BUILD is a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows. Learn how to work with the all new touch-centric user experience to create fast, fluid, and dynamic applications that leverage the power and flexibility of the core of Windows, used by more than a billion people around the world.
Hear how the UI was designed to work seamlessly with a diversity of devices and form factors. Go behind the scenes and learn all about the new app model that allows you to create powerful new apps. All while retaining the ability to use your existing apps. Web-connected and web-powered apps built using HTML5 and JavaScript have access to the power of the PC. Touch-optimized browsing, with the full power of hardware-accelerated Internet Explorer 10 transforms your experiences with the web. BUILD is the first place to dive deep into the future of Windows.
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Reduce costs using new power efficiencies in Windows Server 8- Sean McGrane, Bruce Worthington
- Performance, OEM
- SAC-661T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM
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The cost of power and cooling infrastructure in data centers continues to be top of mind for many companies. This, combined with the growing desire to be recognized as a green company and to reduce carbon emissions, provide a strong incentive to lower power usage in server systems. In this session, we... -
Optimal cloud performance with BranchCache- Tyler Barton, Andrew Cunningham
- Performance, Cloud, Scalability, Storage
- SAC-592T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 2:30PM to 3:30PM
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The cloud has enormous potential to reduce operational expenses and achieve new levels of scale, but moving workloads away from the people who depend on them can increase networking costs and hurt productivity. Users expect high performance and don’t care where their apps are hosted. BranchCache can... -
Building high performance Metro style apps using HTML5- Mathias Jourdain
- Metro style apps, Performance, HTML5 and JavaScript
- APP-162T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 4:00PM to 5:00PM
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Now that you are familiar with writing Metro style apps using HTML5, come learn how to make your apps fast and responsive. In this session, we'll cover best practices to keep your app's UI thread unblocked, methods guaranteed to speed up your app's load times, and techniques to tune your app's performance... -
Delivering great device installation experiences- Cameron Brodeur, Adam Lenart, Chris Matichuk
- Performance, OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers
- HW-888C
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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Installing device drivers may be one the first experiences users have with your apps, and you want to leave a great impression. Windows 8 contains a number of features that make installing device drivers easier and faster than ever. This session focuses on best practices for authoring INF files that...
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The zen of async: Best practices for best performance- Stephen Toub
- Performance, Async, C#, Visual Basic
- TOOL-829T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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The new async support in C# and Visual Basic dramatically simplifies the process of building scalable and responsive apps for the client and cloud. However, while the programming model provided by this async support enables development in a style very reminiscent of synchronous programming, the required...
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Windows Phone app performance and optimization- Jeff Wilcox
- Performance, Windows Phone
- APP-827T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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Is your app as fast as it can be on Windows Phone? There are many details to wringing out the maximum amount of performance on the Windows Phone platform. In this session, the experts will drill in depth on how to create the outstanding app performance that is key to winning the audience on Windows...
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Reducing the memory footprint of drivers and apps- Joe Laughlin, Rahul Nair
- Metro style apps, Performance, OEM, IHV, Drivers
- HW-141T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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Windows 8 makes it easy for developers to reduce memory consumption of drivers and apps. This session will introduce the key investments that make this possible, such as pool and heap manager. It also will discuss best practices and tools for optimizing driver and app memory footprint. -
Improving performance with the Windows Performance Toolkit- Michael Milirud
- Performance, OEM, IHV
- HW-59T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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The Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT) is a powerful tool, used widely by the Windows engineering team within Microsoft, for improving application and system performance. This session will focus on providing you with tips and tricks, in a case study format with videos, for using the WPT along with WPS...
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New techniques to develop low-latency network apps- Ed Briggs, Osman Ertugay, Ben Schultz
- Performance, Applications
- SAC-593T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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For performance-critical apps, every microsecond saved means money. Windows Server 8 makes it possible to increase throughput, handle higher message rates, reduce latency and jitter, and lower CPU usage, all with standard server hardware. The new Registered I/O (RIO) model in Windows 8 delivers a low-latency...
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