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Dissecting the Visual Studio Load Test Results Database (Part 1–Intro to the Schema)

September 30, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 09/30/15
Pam Lahoud
Premier Developer Consultant Geoff Gray comes to us this week with the first post in a new series from his awesome ‘Testing the Testing Strategy’ blog.  This series will focus on the structure of the Visual Studio Load Test results database and how you can derive insight on the performance of your application from this valuable data ...

Tasks are (still) not threads and async is not parallel

September 29, 2015 Sep 29, 2015 09/29/15
Pam Lahoud
Premier Developer consultant Ben Williams recently had the honor of having one of his blog posts reposted to Wintellect’s Dev Center as a guest post.  Here’s a blurb from that post, be sure to head over to Ben’s blog to check out the full technical deep-dive and download his sample WPF application. I talk to a lot of developers who...

Big Data on Azure: A Real-World Implementation Using Cortana Analytics

September 21, 2015 Sep 21, 2015 09/21/15
Developer Support
Premier Support for Developers was part of the first ever Cortana Analytics Workshop earlier this month.  Be sure and check out our own Brian Raymer discuss how an international customer can ingest millions of events per hour, exploit near-real-time analytics, and tackle true 'Big Data' problems successfully on our Azure data platform. This ...

US Workshops, Webcasts, and Tech Talks – August / September 2015

August 30, 2015 Aug 30, 2015 08/30/15
Developer Support
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...

US Developer Ramp-up Series

August 30, 2015 Aug 30, 2015 08/30/15
Developer Support
The Developer Ramp-Up Series, offered through Premier Support for Developers, is a collection of webcasts created with the goal of teaching developers basic development skills. No prior knowledge is necessary. The current offering includes a collection of webcasts and hands on lab guides/exercises in the areas of PowerShell, Object Oriented ...

Results, Value, and Premier Support for Developers

August 30, 2015 Aug 30, 2015 08/30/15
Developer Support
In this post, Senior Application Developer Manager, Paul King reflects on how an ADM provides value and drives results into the software development lifecycle as an organization grows and matures. If you are reading this BLOG, you are learning about Microsoft Services and more specifically, Premier Support for Developers.  I want to ...

Spotlight on ALM and TFS

August 24, 2015 Aug 24, 2015 08/24/15
Developer Support
Establishing good ALM practices and learning to take full advantage of ALM tools is one of the best investments you can make with your team. Premier Support for Developers works with many of Microsoft’s largest and most strategic customers to optimize the use of Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio ALM tools. Whether you are planning a ...

Spotlight on Critical Situation Support

July 31, 2015 Jul 31, 2015 07/31/15
Developer Support
If you write software or manage infrastructure, unplanned downtime will occur. Even with the very best people and process that money can buy, the unexpected still happens. At Premier, we support Microsoft’s most innovative and talented customers but nobody is immune—not even Microsoft. We all deal with system outages and downtime of ...