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

January 21, 2016 Jan 21, 2016 01/21/16

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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...

If I Remove or Don’t Use Internet Explorer 8, 9, or 10, Can I Avoid Upgrading to Internet Explorer 11?

January 12, 2016 Jan 12, 2016 01/12/16

Pam Lahoud

This week, Premier Developer Consultant Pat Altimore brings us this very timely post on upgrading Internet Explorer. On January 12, 2016, only the most current version of Internet Explorer available for Windows will be supported. For older OS such as Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, you will need to upgrade to IE11. Even if you don...

Introducing CREST and Graph API

January 7, 2016 Jan 7, 2016 01/7/16

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Deepak Malik, Senior ADM, shares an overview of Commerce Rest and Azure AD Graph APIs for Cloud Solution Provider Partners. Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners can improve their experience through API Integration with the Office 365 services provided by Microsoft to monitor, service and manage customers. These API's are categorized ...

When TPL Task continuations are inlined

December 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2015 12/31/15

Andrew Arnott

Task and Task in .NET 4.0 are absolutely awesome types and they provide the basis for async support that came in .NET 4.5. One somewhat unexpected behavior they have that can occasionally cause bugs in your code is that when a Task completes, it can execute continuations inline. In this post, I explain this and what you can do to avoid it when...

Can lessons learned in manufacturing apply to IT?

December 23, 2015 Dec 23, 2015 12/23/15

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Our technology landscape has never been more diverse. Developers are taking on an increasingly broad range of tools and skill sets under the flag of innovation and agility. Senior ADM, Rob Reilly reflects on experiences in the manufacturing industry to ask important questions about efficiency, creativity, and maturity. https://www....

US Workshops, Webcasts, and Tech Talks – December 2015

December 18, 2015 Dec 18, 2015 12/18/15

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Internet Explorer 11 Migration Quick Start

December 4, 2015 Dec 4, 2015 12/4/15

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(image) On Jan 12, 2016, IE11 will be the only supported version of IE on most Windows versions. In this post, Premier Developer Consultant Pat Altimore covers the essentials to jumpstart your migration. There are three main areas to plan for when you migrate: deployment, configuration, and compatibility. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/patricka/...

BUILD 2016 dates announced

December 4, 2015 Dec 4, 2015 12/4/15

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(image) Build 2016 will be back in San Francisco, March 30-April 1 at the Moscone Center. Build is for developers looking for the latest vision and direction from Microsoft. Be sure and mark your calendars...

Are You Embracing Open Source?

November 25, 2015 Nov 25, 2015 11/25/15

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Rich Maines, Senior ADM, and Jeremy Rule, Services Practice Leader, share an important message about how Open Source is shaping our industry. Microsoft is.(image) At the last BUILD conference, Satya Nadella famously stood in front of “Microsoft ♥ Linux” and spoke to the work Microsoft had done to with Linux in the Azure public ...

Using OAuth2 with SOAP

November 20, 2015 Nov 20, 2015 11/20/15

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Premier Development Consultant Marius Rochon explores the combination of Universal App Platform (UAP) with SOAP using OAuth2 protocol for authentication. One possible application of this approach might be migrating from WCF to REST and/or needing to mix REST and SOAP services. Although the sample uses a UWP client, the same code would apply to...