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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Building great Metro style apps for mobile broadband devices- Noel Anderson, Dhiraj Gandhi, Samer Sawaya
- Wireless, Metro style device apps
- HW-288T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 2:30PM to 3:30PM
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The emergence of mobile broadband technology provides a new source of internet connectivity at home or on the go. To make it easy for customers to find, purchase and use mobile broadband, Windows 8 integrates it into the Windows Connection Manager and enables mobile network operators to create Metro... -
Building high quality Windows PCs using the assessment and deployment kit- Michael Beck
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Assessment and Deployment Kit
- HW-147T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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The Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) provides tools that make it easier to build high-quality Windows PCs. This session will discuss new features in the ADK that can help you measure, compare and improve the experiences your Windows PCs delivers. This includes discussion on how to easily evaluate... -
File type associations and AutoPlay- Anshul Rawat
- Metro style apps, IHV, Files
- PLAT-282T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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Do you want to associate your apps with specific file types, protocols or devices? Do your apps need to be able to launch other file types or protocols? Come learn how you can integrate your apps with the new file association and AutoPlay experience. This talk will walk you through code examples for... -
Tuning GPU usage for any form factor- Dan McLachlan
- Metro style apps, Games, Graphics, DirectX
- PLAT-752T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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Windows 8 offers the opportunity to ship your game on the world’s broadest range of form factors, from super-light tablet devices to high-end gaming rigs with 3D displays. Learn how to max out GPU performance to hit the broadest possible audience. -
Enabling the hybrid cloud using remote access appliances- Sharad Kylasam, Scott Roberts
- OEM, Scalability
- SAC-668T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 4:00PM to 5:00PM
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Enterprises require easily managed remote access solutions for end users connecting to private or public clouds. Most remote access solutions require changes in user behavior because the remote access connection must be manually initiated. Additionally, enterprises have difficulty managing remote machines... -
Windows Interns: our summer of apps- John Lam
- Metro style apps
- PLAT-657T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 4:00PM to 5:00PM
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To learn how to build apps, sometimes you simply need to roll up your sleeves and start writing some code. This year, 100 interns on the Windows team spent their summer creating Metro style apps for Windows 8. Come see the very best of their apps, and hear them describe in their own words things that... -
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... -
Testing mobile broadband devicesThe Windows Hardware Certification program helps to ensure the quality, compatibility, and operation of mobile broadband drivers and device firmware with Windows 8. The Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK) helps to decrease connectivity times and lower power consumption. This video provides guidance... -
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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Enabling multi-tenancy and converged fabric for the cloud using QoS- Charley Wen, Richard Wurdack
- Cloud, OEM, Manageability
- SAC-439T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 1:00PM to 2:00PM
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Converged fabric and multi-tenancy pose new challenges in the data center where businesses are required to provide predictable network performance and SLAs. Today, a common solution is costly hardware overprovisioning and complex wiring. In this session, we will describe how Windows Server 8 enables...
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