Cesar de la Torre

Principal Program Manager at the Azure team.

New Application Architecture Guide (v.2.0) from Microsoft Patterns & Practices!!

September 28, 2008 Sep 28, 2008 09/28/08
Cesar De la Torre
Cool!, just a few days ago (Thu Sep 25 2008) Microsoft P&P have published a neat 'Application Architecture Guide' (v.2.0). It is great because "it is new", so it covers most of the new Microsoft dev technologies and application/architecture types we're dealing with, nowadays. :-) Even though P&P have published just "the begining", in ...

Silverlight 2.0 RC now available (Sept. 25th)!!

September 26, 2008 Sep 26, 2008 09/26/08
Cesar De la Torre
Great news!, yesterday we launched Silverlight 2.0 Release Candidate! It is quite probable that the final RTW build will be available shortly! I wanted to mention that because of we are still in BETA phases, it is more than likely that we have to check and update our code, because this new version will probably break our currents ...

Our RIA Apps Architecture with Silverlight 2.0 Event! (Madrid Sept. 24th)

September 24, 2008 Sep 24, 2008 09/24/08
Cesar De la Torre
We're actually today running an event in Madrid about RIA Apps Architecture with Silverlight 2.0. The event content is oriented towards Software Architects. Our main speaker is Josh Holmes (RIA Architect Evangelists, based on U.S.) because he's starting a roadshow around Europe. After his speech, we'll run one hour about Q&A (Chalk & ...

Optimistic Concurrency Updates using Entity Framework in N-Tier and N-Layer Applications (Part 2)

September 4, 2008 Sep 4, 2008 09/4/08
Cesar De la Torre
This is my second post about "Updating data using Entity Framework in N-Tier and N-Layer Applications". If you wanna read the basics, go to my first post here: http://blogs.msdn.com/cesardelatorre/archive/2008/09/04/updating-data-using-entity-framework-in-n-tier-and-n-layer-applications-short-lived-ef-contexts.aspx So!, I finished my first ...

Updating data using Entity Framework in N-Tier and N-Layer Applications (short lived EF contexts) – (Part 1)

September 4, 2008 Sep 4, 2008 09/4/08
Cesar De la Torre
First of all, we are talking about using Entity Framework and how it fits within N-Tier and N-Layer applications, ok?, that’s our initial scenario. An N-Tier application is an application where you have 3 or more physical tiers. I mean with that things like, “Presentation/Client Tier”, “Application/Business Server Tier” and “Data ...

SQL SERVER 2008 Sample Databases

August 22, 2008 Aug 22, 2008 08/22/08
Cesar De la Torre
  This is a useful post because SQL Server 2008 has just been released a few days ago, and we will have tons of labs and samples, most of them based on Microsoft sample databases like the new version of Northwind sample database, so, we’ve got this neat place in CODEPLEX where we can download different sample database versions. http://...

I changed my role within Microsoft to Architect Evangelist

August 21, 2008 Aug 21, 2008 08/21/08
Cesar De la Torre
So!, so a few days ago I changed my role within Microsoft. I'm no longer "Dynamics ISV Evangelist" but now my role is "Architect Evangelist". I really like this change because Software Architecture is my passion and I do have experience in this area because that's what I was doing "in the field" before joining ...

Internet Service Bus (ISB), “Biztalk Services” & Software+Services

July 25, 2008 Jul 25, 2008 07/25/08
Cesar De la Torre
The concept of ISB is quite similar to the ESB but putting it in the cloud, Internet, so is it a way to connect/consume different "enterprise apps" thru Internet and therefore thru firewalls. But starting from the begining..., with platform technologies including Windows Server, the .NET Framework, BizTalk Server, and other ...