Bite-Sized SOA: An Iterative Approach To SOA

Bite-Sized SOA: An Iterative Approach To SOA
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When: Thursday June 4th, 2009, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)
Food and beverages for the meeting are being sponsored by Neudesic

Summary
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Implementing a Service Oriented Architecture can seem like a daunting task; however, if one starts with a single business process and takes an iterative approach, the chances of success improve significantly. In this presentation, we will explore ‘starting small' by decomposing a business process and designing services to facilitate it. We will demonstrate how this ‘middle-out' approach can be extended in subsequent iterations to continuously add value and align to business objectives.

Presenter Bio
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Monish Nagisetty is a Principal Consultant with Neudesic for their Connected Systems practice. He is also a member of the BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist (VTS) Program. He spends a majority of his time helping clients solve enterprise integration problems by using technologies like BizTalk, Windows Communication Foundation, Workflow Foundation and Host Integration Server. You can tap into Monish's thought stream at his blog located at http://monishnagisetty.wordpress.com/.

About Neudesic
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Neudesic: The shortest path to intelligence. The Neudesic name is as unique as their services and capabilities: Neu- (from "neuron" or "neural": To represent knowledge or thought) + -desic (from "Geodesic", in Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time: The shortest path between two points on a sphere).Neudesic is a Microsoft National Systems Integrator and Gold Certified Partner with a proven track record of providing reliable, effective solutions based on Microsoft's technology platform. Neudesic's technical and industry expertise empowers enterprises to enhance their technological capacity and respond to business opportunities with a greater level of efficiency. For more information, please visit http://www.neudesic.com/.

Recap: .NET Services in the Azure Platform

A big thanks to James Bender for presenting on .NET Services in the Azure Platform at our last MOCSDUG meeting. Download the slide deck below. The code samples are part of the Azure SDK.

.NET Services in The Azure Platform Slide Deck

.NET Services in the Azure Platform

.NET Services in the Azure Platform
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When: Thursday, April 2nd, 2009, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Microsoft is making headlines with its Azure cloud computing offering but it is still in CTP and subject to change. With .NET Services you have the ability to take advantage of cloud functionality now. Features such as federated security, workflow hosting and service bus are available not only to .NET developers, but to those using Java and Ruby as well. This presentation will show you how to start using tomorrow's cloud computing features today!

Presenter:
James Bender
Architect, Quick Solutions Inc

James Bender has been involved in software development and architecture for 13 years, the last five of which for Quick Solutions in Columbus OH. He has worked as a developer and architect on everything from small, single user applications to Enterprise scale multi-user systems.

Directions to the Meeting
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The MOCSDUG meets at the Microsoft office on the North side of Columbus, OH at the Polaris Center.
Address: Polaris Center, 8800 Lyra Dr. 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240

Cloud Computing with Windows Azure

Cloud Computing with Windows Azure
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When: Thursday February 5th, 2009 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform. At this meeting, you will hear about Microsoft's vision of Software + Services and what it can mean for you. As part of this presentation, you’ll see a demo of how a cloud application is developed and deployed. Cloud computing has huge implications for both developers and business people. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor and be part of the community that helps pioneer this exciting new area.

Does cloud computing offer anything compelling for you, your business or your customers?

Cloud computing with Windows Azure provides technologists with new options for where applications reside, how applications behave, and the business models that drive them. Cloud computing eliminates the need to predict traffic levels, purchase hardware or hosting capacity in advance, and keep OS’s patched. Applications are given the capacity they need on demand. You only pay for computing and storage you use. Some of the most difficult and costly things to achieve in I.T. such as high availability and ensuring scalability are no longer headaches the enterprise has to deal with. Scalability, reliability, and high availability come with the platform automatically.

Join the Community!
http://cloudcomputingusergroup.com/
http://www.azureusergroup.com/

Presenter: Chad Thomas is a Principal Consultant with Neudesic, and is the Practice Lead for Neudesic East’s Connected Systems Division. He has over ten years experience in delivering mission-critical applications, with a concentration in the financial services industry.

Directions to the Meeting
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The MOCSDUG meets at the Microsoft office on the North side of Columbus, OH at Polaris Center.
Address: Polaris Center, 8800 Lyra Dr. 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240

Recap: Introduction to Microsoft "Oslo"

Oslo Slide Deck

Movies Model Demo Sample Code

Movies DSL Demo Sample Code

Introduction to Microsoft "Oslo"

Introduction to Microsoft "Oslo"
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When: Thursday December 4th, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

"Oslo” is the codename for Microsoft’s forthcoming modeling platform. Modeling is used across a wide range of domains and allows more people to participate in application design and allows developers to write applications at a much higher level of abstraction.

“Oslo” consists of:

• A tool that helps people define and interact with models in a rich and visual manner
• A language that helps people create and use textual domain-specific languages and data models
• A relational repository that makes models available to both tools and platform components

In this presentation, Monish will present an overview of "Oslo", its tools, and some demos to introduce you to this new modeling platform.

Presenter Bio
Monish Nagisetty is the Practice Lead for the Connected Systems Studio at Quick Solutions. He is also a member of the BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist (VTS) Program. He spends a majority of his time helping clients solve enterprise integration problems by using technologies like BizTalk, Windows Communication Foundation, Workflow Foundation and Host Integration Server. You can tap into Monish's thought stream at his blog located at http://monishnagisetty.wordpress.com/.

Directions to the Meeting
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The MOCSDUG meets at the Microsoft office on the North side of Columbus, OH at Polaris Center. Address: Polaris Center, 8800 Lyra Dr. 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240

Recap: BizTalk Business Rule Engine by Monish Nagisetty

See Monish's blog post for slide decks and sample code.