ODC 2008 Architecture Track

It's Showtime Folks: T-1 Week to ODC 08 and a terrific Architecture track!

Karthik Ravindran — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:11:00 GMT

Well folks, the ODC is a week away, and the Architecture Track team is all set to deliver a compelling track that will hopefully leave you well educated about the capabilities of the Office System as a Business Solutions Platform, and yearning for more!

The final list of track sessions can be found at the following URL:

https://microsoft.crgevents.com/ODC2008/Content/default.aspx?p=7VE4KC

We have a number of top SharePoint/Office MVPs and MS folks who live & breathe the Office System day in and day out, ready to rock your days at the conference.

If you are amongst the Solution Architects or Techno Business Descision Makers who are wondering or want to learn more about what all this is buzz about Office Business Applications (OBAs) and the Office System as a Business Solutions platform is all about, then the ODC 08 Architecture track is the train that you need to ride from start to finish.

The track's single and focused overarching theme is "The Business Solution Platform capabilities of the Office System and OBAs - Office Business Applications". The track sessions are categorized into the following 3 broad sub-themes:

Fundamentals: Office System Platform capabilities related to enabling compelling Business Solution User Experiences, Business Intelligence, and BPM solutions to extend the reach of investments in Line of Business systems & applications, across an enterprise/organization. Sessions related to this theme will also help you wade the maze of MS platform offerings of pertinence to these areas, how they relate to and interplay with teh Office System to enable rich information worker and user productivity, and provide prescriptive guidance on making the optimal technology choices in these areas to land solutions that meet your business needs.

Cutting Edge: Composite Solutions Architectures, the benefits of composite solutions development, composite solution platform requirements, and how composite solutions can be materialized using the Office System will be the "cutting edge" theme for the Architecture track at ODC 08. A very cool and new shared source "OBA Composition Reference Toolkit" will be announced and demonstrated to illustrate the related concepts and capabilities. Without giving too much away... if you ever wondered what Web 2.0 mashup experiences like those enabled by Popfly for the social communities could possibly mean to an enterprise/business...you should not miss seeing this work that we will be demoing and announcing in both the opening session of the Architecture track (to be delivered by Javed Sikander, a Senior Director in the Platform Architecture team at MSFT) and in the deeper drill down session on building composite Office Business Applications (delivered by your's truly).

Real World: The application of OBA concepts and solution architectures in the real world. Related sessions will include a presentation delivered by the MCS team on their real world experiences in deploying SharePoint and Office Business solutions, sessions that describe solution architectures adopted by real world ERP systems like Microsoft Dynamics and SAP to integrate with the Office System and extend the reach of their solutions, and industry focused sessions delievered by leading Microsoft Industry experts who will talk about how OBAs are being adopted and used in the Financial Services and the Public Sector industries.

All in all...it should be a terrific show in the Architecture track. I look forward to greeting you all at the ODC in a week from now.

Make sure to attend the opening session of the Architecture track on Monday Feb 11th at 1:30PM. This is a track keynote type session delivered by Javed Sikander (Senior Director, Platform Architecture, MSFT) that will provide you a broad overview of the focus domain for the Architecture track, and will include teasers + pointers to the many following drill down Architecture track sessions that will be delivered across the 3 days.

Regards, Karthik

ODC 08 Early Bird Registration expires on 11/30

Karthik Ravindran — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:35:00 GMT

Hello All,

A quick note to call out that the early bird registration period for ODC 08 closes on 11/30. You are encouraged to take advantage of this promotion if you plan on attending the conference... some significant savings!

More details can be found at the following URL:

https://microsoft.crgevents.com/ODC2008/Content/default.aspx?p=E7KTGB

Thanks

Breakout Session Abstracts

Karthik Ravindran — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:03:00 GMT

Good day folks...

We have been working on narrowing down the list of breakout sessions and speakers for the Architecture track. The following is a summary of the sessions that we have narrowed down on (including confirmed speakers and short abstracts). Note that we have some great MVPs and industry luminaries in addition to presenters from Microsoft, roped in to present in this track. We are looking to add in a couple of more sessions and speakers, and I will post an update when I have related information.

Would love to hear initial thoughts on the breakout session plan below, and any additional suggestions that you would like to provide. This is your chance to influence the structuring and delivery of this track at ODC 08. Our goal as mentioned in the earlier post, is to make this the one stop end-to-end track for Solution Architects to learn about everything that they need to know to execute/embark on OBA projects.

Session: An Architectural Overviews of the Microsoft Office System and OBAs

Speaker: Javed Sikander, Senior Director - Platform Architecture (Microsoft)

Abstract:

A broad end-to-end Architectural Overview of the Microsoft Office System as a platform for building collaborative business solutions and rich IW user experiences that integrate deeply with an organization’s core operational LOB systems.

Session: Architectural Patterns for integrating Line of Business Systems with the Microsoft Office System

Speaker: Scot Hillier

Abstract:

Architectural patterns to integrate LOB systems with the Microsoft Office System to build rich collaborative, contextual, and role based user experiences to access LOB metadata, data, and processes.

Session: Architectural Patterns for BI in Office Business Applications

Speakers: Karthik Ravindran, Architect (Microsoft) and Patrick Husting (Extended Results Inc.)

Abstract:

Architectural patterns & best practices to integrate compelling BI capabilities in OBAs by leveraging the Microsoft BI platform offerings (SQL Server BI, MOSS, Excel, PerformancePoint Server)

Session: Architectural Patterns for BPM in Office Business Applications

Speakers: Ed Hild and Alex Starkyh, Senior Solution Architects (Microsoft)

Abstract:

Architectural patterns & best practices to integrate comprehensive BPM capabilities in OBAs by leveraging the Microsoft BPM platform offerings (Windows Workflow Foundation, BizTalk, SharePoint Workflows, Windows Communication Foundation)

Session: OBA User Experience Patterns

Speakers: Steve Fox, Program Manager (Microsoft)

Abstract:

Patterns & best practices to deliver compelling user experiences in OBAs by leveraging the Microsoft Presentation technologies and frameworks (Web – ASP.NET, SharePoint Portals, AJAX, SilverLight; Rich Client – Office, WPF, Windows Forms; Mobile user experiences)

Session: Building Secure and Scalable OBAs

Speaker: Ted Pattison

Abstract:

Patterns and practices to address security and scalability requirements in an OBA Solution Architecture.

Session: Architectural Patterns to address Compliance and Regulatory requirements in OBAs

Speaker: John Holliday

Abstract:

Patterns and practices to address compliance and regulatory requirements in an OBA Solution Architecture.

Session: Deploying Real World SharePoint Solutions (Notes from the field)

Speakers: Paul Holdaway, Martin Kearn - MCS Consultants

A broad end-to-end overview of deploying and managing SharePoint Solutions. Presented by MCS consultants specializing in IW solutions built on the Microsoft Office System

Session: Composite OBAs - The Office System as a Composite Application Platform

Speakers: Javed Sikander and Karthik Ravindran (Microsoft)

Abstract:

Architectural patterns to leverage the Microsoft Office System as a composite application platform.

Session: OBA Industry Solutions - Financial Services

Speaker: Mike Walker, Architect (Microsoft)

Abstract:

OBA Solution Architectures for the Financial Services Industry

Session: OBA Industry Solutions - Public Sector

Speaker: Lamont Harrington, Architect (Microsoft)

Abstract:

OBA Solution Architectures for the Public Sector Industry

Session: Solution Architectures for integrating Microsoft Dynamics AX with the Microsoft Office System

Speakers: Chary Gotumukkula, Architect (Microsoft) and Bryan Yamanaka (Fine Solutions)

Abstract:

Solution Architectures for building OBAs for Microsoft Dynamics AX

Session: Solution Architectures for integrating Microsoft Dynamics GP with the Microsoft Office System

Speakers: Dennis Bottjer (SpringPoint)

Abstract:

Solution Architectures for building OBAs for Microsoft Dynamics GP

Thanks - Karthik.

Welcome to the ODC 08 Architecture Track!

Karthik Ravindran — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:21:00 GMT

Hello All..I am Karthik and I am the track owner for the ODC 08 Architecture track. I am an Architect in the Platform Architecture team within the Developer & Platforms Evangelism group in Microsoft.

We have a great session lineup in place for the Architecture Track. This track is targeted at Solution Architects who work on (or) are interested in learning about building compelling Information Worker solutions on the Microsoft Office System. Many well recognized external speakers from the Office Development community and Microsoft Architects are currently investing many hours of effort to shape and deliver the best possible sessions in this track. The goal for the track is to make it the one stop shop that Solution Architects can follow from start to finish to gain the core knowledge that they need to effectively lead IW Solution development projects on the Microsoft Platform.

The following is a listing of the currently planned breakout sessions:

An Architectural Overview of the Microsoft Office System and Office Business Applications (OBAs)
Architectural Patterns for Integrating LOB Systems with the Microsoft Office System
Architectural Patterns for BPM in OBAs
Architectural Patterns for BI in OBAs
OBA User Experience Patterns
Building Secure and Scalable OBAs
Architectural Patterns to address Compliance and Regulatory requirements in OBAs
The OBA SDLC - Notes from the field
Composite OBAs - The Microsoft Office System as a Composite Applications Platform

In addition to the breakout sessions, there will also be many less formal opportunities to network with the speakers and other folks from the community.

Bookmark this blog as your single source of information about the ODC 08 Architecture track. Subsequent announcements and updates will be posted here for your viewing...stay tuned!

Feel free to log your thoughts & comments on the planned agenda (summarized above) for the general sessions.

I am looking forward to a great track at ODC 08 and encourage Solution Architects who plan on attending the conference to take full advantage of this track...you will walk away with a ton of knowledge...guaranteed!

Stay tuned for more information and details in the days leading up to the conference!