It was great speaking to MBA Students in Seattle University. As a follow up, I am posting some content and other documents that might be of interest to you…
Also, here is a Windows Azure Security Overview whitepaper that I have attached…
Pricing: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/pricing/
Case Studies: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/evidence/
Customers:
And, if you’d like to try out Windows Azure – Here’s a no strings attached Windows Azure Pass for 30 days (No Credit card information required) - http://azurepassusa.cloudapp.net
As always if you have any questions. Feel free to tweet me at @mithund or email me at mithund at microsoft dot com.
I look forward to speaking at Seattle-U again!
-Mithun Dhar
On August 30th, Monday morning I spoke with John Stello and Jay Scmelzer from the Visual Studio LightSwitch team on the MSDN Radio. It was a fantastic show with lots of great questions from the users. Download the show onto your favorite music player and enjoy it on your drive, or at the gym and be in the ‘Know how’
The show is now posted on Channel9.
Also, we are taking suggestions for other technologies you might be interested in. Let us know and we’ll source the best talent available at Microsoft and bring them on to the show. If you have any suggestions, tweet me at @mithund.
In a conversation recently, I discovered this site http://graphic.ly upon spending 10 minutes here – it’s now bookmarked and one of my favorite sites to spread the word about. I am a huge comic junkie and this site gives me the kicks! The touch interface makes a world of difference…
Install this application on either your PC/Mac or your mobile devices including your WinMo phone, iPad or even an android device…when you have a spare minute, check this out!
Prepared to be WOW’d!
Here are some of the featured comics…
Let me know what you think…
So you know the drill! We are coming to town this quarter and speaking about a lot of good stuff for developers and IT Pro’s. But first you need to register. Here’s more information:
And if you are else where in the country, head over to www.msdnevents.com and put in your zip code to find an event close to you…
If you are a developer and wondering why we don’t have any events in Bellevue, just know that good things come to those who wait We are planning a ton of awesome events in the greater Seattle area and they’ll be published as soon as things firm up. Most of these events will be centered around Windows Phone 7
TECHNET EVENTS PRESENTS: Deploying Windows 7
Get the inside track on new tips, tools and technologies for IT pros. Join your TechNet Events team for a little of their own “myth busting” around moving from XP to Windows 7 and how to automate Windows 7 deployment.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
September 14, 2010 | Denver, CO REGISTER
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September 30, 2010 | Bellevue, WA REGISTER
MSDN EVENTS PRESENTS: Entity Framework 4
Don’t miss this half day for Developers with guest presenter Rob Bagby, direct from London! Rob, famous for his demo-driven sessions, will illustrate how to take advantage of the Entity Framework 4 in your applications. Register today for these free, live sessions in your local area.
This is one of the most creative ad’s I’ve seen in a long time!
It’s a cool, highly-personalized experience that integrates your Facebook information into a narrative that explores the evolution of Microsoft Office.
Check it out at leisure: Office 2010 video demo using Facebook Connect
Don’t forget to tweet and spread the word!
The biggest differentiating point between Windows Phone 7 and other Mobile platforms is the ability to have a multi-screen approach for your app! Your app/game can co-exist on the phone, on the xbox (game) or the PC or even to your Zune HD. This ‘Write Once’ deploy everywhere is very unique to Windows Phone 7 platform and that’s where the power of the platform comes into picture. Of course, there are a few changes you have to accommodate in your code to make this happen but still this is the most effective platform to have the 4 screen story…
As you all know, games are one of the most popular segments that people buy and download on the Phone platforms. And, if you are a .NET developer – you are in luck! You already are a game developer but you still need a few basics. That’s why we put together a list for you to get started on writing your first game for the Windows Phone 7 platform. This JumpStart pack (first of the series) from the Creator’s club (XNA Studio) includes:
Please note that all samples are playable on the Windows Phone 7 Emulator included in the XNA Game Studio 4.0 Beta!
And, all this goodness doesn’t end here. We will keep the goodness rolling the next few months to get more details check out our Education Roadmap
Please note that you will also need other Windows Phone Developer tools. This you can get from http://developer.windowsphone.com
So without further adieu, Start Developing your First Windows Phone App…
Play on!
If you haven’t bought tickets yet, go soon before the event gets sold out! www.eastsidenetworkingevent.com
Microsoft GM’s for Windows Phone and Windows Azure will be there. Oh, if you want to get hired – talk to our HR folks/Recruiters who will also be at the event.
Say hello if you see me!
As you all know there’s a App Gold Rush happening right about now! The best place for you to get started is: http://developer.windowsphone.com and of course, http://www.reddit.com/r/wp7dev/
That said, we are planning on having a few WP7 events in the near short term. So keep an eye open on my blog and we’ll be sure to get that information posted ASAP.
And, make sure to read this article as well – To understand how critical Developers are to Microsoft’s Windows Phone’s success!
Before I sign off, here’s some eye-candy for you!
And this is not too far fetched at all, http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/samsungs-transparent-oled-laptop-could-hit-retail-icetouch-pmp/
Want one?
This past week Inter-Op at Microsoft hit a new milestone by announcing the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server 2.0. The major highlight of this release is the addition of the PDO_SQLSRV driver, which adds support for PHP Data Objects (PDO) and simplifies multiple database support for PHP developers. Source code published on Codeplex under the Apache 2.0 license. Another big feature in addition to accessing SQL Server, both drivers (SQLSRV and PDO_SQLSRV) also enable PHP developers to easily connect to and use Microsoft's cloud database offering, SQL Azure, and enjoy the benefits of a reliable and scalable relational database in the cloud.
Our engagement with the PHP community has been among our best. Thanks to the feedback from our partners and PHP developers, we are very excited to achieve this high level of interoperability with Microsoft’s SQL Server.
Also a new tidbit is the way we architected this release to make sure PHP developers are free to select the driver of their choice, using SQLSRV API (SQLSRV driver) or the new PDO API (PDO_SQLSRV driver) for accessing SQL Server or SQL Azure.
New architecture
While the major focus of this release was the PDO_SQLSRV driver, we took this opportunity to re-architect our code create a core functional layer so that we can offer the same functionality and consistency in both drivers (SQLSRV and PDO_SQLSRV). This new architecture enables us to add new features easily to both drivers.
You can read more about this and get code snippets from the SQL PHP blog…
Inter-op is great!
With less than 12 weeks away…this year’s Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference is right around the corner.
First things first: If you haven’t already registered – do it right now! As you already know, this PDC will be a lot smaller and more intimate than the other ones. Microsoft for the first time will be having the Professional Developer Conference in the Seattle area. In fact, it will be on the Microsoft Campus. This will be your opportunity to come be a part of our uber nice campus, enjoy the geekdom and get a chance to network with the people behind the products and technologies that you love so much! Because we’re on campus this year, attendees will enjoy unprecedented access to campus facilities, Microsoft developers and product teams.
Registration: https://www.ustechsregister.com/PDC10/RegistrationSelect.aspx
Please note that there are limited hotels in and around Redmond, WA. Here are my top 3 suggestions for where to stay:
Marriott Redmond Town Center The Heathman Hotel Courtyard by Marriott
Marriott Redmond Town Center
The Heathman Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott
I know the Heathman and the Courtyard both have courtesy shuttles to Campus. As I said earlier, hotels are extremely limited in the area so make sure to book them asap.
Keynote: I have said this before, and I’ll say it again – If you haven’t watched SteveB talk in person – then you really haven’t see passion! Steve Ballmer is one of the most entertaining and passionate people to watch on stage. This PDC will have him keynote along with Bob Muglia. These people will help set the strategy for the company for the coming year. Rest assured, you will not won’t to miss this!
The high-level agenda is now live on the website. Basically, we’ll focus on three tracks - client/devices, Cloud Services and developer tools & technologies
Watch the Countdown to PDC10 show on Channel 9
Event owner (Jennifer Ritzinger) and keynote owner (Mike Swanson) host a 10-minute, behind-the-scenes preview of content and event activities. Get the inside scoop on why this is going to be an exciting PDC and the type of content that attendees and viewers can expect.
As always, Get the latest PDC news on Twitter via @PDCEvent #PDC10 and follow the blog at: PDC10 Blog
And in case you can’t attend in person, fret not! We got you covered all the sessions and keynotes will be streamed online and guaranteed this will be the best experience you’ve seen!
If you have any questions about Microsoft PDC 2010 – feel free to tweet me about it! @mithund
Awesomeness comes to those who wait!
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