The next version of the Entity Framework adds scenarios in the areas of model driven development, domain driven development, simplicity, and integration. See a preview of production and prototype code for the next version of the Entity Framework as well as a candid discussion with members of the development team.

• Tim Mallalieu

In the near future, applications will be developed using a combination of custom application code and online building block services, including data-centric services. In this session we discuss advancements in the Microsoft development platform and online service interfaces to enable seamless interaction with data services both on-premises (e.g., ADO.NET Data Services Framework over on-premises SQL Server) and in the cloud (e.g., SQL Server Data Services). Learn how you can leverage existing know-how related to LINQ (Language Integrated Query), data access APIs, data-binding, and more when building applications using online data.

• Mike Flasko

Cloud-based data services will change the way you develop and deploy applications, and SQL Server technologies are evolving to help you build data-driven solutions that span devices, desktops, servers, and the cloud. Learn how to use ADO.NET Data Services Framework (code name "Astoria"), SQL Server Data Services (SSDS), and the Microsoft Sync Framework. Hear how to build applications that can be deployed using SSDS in the cloud or SQL Server on-premises, and learn how to gain insights using the BI capabilities of Microsoft SQL Server.

• David Campbell
  David Campbell is a Microsoft Technical Fellow working on Cloud Data Platform technologies. Campbell has been with Microsoft for 14 years working on SQL Server and a number of other database and storage related technologies.
• Zach Skyles Owens
  Zach Owens is a Technical Evangelist focused on SQL Server and Business Intelligence. He has a background in competitor technologies developing web-based solutions spanning Oracle data warehouses to LAMP e-government applications, and is a recent Seattle transplant from Maui where he was developing medical logistics and intelligence applications.

SQL Services is a set of hosted database services that supports high-scale distributed applications using SOAP and REST interfaces. Learn how to model data for high availability and scale, and see how to create new applications in the cloud or extend on-premises applications and services. Learn how to create, retrieve, and update all types of data-from blobs to flexible entities to schematized entities.

• Soumitra Sengupta