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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Remote desktop experience in Windows 8- Nadim Abdo, Gaurav Daga
- Graphics, Applications, Remote Desktop
- SAC-642T
- Day 3
- Stinger
- September 15, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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RemoteFX in Windows 8 has been tailored for the Metro style UI to provide users a touch-first, fast and fluid experience on their remote desktops and apps over both LAN and WAN conditions for VDI, Session, and physical hosts. This session covers these enhancements with a series of demos using the new... -
Windows Server 8 apps must run without a GUI - learn more now- Andrew Mason
- OEM, IHV, Applications
- SAC-416T
- Day 2
- Normandy
- September 14, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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All server apps should be restructured to run on Windows Server systems without a GUI stack, or with all GUI components found on a Windows Client system; this is a Windows Server 8 best practice. This talk explains how to ensure your server apps will work in Windows Server 8 when the GUI shell is uninstalled,... -
Extending the Hyper-V switch- Bob Combs, Luis Hernandez
- Applications, Virtualization, Hyper-V
- SAC-559T
- Day 2
- Stinger
- September 14, 2011 from 5:00PM to 6:00PM
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With the proliferation of virtualization, hypervisor customers are demanding integrated protection, consistent management, the ability to add virtual appliances and to tailor virtual switches to their networks. Switch plug-ins must be able to work together, have consistent management interfaces, and... -
Using claims-based access control for compliance and information governance- Nir Ben-Zvi, Samuel Devasahayam
- Applications, Compliance, Access Control
- SAC-422T
- Day 3
- Normandy
- September 15, 2011 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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This session provides an overview of the new Dynamic Access Control capabilities in Windows Server 8, and explains how to leverage these in line of business apps and products that focus on compliance and information governance (including data management and data leakage prevention). In this session,... -
New techniques to develop low-latency network apps- Ed Briggs, Osman Ertugay, Ben Schultz
- Performance, Applications
- SAC-593T
- Day 4
- Stinger
- 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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Analyzing "big data" with LINQ to HPC- Ade Miller
- Cloud, Applications, Scalability, Windows Azure, Parallel Computing
- SAC-453T
- Day 4
- Stinger
- September 16, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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"Big data" refers to unstructured data sets so large that they cannot be analyzed using traditional database tools. Today, big data are becoming more common; it is prevalent not just in Web traffic, but also in industries like oil & gas, finance and manufacturing. Based on Microsoft Research’s... -
Windows networking with PowerShell: A foundation for data center management- Christopher Palmer
- Networking, Applications, Manageability
- SAC-565T
- Day 4
- Stinger
- September 16, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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Cloud computing and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) consolidate computing resources into a smaller number of larger data centers that have to be more efficient and run at a larger scale. As a result of this consolidation, management complexity increases thereby creating a need for a comprehensive... -
Building and running HPC apps in Windows Azure- Greg Burgess
- Cloud, Applications, Scalability, Elasticity, Windows Azure, Parallel Computing, WCF
- SAC-452T
- Day 4
- Stinger
- September 16, 2011 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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Windows Azure is an ideal environment for deploying compute-intensive apps that take advantage of the scale-on-demand capability of the cloud. The HPC Pack for Windows Azure provides a job scheduler, management tools, and a set of runtimes for developing and deploying parallel and scale-out apps. This... -
Using classification for access control and compliance- Matthias Wollnik
- Applications, Compliance, Access Control
- SAC-426T
- Day 3
- Normandy
- September 15, 2011 from 1:00PM to 2:00PM
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This session describes how data classification is used for information governance, security access and auditing using the new claims-based access control capabilities in Windows 8. In this session, we will explain how partners can provide automatic classification capabilities so that Windows applies... -
Building security auditing solutions for compliance and forensic analysis- Jay Dave, Dave McPherson
- Security, Applications, Compliance, Access Control
- SAC-425T
- Day 3
- Normandy
- September 15, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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This session demonstrates how the new claims based access control capabilities in Windows 8 significantly enhances the security audit and analysis capabilities for compliance and business forensic analysis. In this session, we will describe the new expression-based auditing policies that can be deployed...
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