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Using Client Certificate Authentication for Web API Hosted in Azure

May 2, 2016 May 2, 2016 05/2/16
Monu Bambroo
In a recent post from his blog, Premier Developer Consultant Razi Rais  gives us a step-by-step overview of how to add client certificate Authentication for Web Api Hosted in Azure. During recent customer engagement there was a discussion around client certificate [a.k.a tls mutual] authentication and how to use it with asp.net web api ...

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

April 28, 2016 Apr 28, 2016 04/28/16
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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 ...

Maximize code on the Mobile Platform of your choice

April 22, 2016 Apr 22, 2016 04/22/16
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In this blog post, Application Development Managers, Derrick Sharpe and Justin Wendlandt, highlight the many options to maximize development productivity across a range of mobile platforms, including Windows 10, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, and more. (image) Contrary to popular belief, the Windows Phone application development landscape is ...

Web Test Plug-in for Authentication

April 19, 2016 Apr 19, 2016 04/19/16
Pam Lahoud
In a recent post from his blog, Premier Developer Consultant Monu Bambroo gives us a step-by-step overview of how to add Authentication into your Web Performance and Load Test with Visual Studio. Web and Load testing are an essential part of application life cycle management. Within Visual Studio, we provide a great template to do web ...

Passive is good!

April 8, 2016 Apr 8, 2016 04/8/16
Pam Lahoud
Here’s a quick read from Premier Developer consultant Marius Rochon’s blog.  In it, Marius gives some great reasons to leverage passive authentication protocols in your applications rather than writing your own code to handle credentials. Some time back I wrote about avoiding handling of credentials (creation/maintenance/...

How Microsoft does DevOps

April 4, 2016 Apr 4, 2016 04/4/16
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In this blog post, Application Development Manager, Justin Wendlandt, shares a bit about DevOps strategy, why it’s important, and common areas Premier Developer can help your teams.   One of the core focuses at every enterprise or technology organization is how to deliver more business value to their sponsors. It may be ...

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, ...

Workflow Manager 1.0 Refresh Disaster Recovery (further) Explained

March 15, 2016 Mar 15, 2016 03/15/16
Pam Lahoud
Premier Developer Consultant Brian Gregor recently took some time on his blog to document his experiences implementing disaster recovery for Workflow Manager.  The following is an excerpt from his post, get the full story over at Brian’s blog Nose to the GrindStone: With the release of SharePoint 2013, Microsoft released a new ...

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, ...