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Greater PA Code Camp

Beaudreaux — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:02:00 GMT

My friend Stan Spots is setting up a code camp in greater PA scheduled for April 15th - 16th. Take a look at http://blogs.msdn.com/sspotts/archive/2004/11/17/259379.aspx

Strategic Architect Forum IV: Day 2

Beaudreaux — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:30:00 GMT

The SAF is going well. Today I moderated Mike Burner's breakout session on Enterprise Information Integration. Mike was apparently able to take time away from his yearlong Webcast on Architectural Frameworks to discuss this topic (if that joke makes no sense, then they fixed the typo. Sorry. Hazzards of asynchronous humor.) What was interesting to me was how the conversation constantly veered away from technology and toward organizational dynamics. "How am I going to get a mandate for doing this?" was a common theme from the attendees, and I can understand why. Mike did a great job of clearly defining the problem space, common challenges and best practices.

Lunched with some coleagues and a customer. Somehow the conversation came around to Dungeons and Dragons and the nerd-o-meter went way off the charts. I deftly moved us back to talking about SOA opportunities in the retail space and we instantly became cool again.

I ran into my friend and former teammate, the god-like Harry Pierson who has SAF info on his blog as well. Harry has been doing great things with the architect community at Microsoft.

Microsoft Strategic Architect Forum

Beaudreaux — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 01:22:00 GMT

Hi all,

Sorry for the long hiatus. I am sitting in a large conference room at Microsoft HQ undergoing Architect Advisor training prior to our 2004 Strategic Architect Forum. I am delighted to hear that Microsoft is starting a major focus on architecture in business verticals. Architects coming to the SAF will hear about parts of this initiative. Sessions like "Compliance and Governance in Service-Oriented Solutions" will appeal to the increasingly regulated healthcare industry, as well as the government sector. Architects who work with the Retail vertical will be excited to hear our "RFID and the Real Time Supply Chain" session. And there are more. Take a look at http://www.dynamicevents.com/SAF2004/informationSessions.shtml.

.NET Smart Client Architecture

Beaudreaux — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 17:36:00 GMT

I am currently in Atlanta for MGB (Microsoft Global Briefing). It's our annual meeting where we ramp up on current and future products and strategies.

As I learn more and more about Longhorn, I am becoming convinced that our .NET Smart Client architecture will be the essential, complementary technology for Web Services. Right now, I believe it is the best user interface option for most business application development. We've come a long way with the browser, but it was never intended to be an application UI and it cannot compete with the usability of native UI technology. In the Longhorn timeframe, I believe Web Service-enabled Smart Client applications will fundamentally change and improve the way information workers collaborate because they will be able to share processes as easily as they currently share data. Take a look at the Carter Maslan Longhorn Preview videos and see if you agree.

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Greater PA Code Camp

Strategic Architect Forum IV: Day 2

Microsoft Strategic Architect Forum

.NET Smart Client Architecture

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