OData Across Boundaries

OData Across Boundaries
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When: Thursday October 6th, 2011, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Summary
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So many of our applications across platforms are data driven, right? Data is the crux of what our applications present and that's what we focus on in this session. How can you handle data sensibly and provide flexibility for connected systems through OData? In this talk, we slice and dice OData and discuss why you should care. We take a deep-dive into how almost any data source can be exposed as an OData service and then how you can consume them using specific client libraries. We also take a close look at why OData is important for cross-platform Mobile/Web/(Windows8 perhaps) applications and when leveraging the cloud. Attendees should walk away with a solid understanding of OData and quick-know-hows on how to get started!

Presenter Bio
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Samidip Basu (@samidip) is a technologist & gadget-lover working as a Manager & Solutions Lead for Sogeti out of the Columbus Unit. Having worked on WP7 since CTP days, he now spends much of his time in spreading the word to discover the full potential of the Windows Phone platform & cloud-based mobile solutions in general. He passionately runs the Central Ohio Windows Phone User Group (http://cowpug.org/) and can be found with at least a couple of hobbyist projects at any time. His spare times call for travel and culinary adventures with the wife. Find out more at http://samidipbasu.com/.

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

First Look: Windows Azure AppFabric Applications

First Look: Windows Azure AppFabric Applications
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When: Thursday August 4th, 2011, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Summary
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While Windows Azure is considered a Platform-as-a-Service offering in the cloud computing space, there are still several aspects of the underlying infrastructure you must be aware of and configure when planning for and developing your Windows Azure applications. The current CTP of the new Windows Azure AppFabric Applications looks to raise the abstraction level and provide a true Platform-as-a-Service. This capability enables you to write an application composed of multiple services from various providers while allowing you to deploy, manage, and scale the application as a single logical application. All of this and a visual model of the application that stays in sync with the code! In this session we’ll take a look at the scenarios and problems Windows Azure AppFabric Applications are looking to solve, the features available in the current CTP, and how to develop and deploy a Windows Azure AppFabric Application.

Presenter Bio
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Michael Collier is a Windows Azure MVP and serves as a National Architect for Neudesic, a Microsoft SI partner that specializes in Windows Azure. He has nearly 11 years of experience building Microsoft-based applications for a wide range of clients. Michael spends his days serving as a developer or architect – helping clients succeed with the Microsoft development platform. He gets very “geeked up” about any new technology, tool, or technique that makes his development life easier. Michael spends most of his spare time reading technology blogs and exploring new development technologies. He is also an avid golfer and attempts to be good at shooters on the Xbox 360. Previous speaking engagements include the Central Ohio Cloud Computing User Group, Central Ohio .NET Developers Group, Cloud Connections, and multiple Windows Azure Boot Camp events. Michael earned his Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University. You can follow Michael on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MichaelCollier and on his blog at www.MichaelSCollier.com.

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

June 2nd, 2011 - No Meeting

We will not be having a meeting this month.

Recap of AppFabric Series: A Lap Around WCF 4

The slide and demos from the most recent AppFabric presentation by Josh Harrison is now available on his blog. Please do check them out!

AppFabric Series: A Lap Around WCF 4

AppFabric Series: A Lap Around WCF 4
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When: Thursday March 3rd, 2011, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Summary

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With the release of .NET framework 4.0, significant enhancements have been made to Windows Communication Foundation in the areas of developer productivity, service discovery, and enhanced support for enterprise messaging patterns. In this second installment of the AppFabric Series, Josh will cover each of these with an emphasis on practical ways they can add value to organizations that build service-oriented applications.

Presenter Bio
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Josh Harrison is a Solution Architect with Leading EDJE. He has over 7 years experience providing technology guidance to large and mid-sized organizations. Recently he has been focusing on Microsoft SOA technologies including BizTalk, WCF, and WF. You can follow him on his blog at http://www.communitycoder.com/

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

AppFabric Series: A Lap Around WF 4

AppFabric Series: A Lap Around WF 4
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When: Thursday February 3rd, 2011, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Summary
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Over the next year, MOCSDUG will bring you several talks to get you better acquainted with the AppFabric platform. In this presentation from the AppFabric series, Monish discusses the benefits of model-driven design such as reuse, transparency of design for multiple audiences and the simplification of low-level patterns. These benefits assist in realizing application designs that are easier to implement, manage and understand. Learn some of the problems WF 4 solves and how simple it is to build a Workflow Service with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) 4.0.

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/.

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

Thursday 12/2/2010: MOCSDUG Update

Due to the holiday schedule and scheduling conflicts with some of our speakers, we will not have a MOCSDUG meeting this Thursday 12/2.

However, I would like to take this opportunity to catch everyone up on all the exciting updates within the Microsoft Connected Systems stack. In October, Microsoft released BizTalk Server 2010 with several new features such as a new and improved mapper, introduction of a few BizTalk features into WF workflows, a revamped EDI Trading Partner Management (TPM) model, and a new FTPS adapter. On the cloud front, you need to check out all the exciting new features within Azure AppFabric such as Message Buffer, AppFabric Services and the updates to Service Bus. Moreover, Microsoft recognizes that integration will play a large role as customers start moving their applications to the cloud. As a result, a big part of Microsoft's strategy is to address on-premise to cloud connectivity and providing "Integration as a Service" in the Cloud. I encourage you to check out the PDC videos and blog posts below which cover the updates I mentioned above in greater detail.

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 and Roadmap (Video)

Changing the Game: BizTalk Server 2010 and the Road Ahead (Post)

BizTalk Server 2010 AppFabric Connect For Services (Post)

Composing Applications with AppFabric Services (Video)

Connecting Cloud & On-Premises Apps with the Windows Azure Platform (Video)

Introduction to Windows Azure AppFabric Caching (Video)

Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus Futures (Video)

Identity & Access Control in the Cloud (Video)