user experience and interface development. Come find out how to get in to the Silverlight crowd.
Shawn Konopinsky is a Practice Manager for New York-based Infusion Development Corporation, which offers quality software development services, developer training and consulting services for large financial firms in the New York, London, Boston and Toronto areas. Shawn began his career at Infusion working on real time trading systems with global investment banks on Wall Street. He is currently a member of the team that is pioneering the UX Practice at Infusion. This division has been building next generation financial interfaces focused on retails banking, capital markets and insurance using Silverlight. The ultimate goal is to communicate richer information to the user. Previous to his work at Infusion, Shawn graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and began his career at Microsoft as a Program Manager where he developed cutting edge assistance platforms to serve Office’s 400 Million users.
What's New in SQL Sever 2008 February 7, 2008