Techdays Online http://www.techdays.ca/en2012-09-06T22:21:41umbraco v4enTo TechDays 2012 and Beyond http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/to-techdays-2012-and-beyond.aspx2012-09-06T22:21:41Jonathan Rozenblit http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/to-techdays-2012-and-beyond.aspximageMany of you have been with us since TechDays kicked off in Canada in the fall of 2008.  We’ve been fortunate to have you as a guest or a presenter in the past - many of you several times over.  For those of you that haven’t been a part of TechDays, it was Microsoft Canada’s fall technical readiness conference providing technical professionals (developers and IT professionals) in various regions across Canada with the opportunity to gain technical knowledge of and grow their skills on the Microsoft platform.

From the great feedback we’ve received from you and your community leads, we saw two common requests: reach every region in Canada and do more hands-on training. With your feedback in mind, this year, we’ll be taking a different approach to do just that. Rather than a single conference, we’ll be coming to you with the technical content and hands-on training you’ve asked for through various Microsoft-led, partner-led, and community-led events and activities. 

You’ll be able to take part in more in-person events than previous years and all brought to you by the same team that has delivered Microsoft TechDays Canada. The in-person events will be available in various learning formats including workshops, camps, hackathons and others, allowing you to gain those skills by learning and then applying through hands-on activities.  In fact, if you attended the Windows 8 or Windows Azure DevCamps, Windows Phone Workshops, or the Windows 8 Hackathons, you’ve already experienced some of what is coming your way. By partnering with the broader technical community, user groups, and other organizations, we’ll be able to connect with you in more cities more frequently than was possible with a once-a-year large-scale conference.

If you prefer to learn online, you’ll see those in-person and hands-on events being offered online, giving you the same experience virtually - tune in, learn, ask questions, then apply with hands-on activities. You’ll interact with us LIVE, as if you were right there in the room. If you can’t make it to a desired event, many, if not all, of the virtual events will be available on-demand, helping to ensure that you don’t miss a thing.

With the combination of in-person and online events and activities to choose from, you get to pick where, when, and how you learn. While we’re still finalizing the details of some of the events and activities, here’s what’s coming up in the next little while and a few of which are already open for registration:

Windows Azure

Windows 8

Windows Phone

Next Steps
If you aren’t already, get connected with us. We’ll make sure that you know what’s happening when and where.

By the way, if you have or know of any local conferences or user groups you’d like us to be a part of, let us know! We’d be happy to evaluate the opportunity to participate. Email us at td_can@microsoft.com.

Thank you for all the support you’ve given TechDays over the past four years. We look forward to seeing you at conferences, camps, hackathons, workshops, etc. across the country and/or online.

]]>imageMany of you have been with us since TechDays kicked off in Canada in the fall of 2008.  We’ve been fortunate to have you as a guest or a presenter in the past - many of you several times over.  For those of you that haven’t been a part of TechDays, it was Microsoft Canada’s fall technical readiness conference providing technical professionals (developers and IT professionals) in various regions across Canada with the opportunity to gain technical knowledge of and grow their skills on the Microsoft platform.

From the great feedback we’ve received from you and your community leads, we saw two common requests: reach every region in Canada and do more hands-on training. With your feedback in mind, this year, we’ll be taking a different approach to do just that. Rather than a single conference, we’ll be coming to you with the technical content and hands-on training you’ve asked for through various Microsoft-led, partner-led, and community-led events and activities. 

You’ll be able to take part in more in-person events than previous years and all brought to you by the same team that has delivered Microsoft TechDays Canada. The in-person events will be available in various learning formats including workshops, camps, hackathons and others, allowing you to gain those skills by learning and then applying through hands-on activities.  In fact, if you attended the Windows 8 or Windows Azure DevCamps, Windows Phone Workshops, or the Windows 8 Hackathons, you’ve already experienced some of what is coming your way. By partnering with the broader technical community, user groups, and other organizations, we’ll be able to connect with you in more cities more frequently than was possible with a once-a-year large-scale conference.

If you prefer to learn online, you’ll see those in-person and hands-on events being offered online, giving you the same experience virtually - tune in, learn, ask questions, then apply with hands-on activities. You’ll interact with us LIVE, as if you were right there in the room. If you can’t make it to a desired event, many, if not all, of the virtual events will be available on-demand, helping to ensure that you don’t miss a thing.

With the combination of in-person and online events and activities to choose from, you get to pick where, when, and how you learn. While we’re still finalizing the details of some of the events and activities, here’s what’s coming up in the next little while and a few of which are already open for registration:

Windows Azure

Windows 8

Windows Phone

Next Steps
If you aren’t already, get connected with us. We’ll make sure that you know what’s happening when and where.

By the way, if you have or know of any local conferences or user groups you’d like us to be a part of, let us know! We’d be happy to evaluate the opportunity to participate. Email us at td_can@microsoft.com.

Thank you for all the support you’ve given TechDays over the past four years. We look forward to seeing you at conferences, camps, hackathons, workshops, etc. across the country and/or online.

]]>To TechDays 2012 and Beyond http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/to-techdays-2012-and-beyond.aspx2012-09-06T22:21:32DamirB http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/to-techdays-2012-and-beyond.aspxtechdays_canada_3Many of you have been with us since TechDays kicked off in Canada in the fall of 2008.  We’ve been fortunate to have you as a guest or a presenter in the past - many of you several times over.  For those of you that haven’t been a part of TechDays, it was Microsoft Canada’s fall technical readiness conference providing technical professionals (developers and IT professionals) in various regions across Canada with the opportunity to gain technical knowledge of and grow their skills on the Microsoft platform.

 

From the great feedback we’ve received from you and your community leads, we saw two common requests: reach every region in Canada and do more hands-on training. With your feedback in mind, this year, we’ll be taking a different approach to do just that. Rather than a single conference, we’ll be coming to you with the technical content and hands-on training you’ve asked for through various Microsoft-led, partner-led, and community-led events and activities. 

 

Moving forward, you’ll be able to take part in more in-person events than previous years and all brought to you by the same team that has delivered Microsoft Canada TechDays.  The in –person events will be available in various learning formats including workshops, camps, hackathons and others, allowing you to gain those skills by learning and then applying through hands-on activities.  In fact, if you attended an IT Camp, a Windows Phone Workshop, a Windows Azure DevCamp, or a Windows 8 Hackathon, you’ve already experienced some of what is coming your way. By partnering with the broader technical community, user groups, and other organizations, we’re able to connect with you in more cities more frequently than was possible with a once-a-year large-scale conference.

 

If you prefer to learn online, you’ll see those in-person  and hands-on events  being offered online, giving you the same experience virtually - tune in, learn, ask questions, apply with hands-on activities, and interact with us LIVE, as if you were right there in the room. If you won’t be able to make it to a desired event, many, if not all, of the virtual events will be available on-demand helping to ensure that you don’t miss a thing.  

 

With the combination of in-person and online events and activities to choose from, you get to pick where, when, and how you learn.While we’re still finalizing the details of some of the events and activities, here are a few that you can already register for and plan to attend:

IT Professional

 

Windows Server 2012 Launch Tour

Toronto – September 5th

Vancouver – September 12th

Edmonton – September 20th

Ottawa – September 27th

Montreal – October 3rd

 

Windows Server 2012 IT Camps

·         October/November

o   Toronto

o   Vancouver

o   Montreal

o   Ottawa

o   Edmonton

o   Calgary

o Winnipeg

o Waterloo

o Saskatoon

o Halifax or Fredericton

o St. John’s, Newfoundland

 

AlignIT Manager Tech Talk video series (for Infrastructure and Development Managers)

·         September 13th

·         October 11th

·         November 8th

·         December 13th

·         January 10th

·         and more planned in February, March, April, May and June.

 

OR

Developer

 

Windows Azure DevCamps and Windows Azure Online Workshops

 

 

App Building With Windows 8

·         Ottawa – September 8th

·         With more events to be confirmed for October

 

App Building With Windows Phone

·         Events in multiple cities to be confirmed for October

 

24 and 48 Hour Hackathons for Students

·         November – Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver

·         Dates to be confirmed and posted to the GoDevmental Blog


 

Visual Studio 2012 Launch and ALM

·         Virtual Launch – September 12

·         Consumer Software Challenge tour – October (registration available September 13)

·         .NET Rocks! Visual Studio 2012 Launch Road Trip -  Vancouver Sep 19, Toronto Oct 13

 

 


Next Steps

If you aren’t already, get connected with us. We’ll make sure that you know what’s happening when and where.

·         Subscribe to the TechNet eNews Newsletter to receive news, featured articles from community members, and listings of upcoming events and activities every two weeks in your inbox.

·         Subscribe to the Canadian IT Pro Connection blog via RSS or check back often to see what’s going on in the world of Windows Server, System Center, and others.

·         Join the Canadian IT Professional Connection group on LinkedIn to share stories, ideas, ask questions, network, and learn from fellow Canadian IT professionals.

 

Thank you for all the support you’ve given TechDays over the past four years. We look forward to seeing you at conferences, camps, hackathons, workshops, etc. across the country and/or online – all brought to you by the same team that has delivered Microsoft TechDays Canada!

 

By the way, if you have or know of any local conferences or user groups you’d like us to be a part of, let us know! We’d be happy to evaluate the opportunity to participate. Email us at td_can@microsoft.com.

 

DamirB-BlogSignature

]]>techdays_canada_3Many of you have been with us since TechDays kicked off in Canada in the fall of 2008.  We’ve been fortunate to have you as a guest or a presenter in the past - many of you several times over.  For those of you that haven’t been a part of TechDays, it was Microsoft Canada’s fall technical readiness conference providing technical professionals (developers and IT professionals) in various regions across Canada with the opportunity to gain technical knowledge of and grow their skills on the Microsoft platform.

 

From the great feedback we’ve received from you and your community leads, we saw two common requests: reach every region in Canada and do more hands-on training. With your feedback in mind, this year, we’ll be taking a different approach to do just that. Rather than a single conference, we’ll be coming to you with the technical content and hands-on training you’ve asked for through various Microsoft-led, partner-led, and community-led events and activities. 

 

Moving forward, you’ll be able to take part in more in-person events than previous years and all brought to you by the same team that has delivered Microsoft Canada TechDays.  The in –person events will be available in various learning formats including workshops, camps, hackathons and others, allowing you to gain those skills by learning and then applying through hands-on activities.  In fact, if you attended an IT Camp, a Windows Phone Workshop, a Windows Azure DevCamp, or a Windows 8 Hackathon, you’ve already experienced some of what is coming your way. By partnering with the broader technical community, user groups, and other organizations, we’re able to connect with you in more cities more frequently than was possible with a once-a-year large-scale conference.

 

If you prefer to learn online, you’ll see those in-person  and hands-on events  being offered online, giving you the same experience virtually - tune in, learn, ask questions, apply with hands-on activities, and interact with us LIVE, as if you were right there in the room. If you won’t be able to make it to a desired event, many, if not all, of the virtual events will be available on-demand helping to ensure that you don’t miss a thing.  

 

With the combination of in-person and online events and activities to choose from, you get to pick where, when, and how you learn.While we’re still finalizing the details of some of the events and activities, here are a few that you can already register for and plan to attend:

IT Professional

 

Windows Server 2012 Launch Tour

Toronto – September 5th

Vancouver – September 12th

Edmonton – September 20th

Ottawa – September 27th

Montreal – October 3rd

 

Windows Server 2012 IT Camps

·         October/November

o   Toronto

o   Vancouver

o   Montreal

o   Ottawa

o   Edmonton

o   Calgary

o Winnipeg

o Waterloo

o Saskatoon

o Halifax or Fredericton

o St. John’s, Newfoundland

 

AlignIT Manager Tech Talk video series (for Infrastructure and Development Managers)

·         September 13th

·         October 11th

·         November 8th

·         December 13th

·         January 10th

·         and more planned in February, March, April, May and June.

 

OR

Developer

 

Windows Azure DevCamps and Windows Azure Online Workshops

 

 

App Building With Windows 8

·         Ottawa – September 8th

·         With more events to be confirmed for October

 

App Building With Windows Phone

·         Events in multiple cities to be confirmed for October

 

24 and 48 Hour Hackathons for Students

·         November – Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver

·         Dates to be confirmed and posted to the GoDevmental Blog


 

Visual Studio 2012 Launch and ALM

·         Virtual Launch – September 12

·         Consumer Software Challenge tour – October (registration available September 13)

·         .NET Rocks! Visual Studio 2012 Launch Road Trip -  Vancouver Sep 19, Toronto Oct 13

 

 


Next Steps

If you aren’t already, get connected with us. We’ll make sure that you know what’s happening when and where.

·         Subscribe to the TechNet eNews Newsletter to receive news, featured articles from community members, and listings of upcoming events and activities every two weeks in your inbox.

·         Subscribe to the Canadian IT Pro Connection blog via RSS or check back often to see what’s going on in the world of Windows Server, System Center, and others.

·         Join the Canadian IT Professional Connection group on LinkedIn to share stories, ideas, ask questions, network, and learn from fellow Canadian IT professionals.

 

Thank you for all the support you’ve given TechDays over the past four years. We look forward to seeing you at conferences, camps, hackathons, workshops, etc. across the country and/or online – all brought to you by the same team that has delivered Microsoft TechDays Canada!

 

By the way, if you have or know of any local conferences or user groups you’d like us to be a part of, let us know! We’d be happy to evaluate the opportunity to participate. Email us at td_can@microsoft.com.

 

DamirB-BlogSignature

]]>Coming Up on TechDays TV http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/coming-up-on-techdays-tv.aspx2012-06-28T11:03:21Jonathan Rozenblit http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/coming-up-on-techdays-tv.aspx

It’s that time of the month again where I get to fill you in on what’s coming up on TechDays TV in May. Don’t forget – these sessions are LIVE and INTERACTIVE, bring the TechDays experience online. Ask questions and get them answered as if the expert was right there in the room with you! If you’re not able to tune in, the sessions will be available on-demand after the live show. Make sure you connect with us using the social networks below to get the updates of when the sessions are available on-demand.

By the way, you can bookmark the schedule on TechDays Online and keep checking to get all of the latest TechDays TV episode info.

May
8

Save the Date >>

 WIN280 – Metro (Windows 8 + Mobile) – Part 1          
Bruce Johnson, Atley Hunter
Recorded Live at ObjectSharp’s At The Movies 2012

The Metro interface has the potential to change how a lot of people use computers. You've already seen a little of it in the Windows Phone. More if you have downloaded the Windows 8 consumer preview. In this session, we will demonstrate how the power exposed by Metro (through live tiles, push notifications, immersive user experiences, etc.) can be harnessed to provide a usable and intuitive application.

NOTE: This extended TechDays TV session will continue on May 22.
   
May
22

Save the Date >>

 WIN280 – Metro (Windows 8 + Mobile) – Part 2
Bruce Johnson, Atley Hunter
Continuation of previous session

DEV281 – Visual Studio 11 and .NET 4.5           
Colin Bowern, Bruce Johnson
Recorded Live at ObjectSharp’s At The Movies 2012

We're still a few months away from its release, but the beta version of Visual Studio 11 and .NET 4.5 is available and with a Go-Live license too. With Visual Studio, reduction and simplification are the keywords. For .NET, assistance with parallelism this session is the big topic. Between these and other topics, the tools that will make your development life easier are covered.

and just because the first June episode is already confirmed as well, might as well include it so that you can save the date!

June
5

Save the Date >>

 DEV282 – What’s New in TFS11 and Test Manager 11
Dave Lloyd, Deb Forsyth
Recorded Live at ObjectSharp’s At The Movies 2012

The word in the TFS/Test manager world for 2012 is "Agile". Lightweight requirements gathering through PowerPoint Storyboarding. Additional reporting, including a task board, in TFS and exploratory/agile testing through Test Manager. Lots of new features to delve into and they will be in this session.

Connect with TechDays Online

Join the Canadian Developer Connection LinkedIn group
Follow @techdays_ca
Like TechDays on Facebook

Topic Suggestions, Feedback, Etc.

If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV or want to share feedback, please let us know!

  • If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV, start a new conversation on LinkedIn and see if others are interested as well!
  • If you have feedback on the show, by all means, please let us know! We want to hear it! Start a new conversation on LinkedIn or send us an email at td_can@microsoft.com.
  • If you’re interested in presenting a session on TechDays TV, please send the topic you’d like to present with a short abstract to td_can@microsoft.com. We’re always looking for experts to feature on TechDays TV.
]]>

It’s that time of the month again where I get to fill you in on what’s coming up on TechDays TV in May. Don’t forget – these sessions are LIVE and INTERACTIVE, bring the TechDays experience online. Ask questions and get them answered as if the expert was right there in the room with you! If you’re not able to tune in, the sessions will be available on-demand after the live show. Make sure you connect with us using the social networks below to get the updates of when the sessions are available on-demand.

By the way, you can bookmark the schedule on TechDays Online and keep checking to get all of the latest TechDays TV episode info.

May
8

Save the Date >>

 WIN280 – Metro (Windows 8 + Mobile) – Part 1          
Bruce Johnson, Atley Hunter
Recorded Live at ObjectSharp’s At The Movies 2012

The Metro interface has the potential to change how a lot of people use computers. You've already seen a little of it in the Windows Phone. More if you have downloaded the Windows 8 consumer preview. In this session, we will demonstrate how the power exposed by Metro (through live tiles, push notifications, immersive user experiences, etc.) can be harnessed to provide a usable and intuitive application.

NOTE: This extended TechDays TV session will continue on May 22.
   
May
22

Save the Date >>

 WIN280 – Metro (Windows 8 + Mobile) – Part 2
Bruce Johnson, Atley Hunter
Continuation of previous session

DEV281 – Visual Studio 11 and .NET 4.5           
Colin Bowern, Bruce Johnson
Recorded Live at ObjectSharp’s At The Movies 2012

We're still a few months away from its release, but the beta version of Visual Studio 11 and .NET 4.5 is available and with a Go-Live license too. With Visual Studio, reduction and simplification are the keywords. For .NET, assistance with parallelism this session is the big topic. Between these and other topics, the tools that will make your development life easier are covered.

and just because the first June episode is already confirmed as well, might as well include it so that you can save the date!

June
5

Save the Date >>

 DEV282 – What’s New in TFS11 and Test Manager 11
Dave Lloyd, Deb Forsyth
Recorded Live at ObjectSharp’s At The Movies 2012

The word in the TFS/Test manager world for 2012 is "Agile". Lightweight requirements gathering through PowerPoint Storyboarding. Additional reporting, including a task board, in TFS and exploratory/agile testing through Test Manager. Lots of new features to delve into and they will be in this session.

Connect with TechDays Online

Join the Canadian Developer Connection LinkedIn group
Follow @techdays_ca
Like TechDays on Facebook

Topic Suggestions, Feedback, Etc.

If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV or want to share feedback, please let us know!

  • If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV, start a new conversation on LinkedIn and see if others are interested as well!
  • If you have feedback on the show, by all means, please let us know! We want to hear it! Start a new conversation on LinkedIn or send us an email at td_can@microsoft.com.
  • If you’re interested in presenting a session on TechDays TV, please send the topic you’d like to present with a short abstract to td_can@microsoft.com. We’re always looking for experts to feature on TechDays TV.
]]><What’s Up: Developers> May Edition http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/<what’s-up-developers>-may-edition.aspx2012-06-28T11:03:12Jonathan Rozenblit http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/<what’s-up-developers>-may-edition.aspxAs always, as you’re winding down for the weekend, take a few minutes to catch up on May’s developer news as seen on this month’s D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE (this past Wednesday).

Links

D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE
Developers, Developers, Developers: LIVE & INTERACTIVE (D³) is a monthly show hosted by yours truly. The show airs live every first Wednesday of the month at 12:00 PM ET and features the latest updates on what's new and exciting in the world of development; featured presentations; and guests. LIVE and INTERACTIVE means that you'll be part of the show – You're invited to interact with us; ask questions and get them answered; and share your thoughts and opinions.

Join the Canadian Developer Connection LinkedIn group
Follow @devsdevdevs
Like D³ on Facebook
Subscribe to podcasts via iTunes, Zune, or RSS

More D³: LIVE & INTERACTIVE >>

]]>As always, as you’re winding down for the weekend, take a few minutes to catch up on May’s developer news as seen on this month’s D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE (this past Wednesday).

Links

D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE
Developers, Developers, Developers: LIVE & INTERACTIVE (D³) is a monthly show hosted by yours truly. The show airs live every first Wednesday of the month at 12:00 PM ET and features the latest updates on what's new and exciting in the world of development; featured presentations; and guests. LIVE and INTERACTIVE means that you'll be part of the show – You're invited to interact with us; ask questions and get them answered; and share your thoughts and opinions.

Join the Canadian Developer Connection LinkedIn group
Follow @devsdevdevs
Like D³ on Facebook
Subscribe to podcasts via iTunes, Zune, or RSS

More D³: LIVE & INTERACTIVE >>

]]>TOMORROW on TechDays TV: Double Header– Windows Phone and .NET 4.5 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/tomorrow-on-techdays-tv-double-header–-windows-phone-and-net-45.aspx2012-06-28T11:03:05Jonathan Rozenblit http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/tomorrow-on-techdays-tv-double-header–-windows-phone-and-net-45.aspx

I hope you’ve taken some time out this weekend to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather. Having said that though, Tuesday is back to work for most of us, but just because you’ve had an extra day off, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t something new to learn. This week it’s a double header, with two back to back sessions on TechDays TV.

Tomorrow at 12:00 PM ET on TechDays TV:

May
22

Watch LIVE >>

 WIN280 – Metro (Windows 8 + Mobile) – Part 2          
Atley Hunter
Continuation of previous session          

The Metro interface has the potential to change how a lot of people use computers. You've already seen a little of it in the Windows Phone. More if you have downloaded the Windows 8 consumer preview. In this session, we will demonstrate how the power exposed by Metro (through live tiles, push notifications, immersive user experiences, etc.) can be harnessed to provide a usable and intuitive application.

DEV281 – Visual Studio 11 and .NET 4.5           
Colin Bowern
Recorded Live at ObjectSharp’s At The Movies 2012

We're still a few months away from its release, but the beta version of Visual Studio 11 and .NET 4.5 is available and with a Go-Live license too. With Visual Studio, reduction and simplification are the keywords. For .NET, assistance with parallelism this session is the big topic. Between these and other topics, the tools that will make your development life easier are covered.

TechDays TV brings you live TechDays sessions on the very latest in technical training topics. Developer-focused episodes are featured every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. These sessions are LIVE - watch the session, ask questions, and have them answered by the expert presenters. Sessions will then be available on-demand on TechDays Online after the live presentation.

Missed Part 1 of WIN280 or any previous TechDays TV sessions?

TechDays TV sessions are always available on-demand on TechDays Online on Channel 9 within a few hours of the live show.

See you online tomorrow!

]]>

I hope you’ve taken some time out this weekend to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather. Having said that though, Tuesday is back to work for most of us, but just because you’ve had an extra day off, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t something new to learn. This week it’s a double header, with two back to back sessions on TechDays TV.

Tomorrow at 12:00 PM ET on TechDays TV:

May
22

Watch LIVE >>

 WIN280 – Metro (Windows 8 + Mobile) – Part 2          
Atley Hunter
Continuation of previous session          

The Metro interface has the potential to change how a lot of people use computers. You've already seen a little of it in the Windows Phone. More if you have downloaded the Windows 8 consumer preview. In this session, we will demonstrate how the power exposed by Metro (through live tiles, push notifications, immersive user experiences, etc.) can be harnessed to provide a usable and intuitive application.

DEV281 – Visual Studio 11 and .NET 4.5           
Colin Bowern
Recorded Live at ObjectSharp’s At The Movies 2012

We're still a few months away from its release, but the beta version of Visual Studio 11 and .NET 4.5 is available and with a Go-Live license too. With Visual Studio, reduction and simplification are the keywords. For .NET, assistance with parallelism this session is the big topic. Between these and other topics, the tools that will make your development life easier are covered.

TechDays TV brings you live TechDays sessions on the very latest in technical training topics. Developer-focused episodes are featured every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. These sessions are LIVE - watch the session, ask questions, and have them answered by the expert presenters. Sessions will then be available on-demand on TechDays Online after the live presentation.

Missed Part 1 of WIN280 or any previous TechDays TV sessions?

TechDays TV sessions are always available on-demand on TechDays Online on Channel 9 within a few hours of the live show.

See you online tomorrow!

]]>TechDays TV Live Today: CLD280 - Lessons Learned From Building a Digital Asset Management System in the Cloud http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/techdays-tv-live-today-cld280-lessons-learned-from-building-a-digital-asset-management-system-in-the-cloud.aspx2012-06-28T11:02:57Jonathan Rozenblit http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/techdays-tv-live-today-cld280-lessons-learned-from-building-a-digital-asset-management-system-in-the-cloud.aspx

June 19, 2012 | Starting at 12:00 PM ET

In today’s TechDays TV session, Jean Lozano from MediaValet discusses various development strategies that he and his team learned while ramping up development on Windows Azure. You’ll learn the lessons they learned from various cloud-related challenges faced during development and from an application support/maintenance perspective. This presentation will focus on insights acquired from architecting, building and maintaining a business application on Windows Azure over the last two years, using examples from MediaValet, a multi-tenant digital asset management system that was designed and developed from the ground up on Windows Azure.

Don’t forget – this session is LIVE and INTERACTIVE, bringing the TechDays experience online. Ask questions and get them answered as if Jean and I were right there in the room with you! If you’re not able to tune in, the session will be available on-demand after the live show. Make sure you connect with us using the social networks below to get the updates of when the sessions are available on-demand.

Watch and chat LIVE with Jean and I below

Video will start playing automatically below. The audio is muted by default. Unmute the audio when you're ready.

Connect with TechDays Online

Join the Canadian Developer Connection LinkedIn group
Follow @techdays_ca
Like TechDays on Facebook

Topic Suggestions, Feedback, Etc.

If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV or want to share feedback, please let us know!

  • If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV, start a new conversation on LinkedIn and see if others are interested as well!
  • If you have feedback on the show, by all means, please let us know! We want to hear it! Start a new conversation on LinkedIn or send us an email at td_can@microsoft.com.
  • If you’re interested in presenting a session on TechDays TV, please send the topic you’d like to present with a short abstract to td_can@microsoft.com. We’re always looking for experts to feature on TechDays TV.

Previous TechDays TV episodes >>

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June 19, 2012 | Starting at 12:00 PM ET

In today’s TechDays TV session, Jean Lozano from MediaValet discusses various development strategies that he and his team learned while ramping up development on Windows Azure. You’ll learn the lessons they learned from various cloud-related challenges faced during development and from an application support/maintenance perspective. This presentation will focus on insights acquired from architecting, building and maintaining a business application on Windows Azure over the last two years, using examples from MediaValet, a multi-tenant digital asset management system that was designed and developed from the ground up on Windows Azure.

Don’t forget – this session is LIVE and INTERACTIVE, bringing the TechDays experience online. Ask questions and get them answered as if Jean and I were right there in the room with you! If you’re not able to tune in, the session will be available on-demand after the live show. Make sure you connect with us using the social networks below to get the updates of when the sessions are available on-demand.

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Topic Suggestions, Feedback, Etc.

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  • If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV, start a new conversation on LinkedIn and see if others are interested as well!
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]]>On the Next TechDays TV Episode: Windows Server 2012 Getting Started–What’s New in Hyper-V (Part 2) http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/on-the-next-techdays-tv-episode-windows-server-2012-getting-started–what’s-new-in-hyper-v-(part-2).aspx2012-06-28T11:02:50DamirB http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/on-the-next-techdays-tv-episode-windows-server-2012-getting-started–what’s-new-in-hyper-v-(part-2).aspx

You don’t want to miss tomorrow’s TechDays TV episode.  A couple of weeks ago, we presented part 1 of Windows Server “8” Beta Getting Started:  What’s New in Hyper-V.  Since then the product name has been finalized – Windows Server 2012 – but all of the great features are still there. If you missed Part 1, you can watch it on-demand at the TechDays TV web site. That’s true for all the TechDays TV episodes.

Join us at 12 noon tomorrow (May 1) for the next episode of TechDays TV for IT Professionals on Windows Server 2012 Getting Started:  What’s New in Hyper-V (Part2). In this session Damir Bersinic (that’s me) takes you through more of the great functionality for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012.  Here’s the abstract:

Windows Server 2012 (formerly Windows Server "8" beta) brings many enhancements to Hyper-V. This session will look at some of the new features in Windows Server 2012 that make it the definitive platform for Cloud computing including new networking, VM mobility, and redundancy capabilities, and more. We will also look at how these enhancements compare to offerings from VMware and show how the built-in functionality in Windows Server 2012 is a better alternative. In fact, there is so much in Windows Server 2012 that we can't fit it into one session so this is the second of two parts on the topic.

We look forward to seeing you online tomorrow.  Don’t forget to stay connected with us through various social media channels.

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Join the Canadian IT Folks LinkedIn group
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Topic Suggestions, Feedback, Etc.

If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV or want to share feedback, please let us know!

  • If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV, start a new conversation on LinkedIn and see if others are interested as well!
  • If you have feedback on the show, by all means, please let us know! We want to hear it! Start a new conversation on LinkedIn or send us an email at td_can@microsoft.com.
  • If you’re interested in presenting a session on TechDays TV, please send the topic you’d like to present with a short abstract to td_can@microsoft.com. We’re always looking for experts to feature on TechDays TV.
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You don’t want to miss tomorrow’s TechDays TV episode.  A couple of weeks ago, we presented part 1 of Windows Server “8” Beta Getting Started:  What’s New in Hyper-V.  Since then the product name has been finalized – Windows Server 2012 – but all of the great features are still there. If you missed Part 1, you can watch it on-demand at the TechDays TV web site. That’s true for all the TechDays TV episodes.

Join us at 12 noon tomorrow (May 1) for the next episode of TechDays TV for IT Professionals on Windows Server 2012 Getting Started:  What’s New in Hyper-V (Part2). In this session Damir Bersinic (that’s me) takes you through more of the great functionality for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012.  Here’s the abstract:

Windows Server 2012 (formerly Windows Server "8" beta) brings many enhancements to Hyper-V. This session will look at some of the new features in Windows Server 2012 that make it the definitive platform for Cloud computing including new networking, VM mobility, and redundancy capabilities, and more. We will also look at how these enhancements compare to offerings from VMware and show how the built-in functionality in Windows Server 2012 is a better alternative. In fact, there is so much in Windows Server 2012 that we can't fit it into one session so this is the second of two parts on the topic.

We look forward to seeing you online tomorrow.  Don’t forget to stay connected with us through various social media channels.

Connect with TechDays Online

Join the Canadian IT Folks LinkedIn group
Follow @techdays_ca
Like TechDays on Facebook

Topic Suggestions, Feedback, Etc.

If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV or want to share feedback, please let us know!

  • If you have any suggestions for topics that you’d like to see on TechDays TV, start a new conversation on LinkedIn and see if others are interested as well!
  • If you have feedback on the show, by all means, please let us know! We want to hear it! Start a new conversation on LinkedIn or send us an email at td_can@microsoft.com.
  • If you’re interested in presenting a session on TechDays TV, please send the topic you’d like to present with a short abstract to td_can@microsoft.com. We’re always looking for experts to feature on TechDays TV.
]]>Get Hands-On with System Center 2012 and Windows Server 2012 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/get-hands-on-with-system-center-2012-and-windows-server-2012.aspx2012-06-28T11:02:41DamirB http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/blogpost/en/get-hands-on-with-system-center-2012-and-windows-server-2012.aspxAfter 20 IT Camp events across Canada, if there is one thing that we have heard loud and clear from many of you out there, it is that you like to get hands-on with our technology.  This just means that we need to do more of them, and we are.  Over the next 6 weeks we will be coming to a city near you with a series of two events – Private Cloud Boot Camps and Windows Server 2012 Install Camps. 

Private Cloud Boot Camps

PrivateCloudSignatureDo you keep hearing the term Private Cloud wherever you go? Are you curious to understand how you can enable Private Cloud in your organization? Curious to understand how System Center 2012 can be used to enable self-service for you organization while allowing you to maintain control of the environment? Want to understand how to manage all of your virtualization hosts from a single toolset? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you need to be at the Private Cloud Boot Camp.

The Private Cloud Boot Camp provides a full-day, hands-on experience where you will learn about these topics and more in a fun and collaborative environment:

  • Understand the System Center 2012 offering and Microsoft’s vision for Private Cloud
  • Configure System Center 2012 to manage a Private Cloud infrastructure
  • Create virtual machine and service templates to support the Private Cloud environment
  • Enable self-service allowing users to provision their infrastructure within established policies and service offerings
  • Monitor your Private Cloud infrastructure using System Center Operations Manager 2012
  • Automatically respond to critical incidents and remediate issues without human intervention
  • See how new functionality in Windows Server 2012 will provide additional capabilities to help take your Private Cloud to the next level

Private Cloud Boot Camps are currently scheduled in the cities listed below.  Click on the city or date to register for the event nearest you.

 

Windows Server 2012 Install Camps

windows8logoHere’s your opportunity to install Windows Server 2012 on your own notebook computer and learn how to take advantage of many of the new features of Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft evangelists, MVPs and experts in your region.  We’ll even provide you with a USB key to help make the install an easy and quick experience!

A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Install Camp event will show you how to

  • build your private cloud, offer private cloud services, or securely connect to public cloud services.
  • increase your efficiency, availability, and manageability.
  • leverage an open application and web platform for the datacenter and the cloud.

If you are an IT Professional or partner excited about the upcoming release of the Windows Server 2012 technology you need to register and learn about Windows Server 2012 first-hand!

Register now for the Windows Server 2012 Install Camps near you by clicking on the city name and date.  These are evening events in all cities starting at 7pm and going until 9pm.  Arrive starting at 6:30pm to get a good seat and setup your notebook!

So, what are you waiting for?  Register for one or both events coming to the city near you NOW!

DamirB-BlogSignature

]]>After 20 IT Camp events across Canada, if there is one thing that we have heard loud and clear from many of you out there, it is that you like to get hands-on with our technology.  This just means that we need to do more of them, and we are.  Over the next 6 weeks we will be coming to a city near you with a series of two events – Private Cloud Boot Camps and Windows Server 2012 Install Camps. 

Private Cloud Boot Camps

PrivateCloudSignatureDo you keep hearing the term Private Cloud wherever you go? Are you curious to understand how you can enable Private Cloud in your organization? Curious to understand how System Center 2012 can be used to enable self-service for you organization while allowing you to maintain control of the environment? Want to understand how to manage all of your virtualization hosts from a single toolset? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you need to be at the Private Cloud Boot Camp.

The Private Cloud Boot Camp provides a full-day, hands-on experience where you will learn about these topics and more in a fun and collaborative environment:

  • Understand the System Center 2012 offering and Microsoft’s vision for Private Cloud
  • Configure System Center 2012 to manage a Private Cloud infrastructure
  • Create virtual machine and service templates to support the Private Cloud environment
  • Enable self-service allowing users to provision their infrastructure within established policies and service offerings
  • Monitor your Private Cloud infrastructure using System Center Operations Manager 2012
  • Automatically respond to critical incidents and remediate issues without human intervention
  • See how new functionality in Windows Server 2012 will provide additional capabilities to help take your Private Cloud to the next level

Private Cloud Boot Camps are currently scheduled in the cities listed below.  Click on the city or date to register for the event nearest you.

 

Windows Server 2012 Install Camps

windows8logoHere’s your opportunity to install Windows Server 2012 on your own notebook computer and learn how to take advantage of many of the new features of Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft evangelists, MVPs and experts in your region.  We’ll even provide you with a USB key to help make the install an easy and quick experience!

A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Install Camp event will show you how to

  • build your private cloud, offer private cloud services, or securely connect to public cloud services.
  • increase your efficiency, availability, and manageability.
  • leverage an open application and web platform for the datacenter and the cloud.

If you are an IT Professional or partner excited about the upcoming release of the Windows Server 2012 technology you need to register and learn about Windows Server 2012 first-hand!

Register now for the Windows Server 2012 Install Camps near you by clicking on the city name and date.  These are evening events in all cities starting at 7pm and going until 9pm.  Arrive starting at 6:30pm to get a good seat and setup your notebook!

So, what are you waiting for?  Register for one or both events coming to the city near you NOW!

DamirB-BlogSignature

]]>CLD280 - Lessons Learned From Building a Digital Asset Management System on the Cloud http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/cld280-lessons-learned-from-building-a-digital-asset-management-system-on-the-cloud.aspx2012-06-19T10:28:29 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/cld280-lessons-learned-from-building-a-digital-asset-management-system-on-the-cloud.aspxIn this session, Jean Lozano discusses various development strategies that he
and his team learned while ramping up development on Windows Azure. You'll learn
the lessons they learned from various cloud-related challenges faced during
development and from an application support/maintenance perspective. This
presentation will focus on insights acquired from architecting, building and
maintaining a business application on Windows Azure over the last two years,
using examples from MediaValet, a multi-tenant digital asset management system
that was designed and developed from the ground up on Windows Azure.

]]>In this session, Jean Lozano discusses various development strategies that he
and his team learned while ramping up development on Windows Azure. You'll learn
the lessons they learned from various cloud-related challenges faced during
development and from an application support/maintenance perspective. This
presentation will focus on insights acquired from architecting, building and
maintaining a business application on Windows Azure over the last two years,
using examples from MediaValet, a multi-tenant digital asset management system
that was designed and developed from the ground up on Windows Azure.

]]>DEV282 - What's New in TFS and Test Manager 11 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/dev282-what's-new-in-tfs-and-test-manager-11.aspx2012-06-06T07:31:13 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/dev282-what's-new-in-tfs-and-test-manager-11.aspxThe word in the TFS/Test manager world for 2012 is "Agile". Lightweight requirements gathering through PowerPoint Storyboarding. Additional reporting, including a task board, in TFS and exploratory/agile testing through Test Manager. Lots of new features to delve into and they will be in this session.

]]>The word in the TFS/Test manager world for 2012 is "Agile". Lightweight requirements gathering through PowerPoint Storyboarding. Additional reporting, including a task board, in TFS and exploratory/agile testing through Test Manager. Lots of new features to delve into and they will be in this session.

]]>rules http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/workshops/azuredevworkshop/rules.aspx2012-06-01T15:26:26Jonathan Rozenblit http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/workshops/azuredevworkshop/rules.aspxMICROSOFT CANADA Inc.
MISSISSAUGA WORKSHOP FOR DEVELOPERS PRIZE DRAW

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

  1. No purchase necessary.  To be eligible to win, a participant must be a resident of Canada, excluding the province of Quebec, and of the age of majority in his or her province of residence at the time of entry. Any potential participant who is an employee or contingent staff of Microsoft Corporation or Microsoft Canada Inc. ("Microsoft"), their affiliated companies, advertising agencies, prize suppliers or other representatives involved in any part of the administration and execution of this contest, or a member of the respective immediate families of such employees or anyone with whom such employees are domiciled is ineligible to participate in the contest.  "Immediate family" is defined as parents, siblings, children or spouse.  In addition, Microsoft is committed to complying with government gift and ethics rules and therefore government employees are not eligible to participate.

  2. The contest will run from June 4, 2012 at 9:00AM EST to June 4, 2012 at 5:00PM EST.

  3. Eligible participants may enter the contest by one of two means:

    (a) Register and attend the Live Streaming Event: Windows Azure Workshop for Developers taking place on June 4, 2012 at 9:00am to 5:00pm EST and complete the training session entitled "LAB: Getting Started with Windows Azure." Upon completion of the lab, the attendee must send their first name, last name, mailing address, subscription ID and URL of their deployment along with the following two screenshots via e-mail to cdnazure@microsoft.com by 4:00pm EST on June 8th, 2012. One screenshot of their Windows Azure Management Portal showing that the sample web application has been deployed and one screenshot of the sample web application running in their browser window. Finally, the attendee must also complete and submit the online evaluation form by 4:00pm EST on June 8th, 2012 for the Live Streaming Event: Windows Azure Workshop for Developers.

    (b) By sending an email message requesting entry into the contest to cdnazure@microsoft.com June 8, 2012 at 4:00pm EST.

    Microsoft takes no responsibility for lost, late, destroyed or misdirected entries.

  4. One (1) winner will be selected by random draw to be held at 12:00pm EST on June 11th, 2012. The draw will be held at Microsoft located at 1950 Meadowvale Boulevard, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 8L9. The chances of being selected depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

  5. The selected participant will be notified by e-mail and/or telephone within thirty (30) days of the draw and, prior to being declared a winner, will be required to correctly answer, unaided and without mechanical or electronic assistance, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing technical question, to be administered by telephone at a mutually convenient time.

  6. If the selected participant is unable to correctly answer the skill-testing question, cannot be reached by telephone or email within thirty (30) days of the draw, or otherwise do not meet all contest conditions, his or her prizes will be forfeited and another entrant will be drawn from the remaining eligible entries.

  7. There is one /span> (1 ) prize available to be won, consisting of a Nokia Lumia 900 Handset Device (data/voice plan not included; approximate retail value of $600 CAD ).  The prize will be couriered to the winner's designated shipping address within four (4) weeks of the receipt of the signed declaration and release.  All taxes related to a prize are payable by the winner.  AAny costs or expenses incurred by the winner in claiming or using their prize are the responsibility of the winner.

  8. The prizes are non-transferable and no cash alternatives will be provided.  Microsoft reserves the right to substitute the prizes described above in (7) with prizes of equal or greater value.

  9. By entering, all participants agree to abide by the official rules and regulations and decisions of the contest organizers which are final.  All entries become the property of Microsoft and will not be returned.

  10. To be declared a winner, a selected participant will be required to sign a declaration and release to: (a) confirm compliance with the official rules and regulations; (b) release Microsoft from all liability; (c) accept the prize as awarded; and (d) consents to the use of winner's name, city and/or province of residence, photograph, voice, image, likeness, biographical information and information about the prize, for any publicity or programming purposes, commercial or otherwise, throughout the world in any and all media used byMicrosoft and its advertising and promotional agencies in connection with the contest, without payment or compensation.

  11. The contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.

  12. No correspondence will be entered into with participants except with the winner.

  13. Microsoft reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the contest should causes beyond the control of Microsoft corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the contest (such as tampering or infection by computer virus, fraud, technical failures, printing or distribution errors, or any other causes or occurrences have compromised the fairness or integrity of the contest)  If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or any other aspect of the contest, there are more potential winners of prizes than contemplated in the contest rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible prize claimants after the contest closing date to award the prize.

  14. Microsoft assumes no responsibility for any (i) late, lost, delayed, not received, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, defective or altered entries; (ii) failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, servers, access providers, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or recipient or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site; or (iii) any combination thereof, including any injury or related damage to entrants or any other persons, whether computer-related or resulting from participation or downloading of any materials in this contest.

  15. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any contest-related materials, including but not limited to the contest entry form, or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these rules shall prevail, govern and control.

Ó 2012 Microsoft Corporation.All rights reserved.

 

]]>MICROSOFT CANADA Inc.
MISSISSAUGA WORKSHOP FOR DEVELOPERS PRIZE DRAW

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

  1. No purchase necessary.  To be eligible to win, a participant must be a resident of Canada, excluding the province of Quebec, and of the age of majority in his or her province of residence at the time of entry. Any potential participant who is an employee or contingent staff of Microsoft Corporation or Microsoft Canada Inc. ("Microsoft"), their affiliated companies, advertising agencies, prize suppliers or other representatives involved in any part of the administration and execution of this contest, or a member of the respective immediate families of such employees or anyone with whom such employees are domiciled is ineligible to participate in the contest.  "Immediate family" is defined as parents, siblings, children or spouse.  In addition, Microsoft is committed to complying with government gift and ethics rules and therefore government employees are not eligible to participate.

  2. The contest will run from June 4, 2012 at 9:00AM EST to June 4, 2012 at 5:00PM EST.

  3. Eligible participants may enter the contest by one of two means:

    (a) Register and attend the Live Streaming Event: Windows Azure Workshop for Developers taking place on June 4, 2012 at 9:00am to 5:00pm EST and complete the training session entitled "LAB: Getting Started with Windows Azure." Upon completion of the lab, the attendee must send their first name, last name, mailing address, subscription ID and URL of their deployment along with the following two screenshots via e-mail to cdnazure@microsoft.com by 4:00pm EST on June 8th, 2012. One screenshot of their Windows Azure Management Portal showing that the sample web application has been deployed and one screenshot of the sample web application running in their browser window. Finally, the attendee must also complete and submit the online evaluation form by 4:00pm EST on June 8th, 2012 for the Live Streaming Event: Windows Azure Workshop for Developers.

    (b) By sending an email message requesting entry into the contest to cdnazure@microsoft.com June 8, 2012 at 4:00pm EST.

    Microsoft takes no responsibility for lost, late, destroyed or misdirected entries.

  4. One (1) winner will be selected by random draw to be held at 12:00pm EST on June 11th, 2012. The draw will be held at Microsoft located at 1950 Meadowvale Boulevard, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 8L9. The chances of being selected depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

  5. The selected participant will be notified by e-mail and/or telephone within thirty (30) days of the draw and, prior to being declared a winner, will be required to correctly answer, unaided and without mechanical or electronic assistance, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing technical question, to be administered by telephone at a mutually convenient time.

  6. If the selected participant is unable to correctly answer the skill-testing question, cannot be reached by telephone or email within thirty (30) days of the draw, or otherwise do not meet all contest conditions, his or her prizes will be forfeited and another entrant will be drawn from the remaining eligible entries.

  7. There is one /span> (1 ) prize available to be won, consisting of a Nokia Lumia 900 Handset Device (data/voice plan not included; approximate retail value of $600 CAD ).  The prize will be couriered to the winner's designated shipping address within four (4) weeks of the receipt of the signed declaration and release.  All taxes related to a prize are payable by the winner.  AAny costs or expenses incurred by the winner in claiming or using their prize are the responsibility of the winner.

  8. The prizes are non-transferable and no cash alternatives will be provided.  Microsoft reserves the right to substitute the prizes described above in (7) with prizes of equal or greater value.

  9. By entering, all participants agree to abide by the official rules and regulations and decisions of the contest organizers which are final.  All entries become the property of Microsoft and will not be returned.

  10. To be declared a winner, a selected participant will be required to sign a declaration and release to: (a) confirm compliance with the official rules and regulations; (b) release Microsoft from all liability; (c) accept the prize as awarded; and (d) consents to the use of winner's name, city and/or province of residence, photograph, voice, image, likeness, biographical information and information about the prize, for any publicity or programming purposes, commercial or otherwise, throughout the world in any and all media used byMicrosoft and its advertising and promotional agencies in connection with the contest, without payment or compensation.

  11. The contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.

  12. No correspondence will be entered into with participants except with the winner.

  13. Microsoft reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the contest should causes beyond the control of Microsoft corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the contest (such as tampering or infection by computer virus, fraud, technical failures, printing or distribution errors, or any other causes or occurrences have compromised the fairness or integrity of the contest)  If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or any other aspect of the contest, there are more potential winners of prizes than contemplated in the contest rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible prize claimants after the contest closing date to award the prize.

  14. Microsoft assumes no responsibility for any (i) late, lost, delayed, not received, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, defective or altered entries; (ii) failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, servers, access providers, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or recipient or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site; or (iii) any combination thereof, including any injury or related damage to entrants or any other persons, whether computer-related or resulting from participation or downloading of any materials in this contest.

  15. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any contest-related materials, including but not limited to the contest entry form, or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these rules shall prevail, govern and control.

Ó 2012 Microsoft Corporation.All rights reserved.

 

]]>WIN280 - Metro in Windows 8 and Windows Phone (Part 1) http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/win280-metro-in-windows-8-and-windows-phone-(part-1).aspx2012-05-08T11:44:26 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/win280-metro-in-windows-8-and-windows-phone-(part-1).aspx 

The Metro interface has the potential to change how a lot of people use computers. You've already seen a little of it in the Windows Phone. More if you have downloaded the Windows 8 consumer preview. In this session, we will demonstrate how the power exposed by Metro (through live tiles, push notifications, immersive user experiences, etc.) can be harnessed to provide a usable and intuitive application.

 

Watch the live Q&A with Bruce Johnson and Atley Hunter here.

 

]]> 

The Metro interface has the potential to change how a lot of people use computers. You've already seen a little of it in the Windows Phone. More if you have downloaded the Windows 8 consumer preview. In this session, we will demonstrate how the power exposed by Metro (through live tiles, push notifications, immersive user experiences, etc.) can be harnessed to provide a usable and intuitive application.

 

Watch the live Q&A with Bruce Johnson and Atley Hunter here.

 

]]>MGT379 - System Center in the Data Center: Putting Together The Puzzle http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/mgt379-system-center-in-the-data-center-putting-together-the-puzzle.aspx2012-04-29T22:15:16 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/mgt379-system-center-in-the-data-center-putting-together-the-puzzle.aspxThis session will take you through a full life cycle at a Data Center. The process will start with a request for a new server from a business unit that comes into System Center Service Manager. The Web Server is deployed into the environment using System Center Configuration Manager. It's a hit and the site is over loaded with web requests. System Center Operations Manager sends an alert on the situation. The Data Center operator gets the alert and decides to allow additional Web Servers. The Site Goes Dark.....Critical outage. A new alert comes into the Data Center operator and he chooses to allow a full Disaster Recovery Plan to execute to a backup data center with a click of a single button. Once again the site is up and running. In this session you will see how the System Center Suite of products integrates and executes automated processes in the Data center environment. This will be a very active demo-filled session that you don't want to miss.

]]>This session will take you through a full life cycle at a Data Center. The process will start with a request for a new server from a business unit that comes into System Center Service Manager. The Web Server is deployed into the environment using System Center Configuration Manager. It's a hit and the site is over loaded with web requests. System Center Operations Manager sends an alert on the situation. The Data Center operator gets the alert and decides to allow additional Web Servers. The Site Goes Dark.....Critical outage. A new alert comes into the Data Center operator and he chooses to allow a full Disaster Recovery Plan to execute to a backup data center with a click of a single button. Once again the site is up and running. In this session you will see how the System Center Suite of products integrates and executes automated processes in the Data center environment. This will be a very active demo-filled session that you don't want to miss.

]]>DAT380 - SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn: Increasing Database Availability http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/dat380-sql-server-2012-alwayson-increasing-database-availability.aspx2012-04-29T21:27:03 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/dat380-sql-server-2012-alwayson-increasing-database-availability.aspxIn this session you will learn about the new high availability solution in SQL Server 2012. The session provides an overview of AlwaysOn and introduces the key new features and capabilities that will help businesses achieve the high availability SLA for mission critical applications. Join us for this session to get a complete understanding of how your business can benefit from AlwaysOn.

]]>In this session you will learn about the new high availability solution in SQL Server 2012. The session provides an overview of AlwaysOn and introduces the key new features and capabilities that will help businesses achieve the high availability SLA for mission critical applications. Join us for this session to get a complete understanding of how your business can benefit from AlwaysOn.

]]>VIR391 - Windows Server 2012 Getting Started: What's New in Hyper-V (Part 2) http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/vir391-windows-server-2012-getting-started-what's-new-in-hyper-v-(part-2).aspx2012-04-29T21:16:34 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/vir391-windows-server-2012-getting-started-what's-new-in-hyper-v-(part-2).aspxWindows Server 2012 (formerly Windows Server "8" beta) brings many enhancements
to Hyper-V. This session will look at some of the new features in Windows Server 2012 that make it the definitive platform for Cloud computing including new networking, VM mobility, and redundancy capabilities, and more. We will also look at how these enhancements compare to offerings from VMware and show how the built-in functionality in Windows Server 2012 is a better alternative. In fact, there is so much in Windows Server 2012 that we can't fit it into one session so this is the second of two parts on the topic.

]]>Windows Server 2012 (formerly Windows Server "8" beta) brings many enhancements
to Hyper-V. This session will look at some of the new features in Windows Server 2012 that make it the definitive platform for Cloud computing including new networking, VM mobility, and redundancy capabilities, and more. We will also look at how these enhancements compare to offerings from VMware and show how the built-in functionality in Windows Server 2012 is a better alternative. In fact, there is so much in Windows Server 2012 that we can't fit it into one session so this is the second of two parts on the topic.

]]>VIR330 - Virtualizing SharePoint for Performance and Availability http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/vir330-virtualizing-sharepoint-for-performance-and-availability.aspx2012-04-29T21:11:42 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/vir330-virtualizing-sharepoint-for-performance-and-availability.aspxAre you prepared to change the way you look at availability? Have you thought about how SharePoint works with Hyper-V Live Migration or vMWare's vMotion? As you architect your SharePoint farm virtually, knowing how to structure it correctly, and leverage both physical and virtual elements effectively is a must. In this session, we'll cover how and when to use virtualization availability features, Windows Failover Clustering and SQL Server technologies and the impact of combining them. We'll also discuss how you can combine SharePoint, SQL Server and Windows Server features to help you ensure your SharePoint environment is available 24x7 365 days a year. You will also learn what not to do in order to help ensure your virtualized SharePoint farm runs well.

]]>Are you prepared to change the way you look at availability? Have you thought about how SharePoint works with Hyper-V Live Migration or vMWare's vMotion? As you architect your SharePoint farm virtually, knowing how to structure it correctly, and leverage both physical and virtual elements effectively is a must. In this session, we'll cover how and when to use virtualization availability features, Windows Failover Clustering and SQL Server technologies and the impact of combining them. We'll also discuss how you can combine SharePoint, SQL Server and Windows Server features to help you ensure your SharePoint environment is available 24x7 365 days a year. You will also learn what not to do in order to help ensure your virtualized SharePoint farm runs well.

]]>WIN380 - Push Notifications and Live Tiles in Windows Phone http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/win380-push-notifications-and-live-tiles-in-windows-phone.aspx2012-04-24T10:06:21 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/win380-push-notifications-and-live-tiles-in-windows-phone.aspxIn Windows Phone an application does not have to run in order to communicate with the user, rather the Push Notifications and Live Tiles features can be used in order to present live and dynamic information to the user over the pinned applications' tiles and by prompting pop-up notifications over the phone screen. In this session we will go through the concepts of Push Notifications and Live Tiles in Windows Phone applications and see how easy it is to create and use them from your own code.

Additional Links

 

]]>In Windows Phone an application does not have to run in order to communicate with the user, rather the Push Notifications and Live Tiles features can be used in order to present live and dynamic information to the user over the pinned applications' tiles and by prompting pop-up notifications over the phone screen. In this session we will go through the concepts of Push Notifications and Live Tiles in Windows Phone applications and see how easy it is to create and use them from your own code.

Additional Links

 

]]>VIR390 - Windows Server "8" Beta Getting Started: What's New in Hyper-V (Part 1) http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/vir390-windows-server-8-beta-getting-started-what's-new-in-hyper-v-(part-1).aspx2012-04-17T11:49:20 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/vir390-windows-server-8-beta-getting-started-what's-new-in-hyper-v-(part-1).aspxWindows Server "8" beta brings many enhancements to Hyper-V.  This session will
look at some of the new features in Windows Server "8" that make it the definitive platform for Cloud computing including resiliency, fault tolerance, scalability, and more.  We will also look at how these enhancements compare to offerings from VMware and show how the built-in functionality in Windows Server "8" Beta is a better alternative.  In fact, there is so much in Windows Server "8" Beta that we can't fit it into one session so attend this one and come back for Part 2. 

]]>Windows Server "8" beta brings many enhancements to Hyper-V.  This session will
look at some of the new features in Windows Server "8" that make it the definitive platform for Cloud computing including resiliency, fault tolerance, scalability, and more.  We will also look at how these enhancements compare to offerings from VMware and show how the built-in functionality in Windows Server "8" Beta is a better alternative.  In fact, there is so much in Windows Server "8" Beta that we can't fit it into one session so attend this one and come back for Part 2. 

]]>WIN180 - What They Didn't Tell You About WP Development (Lessons Learned through Coding and Too Much Soda) http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/win180-what-they-didn't-tell-you-about-wp-development-(lessons-learned-through-coding-and-too-much-soda).aspx2012-04-10T10:53:33 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/win180-what-they-didn't-tell-you-about-wp-development-(lessons-learned-through-coding-and-too-much-soda).aspxWith over 70 apps built and another 50+ due to be published in the Marketplace
this year, Windows Phone MVP Atley Hunter shares what he's found out making all
those apps. Learn from his Binging and bungling, ask your questions and get the
real info from someone who's lives and breathes Windows Phone development.

The recording of the LIVE Q&A with Atley can be found here.

]]>With over 70 apps built and another 50+ due to be published in the Marketplace
this year, Windows Phone MVP Atley Hunter shares what he's found out making all
those apps. Learn from his Binging and bungling, ask your questions and get the
real info from someone who's lives and breathes Windows Phone development.

The recording of the LIVE Q&A with Atley can be found here.

]]>What's New in ASP.NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 11 Beta http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/white-paper/en/what's-new-in-aspnet-45-and-visual-studio-11-beta.aspx2012-03-29T12:55:32 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/white-paper/en/what's-new-in-aspnet-45-and-visual-studio-11-beta.aspxThis document describes new features and enhancements that are being introduced in ASP.NET 4.5. It also describes improvements being made for web development in Visual Studio (Visual Web Developer).

The whitepaper includes information about

ASP.NET

  • ASP.NET Core Runtime and Framework
  • ASP.NET Web Forms
  • ASP.NET MVC 4
  • ASP.NET Web Pages 2

Visual Studio 11 Beta

  • Project sharing between Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 11 Beta
  • HTML Editor
  • JavaScript Editor
  • CSS Editor
  • Page Inspector
  • Publishing

 

 

 

 

]]>This document describes new features and enhancements that are being introduced in ASP.NET 4.5. It also describes improvements being made for web development in Visual Studio (Visual Web Developer).

The whitepaper includes information about

ASP.NET

  • ASP.NET Core Runtime and Framework
  • ASP.NET Web Forms
  • ASP.NET MVC 4
  • ASP.NET Web Pages 2

Visual Studio 11 Beta

  • Project sharing between Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 11 Beta
  • HTML Editor
  • JavaScript Editor
  • CSS Editor
  • Page Inspector
  • Publishing

 

 

 

 

]]>Heterogeneous Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/white-paper/en/heterogeneous-application-lifecycle-management-with-visual-studio-2010.aspx2012-03-29T12:48:15 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/white-paper/en/heterogeneous-application-lifecycle-management-with-visual-studio-2010.aspxBillions of dollars are spent on software development each year. The majority of the information about the development process is trapped in silos, preventing organizations from understanding their risks, stopping them from objectively reporting on progress, and wasting untold hours by manually stitching together data to get only a hazy view of the end-to-end process. End-to-end ALM tools, such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010, help reveal the entire development process, highlight opportunities for change, reveal risks, and provide management with an all-up view that is objective, timely, and accurate.

]]>Billions of dollars are spent on software development each year. The majority of the information about the development process is trapped in silos, preventing organizations from understanding their risks, stopping them from objectively reporting on progress, and wasting untold hours by manually stitching together data to get only a hazy view of the end-to-end process. End-to-end ALM tools, such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010, help reveal the entire development process, highlight opportunities for change, reveal risks, and provide management with an all-up view that is objective, timely, and accurate.

]]>DEV380 - What's New in Visual Studio 11 Beta http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/dev380-what's-new-in-visual-studio-11-beta.aspx2012-03-27T09:19:43 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/dev380-what's-new-in-visual-studio-11-beta.aspxIt's exciting times for software developers, with the beta release of Visual Studio 11 and the .NET Framework 4.5. In addition, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and associated tools to create stunning new apps are here! There's so much new in the Visual Studio tooling, it's hard to know where to start! In this session, you'll walk through the new IDE, new application models and designers, and new language capabilities that give developers incredible productivity enhancements and let them quickly build the next generation of their applications.

The recording of the LIVE Q&A with Adam can be found here.

]]>It's exciting times for software developers, with the beta release of Visual Studio 11 and the .NET Framework 4.5. In addition, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and associated tools to create stunning new apps are here! There's so much new in the Visual Studio tooling, it's hard to know where to start! In this session, you'll walk through the new IDE, new application models and designers, and new language capabilities that give developers incredible productivity enhancements and let them quickly build the next generation of their applications.

The recording of the LIVE Q&A with Adam can be found here.

]]>Windows Server "8" Beta - Product Overview http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/white-paper/en/windows-server-8-beta-product-overview.aspx2012-03-09T07:16:48 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/white-paper/en/windows-server-8-beta-product-overview.aspx

When it comes to IT infrastructure, the message is clear: Organizations want a more consistent, integrated approach that helps them solve fundamental business and IT challenges. They also want to take advantage of new applications and services that can be deployed on premises and in private and public cloud environments. The next release of Windows Server, Windows Server ―8‖, is a more dynamic, available, cost-effective server platform that allows organizations of all types and sizes to cloud optimize their IT.

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When it comes to IT infrastructure, the message is clear: Organizations want a more consistent, integrated approach that helps them solve fundamental business and IT challenges. They also want to take advantage of new applications and services that can be deployed on premises and in private and public cloud environments. The next release of Windows Server, Windows Server ―8‖, is a more dynamic, available, cost-effective server platform that allows organizations of all types and sizes to cloud optimize their IT.

]]>ARC380 - Securing .NET Applications http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/arc380-securing-net-applications.aspx2012-02-28T07:33:20 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/video/en/arc380-securing-net-applications.aspxIn this session we discuss a range of security topics relevant for .NET applications including: what is application security, security design and the SDL, identity Management, role base security and claim based identity, cryptography, secure communication, and input validation. By the end of this session, you will understand that .NET provides the tools and technologies to implement mitigations for threats identified during the security design.

The recording of the LIVE Q&A with Manu can be found here.

Resources

]]>In this session we discuss a range of security topics relevant for .NET applications including: what is application security, security design and the SDL, identity Management, role base security and claim based identity, cryptography, secure communication, and input validation. By the end of this session, you will understand that .NET provides the tools and technologies to implement mitigations for threats identified during the security design.

The recording of the LIVE Q&A with Manu can be found here.

Resources

]]>What is Lightswitch? http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/white-paper/en/what-is-lightswitch.aspx2012-02-23T12:08:55 http://www.techdays.ca/en/contentlibrary/white-paper/en/what-is-lightswitch.aspxThis is the first in a series of white papers about Microsoft® Visual Studio® LightSwitch™ 2011, Microsoft's new streamlined development environment for designing data-centric business applications. We'll provide an overview of the product that includes analysis of the market need it meets, examination of the way it meets that need relative to comparable products in the software industry, concrete examples of how it works, and discussion of why it's so important.

]]>This is the first in a series of white papers about Microsoft® Visual Studio® LightSwitch™ 2011, Microsoft's new streamlined development environment for designing data-centric business applications. We'll provide an overview of the product that includes analysis of the market need it meets, examination of the way it meets that need relative to comparable products in the software industry, concrete examples of how it works, and discussion of why it's so important.

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