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Architect Council | Pragmatic Patterns for Architects - WrapUp

dpeuswr — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:03:17 GMT

We have just completed this webcast series of Architect Council events. Thanks to everyone who attended for taking the time and providing your valuable feedback (the winners of our giveaways will be notified by email). As usual, if you have any specific topics you’d like to see in future events, please feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with us.

Slides and Videos are now available

For this series on “Pragmatic Patterns for Architects”, the slides and links to video recordings have been posted. You can find them on the event series page on this blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/sac/pages/council-2009q2.aspx.

Notes from the “Building Silverlight & WPF Applications with Prism” session:

Library of Patterns for Client & RIA Applications

Modularity, Composition, Separated Presentation…

Solid but Flexible Architectural Foundation

Promotes Re-use, Unit Testing, Independent Development
Supports Design-Time & Run-Time Extensibility

Multi-Targeting

Promotes Re-use across WPF & Silverlight
Support Multi User Experience or Migration

Code, Reference Implementation, Documentation & Quick-Starts Available on MSDN & CodePlex

Refresh for Silverlight 3.0 Late Summer 09

Where can you find it?

Links from the “Patterns for Parallel Computing” session:

.NET 4.0 Parallel APIs – http://msdn.com/concurrency
CCR & DSS Toolkit – http://microsoft.com/ccrdss
Dryad – http://research.microsoft.com/dryad
Azure Services Platform – http://azure.com
SQL Server “Madison” – http://microsoft.com/madison
Windows HPC Server 2008 – http://microsoft.com/hpc

Architect Council | The Importance of the Client - WrapUp

woodyp — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:15:00 GMT

Joe Shirey and I (Woody Pewitt) have recently concluded a series of Architect Councils titled The Importance of the Client. In 2 weeks and 1 day we did 10 events in 7 cities and while it is always great to meet customers working with our tools and technology due to the break neck travel involved we are happy it’s over!

We talked about what investments Microsoft as made and is making for web development including ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX, AJAX Control Toolkit and ASP.NET 4.0 AJAX Preview 4 as well as the work we have done on Internet Explorer 8. We talked about the commitment Microsoft has made with IE8 as far as browser compliance. We also showed some of they ways developers can extend the IE8 shell\chrome with Accelerators, Web Slices and Search.

We had several questions about IE8 and Group Policy and the complete information about Group Policy and Internet Explorer 8 are available but I am happy to say that the developers tools can be turned off. There are many other setting that are manageable via Group Policies in IE8 checkout the Internet Explorer 8 Deployment Guide for more information on how to get IE out to your users with the settings you wan to have for your environment.

If you are interested in the slides I presented I have put them out on my SkyDrive.

Some links that may be of interest were:

What's New in Internet Explorer 8
SilverLight Demos
- Hard Rock Memorabilia
- Kelley Blue Book Perfect Car Finder: Photo Edition
- SnapFlow
- Local Chess
As an example of a ClickOnce once and rich visualization of data with WPF I showed Vertigo’s Family.Show application.
For an example of an application that extends the reach of a web site I showed Slideshare’s SlideShare Ribbon that enables interaction with Slideshare from within PowerPoint 2007.
As examples of extending on to the mobile platform I pointed out Pandora for Windows Mobile.
I also talked about rich mobile applications with the example of PockeTwit.

For all of you who made it to the events thanks for showing up for those who did not sorry we missed you but we hope you all can make our next set of events witch will be on line. Stay tuned to this blog for details.

Videos from the recent Architect Council Series

dpeuswr — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:07:32 GMT

A lot of people have commented on how much the liked the videos from the last Architect Council series and if they were publicly available. Here they are:

IE8 History of the Internet
Envisioning Video – the potential future of computer interaction

Enjoy.

Architect Council | The Importance of the Client

dpeuswr — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:46:42 GMT

Over the last couple of years, there has been a lot of innovation around of technologies that make it easier for the end user of an application to interact with systems. This innovation has been a boon for the end user because it has provided them a more natural interface with systems that span the web, computer, and phone. However, this has caused the complexity of systems architecture and development to increase. The focus of this session will be on how to prepare and manage this complexity within your organization.

Facilitated by Microsoft, the premise of this event is to provide an open forum where architects can meet to discuss technologies with their peers. This forum will provide first-hand experience and best practices that will enable its members to learn from each other and transfer knowledge. Please join us for this great opportunity to learn, share and network with your peers and other company leaders.

EVENT SUMMARY

The Value of the Client – In the past, the choice of how an end user interacts with an application has been dictated by IT and often without regards to the usage. Recently, as the population has become more tech savvy and are experiencing interactions on the web, computer, and the phone their expectations have increased tremendously. Many organizations now have to support multiple standards and technologies to accommodate their user base. We will discuss the opportunities and challenges this presents.

The Changing Face of the Web – The web has changed from a static collection of data to an application platform. In many cases, JavaScript and AJAX have enhanced the experience to enable more advance application scenarios. In other cases, the Rich Internet Application using technologies such as Silverlight and Flash can bring the experience to a new level. In this session we will discuss the web and in particular the investments Microsoft is making in this technology.

Creating Powerful Applications on Computers and Devices – The web has been a boon to application development and deployment, but it doesn’t always fit every scenario. There are certain classes of applications which provide a better experience when running on a device and utilizing local hardware. The ubiquity of the mobile device has also extended the expectations of users with anytime/anywhere access.

The Future of the Client – The pace of change in client technologies over the past few years has been tremendous and is expected to continue to evolve. From support of new device types such as tables and walls, to continued improvements in interactions on the web, client, and the phone the client will become more and more important from a technology perspective and more strategic to the organization.

AGENDA

12:15 PM Arrival

12:30 PM Lunch and announcements

01:00 PM The Value of the Client

01:45 PM The Changing Face of the Web

02:45 PM Creating Powerful Applications on Computers and Devices

03:45 PM The Future of the Client

04:15 PM Raffle and close

SPEAKER BIO

Joe Shirey

Senior Architect, Developer & Platform Evangelism

Microsoft Corporation

http://www.joeshirey.com

Joe Shirey is a Senior Architect Evangelist for Microsoft based in the Denver area. In this role, Joe works closely with customers and the community to help them understand where Microsoft technologies fit into the architecture of their solutions. Prior to joining Microsoft, Joe was a Vice President at Interlink group where he was responsible for service and delivery for Interlink's Denver market. In the past, Joe was a Microsoft Regional Director, a member of the Microsoft Architect Advisory Board, and sat on the .NET Partner Advisory Council. Joe has more than eighteen years of hands-on technical and functional experience in project management, systems analysis, design, development, and implementation. Joe attained his Microsoft Certified Architect award in 2005.

Woody Pewitt

Technology Evangelist, Developer & Platform Evangelism

Microsoft Corporation

http://blog.pewitt.org/

Woody is a Technology Evangelist with Microsoft in Southern California. He gets to work with all kinds of people who are interested in Microsoft development technologies. He is an experienced teacher/trainer and is a part-time instructor at University of California San Diego.

Before joining Microsoft in 2005 he worked for as a Principal Engineer for a Microsoft partner, InterKnowlogy. He has been involved in software and system architecture, code, development and infrastructure reviews and analysis of several fortune 500 companies for salability, security, performance and standards & practices. He is also an accomplished author, having written Microsoft Official Curriculum and has authored several published magazine articles.

Locations

Click on the city name for details and to register

3/24/2009 – Bellevue, WA
3/25/2009 – Mountain View, CA
3/26/2009 – San Francisco, CA
3/31/2009 – San Diego, CA
4/1/2009 – Irvine, CA
4/2/2009 – Los Angeles, CA
4/7/2009 – Denver, CO

Next Upcoming Series of Architect Councils

dpeuswr — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:56:15 GMT

Architect Council | The Importance of the Client

EVENT SUMMARY

AGENDA

12:15 PM Arrival

12:30 PM Lunch and announcements

01:00 PM The Value of the Client

01:45 PM The Changing Face of the Web

02:45 PM Creating Powerful Applications on Computers and Devices

03:45 PM The Future of the Client

04:15 PM Raffle and close

SPEAKER BIO

Joe Shirey

Senior Architect, Developer & Platform Evangelism

Microsoft Corporation

http://www.joeshirey.com

Woody Pewitt

Technology Evangelist, Developer & Platform Evangelism

Microsoft Corporation

http://blog.pewitt.org/

Locations

Click on the city name for details and to register

3/24/2009 – Bellevue, WA
3/25/2009 – Mountain View, CA
3/26/2009 – San Francisco, CA
3/31/2009 – San Diego, CA
4/1/2009 – Irvine, CA
4/2/2009 – Los Angeles, CA
4/7/2009 – Denver, CO

Architect Council – San Francisco 2008.12.18

dpeuswr — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:35:59 GMT

Here are the content for the Architect Council event at Microsoft's San Francisco campus on Thursday, December 18, 2008. We would like to thank everyone who made the time to attend, and sharing your feedback. We appreciate the kind comments, as well as areas we need to improve upon. If you have any further questions and/or comments, please feel free to reach out to us (via blogs listed on this site, our email addresses, or other information contained in the slide decks).

Or, view them on SlideShare and download PDF versions:

Architect Council – Bellevue 2008.12.16

dpeuswr — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:32:44 GMT

Here are the slides we presented at the Architect Council event at Microsoft's Bellevue campus on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. We would like to thank everyone who made the time to attend, and sharing your feedback. We appreciate the kind comments, as well as areas we need to improve upon. If you have any further questions and/or comments, please feel free to reach out to us (via blogs listed on this site, our email addresses, or other information contained in the slide decks).

Or, view them on SlideShare and download PDF versions:

Architect Council - Irvine 2008.12.11

dpeuswr — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:35:04 GMT

Here are the content for the Architect Council event at Microsoft's Irvine campus on Thursday, December 11, 2008. We would like to thank everyone who made the time to attend, and sharing your feedback. We appreciate the kind comments, as well as areas we need to improve upon. If you have any further questions and/or comments, please feel free to reach out to us (via blogs listed on this site, our email addresses, or other information contained in the slide decks).

Microsoft And Cloud Computing

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture platform)

A Lap Around The Mesh Services Woodyp

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture framework)

Azure Services Platform

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture computing)

And a couple of upcoming events:

SOA & Business Process Conference 2009 - Jan. 27-30 – Redmond, WA

http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=628664

MSDN Developers Conference 2009 - Feb. 19 – San Francisco, CA

http://www.msdndevcon.com/Pages/SanFrancisco.aspx

MIX 2009 - Mar. 18-20 – Las Vegas, NV

http://2009.visitmix.com/

Tech•Ed 2009 - May 11-15 – Los Angeles, CA

http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2009/

Professional Developers Conference 2009 - Nov. 17-20 – Los Angeles, CA

http://www.microsoftpdc.com/

Architect Council - Phoenix 2008.12.09

dpeuswr — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:13:25 GMT

Here are the content for the Architect Council event at Microsoft's Phoenix campus on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. We would like to thank everyone who made the time to attend, and sharing your feedback. We appreciate the kind comments, as well as areas we need to improve upon. If you have any further questions and/or comments, please feel free to reach out to us (via blogs listed on this site, our email addresses, or other information contained in the slide decks).

Microsoft And Cloud Computing

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture platform)

A Lap Around The Mesh Services Woodyp

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture framework)

Azure Services Platform

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture computing)

And a couple of upcoming events:

SOA & Business Process Conference 2009 - Jan. 27-30 – Redmond, WA

http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=628664

MSDN Developers Conference 2009 - Feb. 19 – San Francisco, CA

http://www.msdndevcon.com/Pages/SanFrancisco.aspx

MIX 2009 - Mar. 18-20 – Las Vegas, NV

http://2009.visitmix.com/

Tech•Ed 2009 - May 11-15 – Los Angeles, CA

http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2009/

Professional Developers Conference 2009 - Nov. 17-20 – Los Angeles, CA

http://www.microsoftpdc.com/

Architect Council - Los Angeles 2008.12.04

dpeuswr — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:52:30 GMT

Here are the content for the Architect Council event at Microsoft's Los Angeles campus on Thursday, December 4, 2008. We would like to thank everyone who made the time to attend, and sharing your feedback. We appreciate the kind comments, as well as areas we need to improve upon. If you have any further questions and/or comments, please feel free to reach out to us (via blogs listed on this site, our email addresses, or other information contained in the slide decks).

Microsoft And Cloud Computing

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture platform)

A Lap Around The Mesh Services Woodyp

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture framework)

Azure Services Platform

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: architecture computing)

And a couple of upcoming events:

Architect Council - Dec. 11 - Irvine, CA

http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032393294

SOA & Business Process Conference 2009 - Jan. 27-30 – Redmond, WA

http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=628664

MSDN Developers Conference 2009 - Feb. 19 – San Francisco, CA

http://www.msdndevcon.com/Pages/SanFrancisco.aspx

MIX 2009 - Mar. 18-20 – Las Vegas, NV

http://2009.visitmix.com/

Tech•Ed 2009 - May 11-15 – Los Angeles, CA

http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2009/

Professional Developers Conference 2009 - Nov. 17-20 – Los Angeles, CA

http://www.microsoftpdc.com/

Architect Council - Mountain View 2008.11.18

dachou — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:45:00 GMT

Here are the content for the Architect Council event at Microsoft's Mountain View campus on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. We would like to thank everyone who made the time to attend, and sharing your feedback. We appreciate the kind comments, as well as areas we need to improve upon. If you have any further questions and/or comments, please feel free to reach out to us (via blogs listed on this site, our email addresses, or other information contained in the slide decks).

Looking forward to another set of events next quarter!

Microsoft And Cloud Computing

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: microsoft cloud)

Azure Services Platform

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: microsoft azure)

A Lap Around The Mesh Services Woodyp

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: services mesh)

Announcements (PPTX):

Microsoft and Cloud Computing (PPTX):

A Lap Around the Mesh Services (PPTX):

Azure Services Platform (PPTX):

And a couple of upcoming events:

XAMLFest - Dec. 16-18 – Mountain View, CA

http://www.isvconcierge.com/Lists/Articles/DispForm.aspx?ID=335

Architect Council - Dec. 18 - San Francisco, CA

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5D-BC-15-14-81-B7-05-DA-9F-C0-E7-E4-23-88-67-BE&Culture=en-US

SOA & Business Process Conference 2009 - Jan. 27-30 – Redmond, WA

http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=628664

MSDN Developers Conference 2009 - Feb. 19 – San Francisco, CA

http://www.msdndevcon.com/Pages/SanFrancisco.aspx

MIX 2009 - Mar. 18-20 – Las Vegas, NV

http://2009.visitmix.com/

Tech•Ed 2009 - May 11-15 – Los Angeles, CA

http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2009/

Professional Developers Conference 2009 - Nov. 17-20 – Los Angeles, CA

http://www.microsoftpdc.com/

2008 Q4 Architect Council - Cloud Computing and Impact on Architecture

dachou — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:35:00 GMT

Cloud computing is a disruptive force that has the potential to change everything, but how do we take advantage of it? At Microsoft, cloud computing is a major component of our technology strategy and platform, and a rich and massively scalable cloud platform called the Azure Services Platform was just unveiled at PDC by Ray Ozzie (Ray’s keynote). Come for a discussion on how Microsoft’s platform can be leveraged to create a new class of applications that are more connected, dynamic, and can extend existing IT investments towards cloud computing.

Facilitated by Microsoft, the premise of this group is to provide an open forum where architects can meet to discuss technologies with their peers. This forum will provide first-hand experience and best practices that will enable its members to learn from each other and transfer knowledge. Please join us for this great opportunity to learn, share and network with your peers and other company leaders.

EVENT SUMMARY

Microsoft and Cloud Computing – Cloud computing represents the new wave of innovation that will significantly transform many aspects of computing as we know today. During this session, we will discuss Microsoft’s outlook and strategy in moving towards cloud computing, providing the next-generation cloud-based platform for building services in the cloud. We will also take discuss what cloud-based applications may look like, and how they need to be architected differently from today’s on-premise enterprise applications in various scenarios.

Live Services Platform – A deeper look into the Live Services component of the Azure Services Platform, designed to combine the world of the web and the world of digital devices. We will discuss the underlying service architecture behind this mass-scale cloud service and client platform, and how to build applications using Live Identity Service, Synch Service, Resource Model Service, Device Management Service, Notification Service, and Presence Service.

Azure Services Platform – Discussion on the enterprise-class components of the Microsoft Azure Services platform, with an overview of .NET Services (Access Control Service, Workflow Service, and Service Bus), SQL Services (SQL Data Services, SQL Reporting Services, and SQL Data Analysis Services), and Windows Azure (Compute Service, Management Service, and Storage Service). We will take a look at what these services provide, their long-term roadmaps, and discuss guidance on how they can used.

AGENDA

11:45 AM Arrival

12:00 PM Lunch and announcements

01:00 PM Microsoft and Cloud Computing

02:00 PM Live Services Platform

03:15 PM Azure Services Platform

04:30 PM Open discussion

05:15 PM Raffle and close

REGISTER

Register for a date and location near you! To register, please click on the link below (note - referral code not required to register) or call 1.877.MSEVENT (1.877.673.8368).

November 18, 2008 | Mountain View, CA
Microsoft Corporation
1065 La Avenida, Building 1
Mountain View, CA 94043
Main: 650.693.4000
Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5D-BC-15-14-81-B7-05-DA-F3-EE-3A-14-5E-8B-0D-10&Culture=en-US
Event ID: 1032393291

December 4, 2008 | Los Angeles, CA
Microsoft Corporation
333 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3300
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Main: 213.807.7300
Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5D-BC-15-14-81-B7-05-DA-B5-BB-D8-65-4B-00-E3-8D&Culture=en-US
Event ID: 1032393292

December 9, 2008 | Phoenix, AZ
Microsoft Corporation
2929 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1400
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Main: 602.280.8600
Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5D-BC-15-14-81-B7-05-DA-F7-7B-61-77-D0-0E-22-EC&Culture=en-US
Event ID: 1032393293

December 11, 2008 | Irvine, CA
Microsoft Corporation
1800 Park Plaza, Suite 1600
Irvine, CA 92614
Main: 949.263.3000
Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5D-BC-15-14-81-B7-05-DA-68-F5-7D-59-6B-E7-02-AB&Culture=en-US
Event ID: 1032393294

December 16, 2008 | Bellevue, WA
Microsoft Corporation
Civica Office Building
205 108th Avenue NE, Suite 400
Bellevue, WA 98004
Main: 425.705.1900
Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5D-BC-15-14-81-B7-05-DA-9E-26-99-66-72-50-7D-10&Culture=en-US
Event ID: 1032393295

December 18, 2008 | San Francisco, CA
Microsoft Corporation
835 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94103
Main: 415.972.6400
Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5D-BC-15-14-81-B7-05-DA-9F-C0-E7-E4-23-88-67-BE&Culture=en-US
Event ID: 1032393296