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Watch the BUILD 2016 Live Stream

March 29, 2016 Mar 29, 2016 03/29/16
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(image) Microsoft continues to focus on enabling developers to do amazing work as businesses and industries transform in support of the shift to a cloud-first, mobile-first world. At Build 2016 we will present the latest tools and technologies and how they can help today's developers be their most creative and productive. As always, ...

Strategic Partnerships in an Agile World

March 11, 2016 Mar 11, 2016 03/11/16
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Bryan Towne, Sr. Application Development Manager, discusses the advantages of strategic partnership in this fast moving technical landscape.  You should expect more.  Here’s why. (image) What is a strategic partner? In the course of my professional career I have had interactions with customers of all types.  Some were small, ...

Developer’s Guide to Automated Install of ADFS On Windows Server 2016 (TP4)

March 8, 2016 Mar 8, 2016 03/8/16
Pam Lahoud
In a recent article on his blog, Premier Developer Consultant Razi Rais outlines the steps required to set up a developer environment instance of Active Directory Federation Services on the current Technical Preview (TP4) of Windows Server 2016.  Here’s a snippet of Razi’s article, be sure to follow the link to his blog for ...

Microsoft Embracing Open Source

March 4, 2016 Mar 4, 2016 03/4/16
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(image) Senior ADM, Brian Keyes spotlights the momentum of Microsoft embracing Open Source software and recommends you to take a moment to peruse the official Microsoft GitHub collection of  repositories.  As of today there are 21 pages of repositories.  Roughly 400 projects.  Included are the source code for the Edge JavaScript engine...

Changing user password in Azure AD using GraphAPI

March 3, 2016 Mar 3, 2016 03/3/16
Pam Lahoud
Recently, Premier Developer Consultant Marius Rochon posted this article on his blog regarding changing passwords in Azure AD that may be helpful to those of you facing this specific scenario in your applications: If this is something you are facing, read the rest of Marius’ article here for the solution, including a code sample: ...

US Workshops, Webcasts, and Tech Talks – February 2016 Update

February 26, 2016 Feb 26, 2016 02/26/16
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Premier Support for Developers provides access to a wide range of advisory and training options that include most popular developer technologies.  Options range from onsite, instructor-led workshops to remote training, and even access to a distinguished team of Developer Consultants for specialized advisory needs.  Content frequently...

Leveraging Native UI in Apache Cordova Apps Using Project Ace

February 18, 2016 Feb 18, 2016 02/18/16
Pam Lahoud
This article comes to us from Premier Developer consultant Wael Kdouh. When it comes to Cross Platform Mobile Development there are two options that stand out today. The first option is Xamarin which allows users to use C# and XAML to develop once and deploy everywhere natively. The second option is Apache Cordova which allows users to use ...

Qualcomm Developer of the Month: PSfD Consultant Joe Healy

February 17, 2016 Feb 17, 2016 02/17/16
Pam Lahoud
This past January, Premier Developer consultant Joe Healy traveled to Las Vegas along with his team from Tampa, Florida to participate in the 2016 AT&T Developer Summit Hackathon.  After 40 brutal hours of work (with no sleep, on his “vacation” time), Joe and his team won the $25,000 grand prize with their home healthcare solution...