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Monitoring .NET Applications with SCOM 2007 and the AVIcode .NET MP
The so-called "software complexity crisis" has increased the cost of developing, supporting, managing and maintaining application environments. The distributed nature .NET applications and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementations contribute to this complexity crisis: organizations are faced...
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A Lap around Microsoft Code Name "Oslo"
The Microsoft project code name "Oslo" provides a family of new technologies that enable model-driven development and execution of applications and services. Come see how "Oslo" will help you rapidly build model-driven applications by using a next generation modeling language, tool, and repository. This...
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Visual Studio 2008 IDE Tips
Performance improvements begin by speeding up the simple task you do every minute of every hour of every day you use Visual Studio. Just like a coin jar where you place your spare change, you'll see the time you save add up into the days, weeks, and into the months. This talk offers the best of the...
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Architecture from the trenches: Real world MVC and EF
It is said that after the first moments of battle, all planning is abandoned. So too, with any new or unfamiliar technology used for the first time, architectural plans are often found wanting. Recently, we delivered a significant web application built on ASP.Net MVC, Windows Workflow and the Entity...
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Build xRM line of business applications.
xRM is becoming a new buzzword - it refers to 'anything' Relationship Management. Microsoft's CRM product provides 'out of the box' CRM functionality - but it is more than that - it is an 'application platform'.
Traditionally if we have been asked to develop a line of business application we would...
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This is not a REST Talk
This really isn't a REST talk, but it will cover how to build Web-based distributed systems using WCF for pragmatic software architects and developers. Specifically we'll be covering:
1. Embracing the Web as a framework for distributed systems
2. CRUD services and protocols
3. Building CRUD services...
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Dyanmics CRM and a Line of Business Platform
In this demo heavy session we'll discuss how Dynamics CRM can be used with the broad Microsoft platform to deliver rich line of business experiences. We will look at how rich User eXpereinces can be built with WPF, Silverlight and Office as well as how we can achieve exciting new functionality by integrating...
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Load Balancing and Scaling Your WCF Services
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a platform for distributed system development and SOA. Large-scale production systems are typically deployed in redundant environments with multiple Web servers, application servers, and database servers. System administrators typically configure appliance or...