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Part 3: Supportability and the Internet of Things

April 28, 2015 Apr 28, 2015 04/28/15

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Mark Taylor, Premier Services Senior Consultant and David S. Lipien, Director in Microsoft’s Premier Services present a 3 part installment on the internet of things (IoT).  For this third and final part, we also strongly collaborated with Carroll Moon a Microsoft Senior Service Management Architect for Cloud. Part 1 of the IoT ...

BUILD 2015: If you can’t be there, join in! Watch Live and On-Demand

April 27, 2015 Apr 27, 2015 04/27/15

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(image) Get Ready!  It’s going to be a BIG week for developers @ BUILD! Build Event Page on Channel 9 · Watch Live — Starting April 29th Click to add a reminder to your calendar · Session Listing - Browse the sessions and build your own schedule (specific sessions & schedule to be added prior to ...

Free ebook: Managing Agile Open-Source Software Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Online

April 22, 2015 Apr 22, 2015 04/22/15

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Agile, Open-Source, and Visual Studio Online are all topics that quickly peak the interest of modern developers.  This month, Microsoft Press announced a new ebook, freely available for download, from some of the leading minds in this space.  The ALM Rangers are a special group for several reasons. Not only are they innovative and focused on...

Partnering with Premier against Cybersecurity Threats

April 13, 2015 Apr 13, 2015 04/13/15

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(image) Cybercrime is no longer a distant warning.  It is an active industry with talented players, lucrative ambitions, and devastating consequences.  A recent study estimated the cost the US economy about $140 billion annually.  The numbers grow year over year and that’s just financials you can measure.  It&...

Workshops, Webcasts, and Tech Talks – April 2015

April 10, 2015 Apr 10, 2015 04/10/15

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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...

Why performance is critical in the Health Insurance Industry

April 7, 2015 Apr 7, 2015 04/7/15

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Sujith Nair, Senior Application Development Manager, shares his experiences working with a healthcare customer and the performance challenges common during open enrollment season. He also discusses how customers could use Azure, or the Microsoft Cloud, to manage such bursting compute scenarios. What are enrollment cut-off dates in ...

DevOps – Bridging the gap between development and deployment

March 25, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 03/25/15

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Senior Application Development Manager, Dave Harrison, gives us his perspective on how DevOps can round out your application lifecycle management (ALM) process by bringing together developers and operations teams to simplify and streamline deployment and production support. A few years ago I remember leaning back in my office chair and ...

How to choose the Mobile Strategy that best suits your company

March 24, 2015 Mar 24, 2015 03/24/15

Pam Lahoud

A lot of companies that are trying to adapt to the proliferation of mobile devices targeting different platforms have the following question on their mind today: What is the Mobile Strategy that best suits my company?  This post by Premier Developer Consultant Wael Kdouh outlines some of the things to consider when choosing the strategy that ...

Windows 10 developer tooling is now available to Windows Insiders!

March 23, 2015 Mar 23, 2015 03/23/15

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Windows 10 SDK, tools, and samples were released to the Windows Insiders Program website today!  Be sure and start with Visual Studio 2015 CTP6 and the instructions on the dev center: http://dev.windows.com/en-US/windows-10-developer-preview-tools.  Installation order is important in these pre-release kits. (image) For additional ...

Workshops, Webcasts, and Tech Talks – March 2015

March 18, 2015 Mar 18, 2015 03/18/15

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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...