Last Week on Channel 9: November 30th - December 6th, 2015

With the run-up to Winter Break, you'd think our content authors would be slowing down? Nope, last week it was the opposite, with everyone pushing hard to finished out the year...

Here are a select 26 shows, flashbacks, episodes and posts from the last week.

Talking about the role of open source at Microsoft with Soto Yamauchi

We were honored to host Soto Yamauchi in Redmond and we had a discussion on the role open source has at Microsoft, in particular in the context of cloud.

SQL Unplugged Episode 12

Join Scott Klein and his guests Shawn Bice and Rohan Kumar, LIVE each month on SQL Unplugged, your avenue for chatting with the individuals who own the relational database at Microsoft. Tune in each month as Shawn and Rohan answer your questions and discuss the insights and inner workings of the SQL Server engineering team. Be sure to follow this show on Twitter (@SQLUnplugged) for updates and information on upcoming shows.

TWC9: Share Your HoloLens Idea, Powering up with PowerApps, VS/TFS 2015.1 and more...

This week on Channel 9, Mark and Vlad discuss the week's top developer news, including;

• [00:39] Share Your HoloLens Idea, Announcing the Microsoft HoloLens ‘Share Your Idea’ campaign ...

Episode 193: Azure Redis Cache Premium Tier with Pranav Rastogi

In this episode Chris Risner and Haishi Bai are joined by Pranav Rastogi, Program Manager on the Azure team who joins us to discuss the new Premium Tier for Azure Redis Cache.  The premium tier offers support for new functionality including persistence, Redis Clusters, Azure Virtual Networks, as well as better performance.

ICTV032: Big Idea: Pitch and Hello Cloud Winners, Upcoming Contests, and Team Prognosis Interview

The 2016 competitions are underway and we already have winners to announce! Check out our Big Idea: Pitch and Hello Cloud winners along with deadlines and advice for future competitions - there are plenty more opportunities to play and win! Pablo also interviews the 2015 Imagine Cup Ability Award winner, Team Prognosis from Greece, who spent 5 days on Microsoft Campus for the Ability Boot Camp.

Cloud Scalability Patterns with Matt Johnson

Matt, from the Patterns and Practices group, spent some time discussing some interesting considerations we should all have when moving our applications to the cloud. He was very thorough! He did a great job in filling in those important architectural gaps that are essential for creating powerful and resilient applications in the cloud. Here is a great breakdown of the things he discussed:...

CodeChat 049 - The MEAN Stack with Daniel Egan

Daniel Egan (@DanielEgan) has been a .NET guy for a long time, but he's taking himself through a migration - a migration to the open source MEAN stack.

Just like when you learn a new spoken language, learning a new programming language or framework doesn't mean you need to let go of the stuff you already know. You get to keep the accumulation of what you learn, so it makes sense to learn some new stuff....

Node.js and npm for the Windows Developer

Learn best practices for Node.js with Visual Studio and Windows, including how and why to use npm packages and modules. Highlights include: ...

60 - Amity Dropability Fernet

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream!  ...

Data Science for Rest of Us

Do you wonder what data scientists do all day? Do you work with one? Are you thinking of becoming one?

This webinar is for you. Tune in for a math-free, jargon-free, pictorial explanation of what data science is all about. ...

Getting Started with Git

In this episode, Robert is joined by Paul Litwin, who shows us how to get started with Git in under an hour. Git is a free, open source and quite popular distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Starting with the command line and ending up in both VS Code and Visual Studio, Paul takes us on a tour of the how you can use Git to manage your source code.

Web Dev workshop w/ Dave Voyles, Microsoft

During this web development session I cover the history of web dev for the first 30 minutes, as well as showcase some examples of what is possible on the web today. ...

Single Point of Failure

When moving your infrastructure, you will typically look at any major risk points and determine the best practices to avoid issues. This briefly describes why you should watch for single point of failures in your environments.

GoingNative 44: ISOC++ @Kona Debriefing

Get another inside scoop on the up and coming in C++ as we debrief STL and Gaby on their most recent Standards meeting in sunny Kona, Hawaii! ...

IT Time - TechNet Radio with Ed Wilson at Jenkins Creek, find out about Ed's new role!

Ed Wilson discusses his new role within Microsoft and his new book PowerShell Step-By-Step 5.0 as well as the PowerShell Saturday #10 event happening in Tampa March 19th, 2016.  Join us on IT Time = TechNet Radio for this month's episode.

Modelling an "ON AIR" Sign with Fusion 360

I have been trying to create and 3D Print a retro looking "ON AIR" sign to use when my kids and I are trying to record videos.  I have been using Fusion 360 to do the modelling, but am pretty new to it, so I asked Jeremy Foster who has been using the tool for a while now to join me in a co-working session to walk through ways of improving the design. ...

Configuration Management | Benefits of Configuration Management

Learn the benefits of Configuration Management with an overview of the architecture, along with resources and requirements for DSC. ...

Infrastructure as Code | Benefits of Infrastructure as Code

Find out the real world business and cultural impact of implementing Infrastructure as Code with an interview with kCura. ,,,

Infrastructure as Code | How do you know you need Infrastructure as Code? Part 2

How do you know you need Infrastructure as Code? See why Azure resource manager is so important for anyone who uses Azure, an enabler of a key DevOps practice using infrastructure and configuration as code....

Continuous Deployment | What is Continuous Deployment? Part 2

What is Continuous Deployment? Start with DevOps (and DevTest), since as this is the core discipline that drives fast feedback, quality, and quick cycle times. ...

Automated Testing | How do you know you need Automated Testing?

Learn why you need Automated Testing with Integrate testing efforts into the DevOps Process with Build vNext and Visual Studio 2015....

Tuesdays with Corey: Service Fabric public preview

Corey Sanders, Director of Program Management on the Microsoft Azure Compute team walks us through what's all the hype around the Service Fabric announcement and public preview a few weeks back. ...

Installing and Using Visual Studio 2015 Extensions

Knowing your tool is essential to being productive but who has time to watch long videos?  Get up to speed quick with short video lessons and get on to coding.  Check out the other videos at the video blog Visual Studio Shorts. ...

(Part 1 of 3) - Andrew Mason - Introduction to Nano Server - Online Recording at Florida IT Professionals MeetUp

In Part 1 of 3, guest Andrew Mason from the Microsoft Product Group in Redmond discusses Nano Server from Windows Server 2016 perspective at the Florida IT Professionals MeetUp. ...

Satya Nadella on Cybersecurity and Microsoft’s new Cyber Defense Operations Center

In this special Taste of Premier episode we welcome Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and GM of Microsoft’s Cloud Platform Julia White to discuss Microsoft’s new approach on cyber and operational security in our mobile-first, cloud-first world. ...

Flip your classroom with Office Mix

Flipped classroom, Office Mix, Anywhere Anytime Learning....

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