For a limited time, eligible MSDN subscribers around the world qualify to receive a special free 1 year starter subscription to 25 selected Pluralsight courses listed below. The Pluralsight Starter Subscription is a custom 25-course subscription created ...read more

Microsoft has released several editions of Visual Studio 2012 Express. Depending on your needs, you can install and use anyone of them side by side. Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 is your tool to build apps for the Windows Store. It includes...

Prepare for the next generation of development! Whether you are a developer, a database administrator, or a technical architect – we have a Visual Studio 11 webcast for you! Each webcast is an hour in length, and there is no charge. You'll need to register for each webcast individually so simply click...

It doesn't matter what version of SQL you're on, upgrading to etc...this issue can pretty much be resolved using this process (including pre-release/CTP/Beta/old-to-new etc.), although you might always be the exception :-) This took me a long time to ...read more

What does it take to port  your  iPhone/Android Public Sector app to the Windows Phone ? The Bring it On iPhone/Android series will answer these and other questions. On April 24th @2PM EST we will introduce the series in preparation for our upcoming app porting webcasts in May and June. We...

The Pew Center on the States launched the Voting Information Project (VIP) initiative in 2008 to become the 21st century transmission line between election offices and voters. VIP answers voters’ most common questions -- things like “where do I vote?”, “who is on my ballot?”...

Last week I completed 30 blog posts for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Power User How to Series . Now it is time to focus on application development on and for Windows 8 Consumer Preview. In this How To series, I will share application development tips and tricks with developers and architects from my...

Event Details: Drive your organization forward by learning about how to leverage the Microsoft Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution. March 13th; 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Free Event Registration Link and More Information ...read more

This webinar which will help you Maximize your Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits and is hosted by Northwest Cadence, a Gold Certified ALM Partner and a national leader in Microsoft ALM and Software Process solutions. Event details: Date ...read more

ALM Catalyst: Northwest Cadence – Double Feature: Test Professional; Intellitrace and Test Impact Analysis In this Double Feature ALM Catalyst Session webinar, we will cover both Test Professional and Intellitrace & Test Impact Analysis. During ...read more

Win $20,000 in prizes - PLUS $10,000 if you build for Windows Phone - Submit your app by the November 20, 2011 deadline DESCRIPTION : The Federal Government offers useful programs and services for small business and entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, they are not always easy to find thereby limiting the...

Event Details Who? Developers. Developers. Developers. Limited to 250 attendees. What? The DCWEEK Hackathon + Dev Days are a chance for developers to learn from one another, and work on passion projects/new ideas. Hack, hang, teach, learn...whatever. What are the prizes and give-aways...

Since the release of Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010, many tools & utilities have been released by the Open Source Community, Partners and Microsoft. The best place to discover these is via the Visual Studio Extensions Gallery ...read more

Complimentary Two-Day ALM EXPO Virtual Conference Join us Wednesday and Thursday November 9 - 10, 2011 as ALM EXPO streams live from the Better Software Conference in Orlando, FL! Watch live keynote sessions and industry ...read more

FREE Public Sector ALM Training Offering - Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ALM Tools Training Event Series Northwest Cadence invites you to join us for our upcoming Public Sector Training Event Series at no cost to you or your organization. These live ...read more

Are you a TSQL developer interested in developing database projects for SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” and SQL Azure? Do you want access to the SQL Server Developer Tools, Code-Named “Juneau” (SSDT) engineering team and influence ...read more

There’s been a ton of blog postings on how to get this whole ‘SharePoint Foundation 2010 on Windows 7’ scenario working…most of which will eventually get you up & running, but I thought I’d provide a short & sweet, SharePoint Foundation 2010 Release ...read more