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CMMi SM – Modelo de madurez de Arquitecturas orientadas a servicios usando Microsoft Azure

March 31, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 03/31/17
Pam Lahoud
We here at the Premier Developer blog are very happy to announce that our colleagues in Premier Developer Latin America have launched a Spanish language blog!  Premier Developer consultant Erick Ramirez Martinez has posted the first article on using Microsoft Azure to implement a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) maturity model.  ...

Working in Microsoft Services – Development and Modern Apps

March 27, 2017 Mar 27, 2017 03/27/17
Developer Support
When you hear the name Microsoft the first thing that comes to mind is probably software, however, in Microsoft Services, it’s as much about people as anything else.  We have a worldwide services organization engaged with customers and partners to help them get the most out of our technology.  Premier Support for Developers is just one ...

Agile – Not just for Developers

March 25, 2017 Mar 25, 2017 03/25/17
Developer Support
Senior Application Development Manager, Robert Shanks, highlights some of the challenges with Agile transformation beyond development teams and spotlights how our team can help. (image) As an Application Development Manager (ADM), I’ve have the opportunity to work with teams at varying stages of their Agile transformation. For the sake of...

The Fourth User Interface: How Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality will change your world

March 25, 2017 Mar 25, 2017 03/25/17
Developer Support
It’s no secret that our team is pretty excited about the possibilities of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality in the hands of innovative developers.  Our Practice Leader, Jeremy Rule, recently featured this post on the Premier Developer blog.  The conversation continues this month on the Taste of Premier Podcast discussing the next ...

Getting Started with Azure Data Lake

March 24, 2017 Mar 24, 2017 03/24/17
Developer Support
Application Development Manager, Jason Venema, takes a plunge into Azure Data Lake, Microsoft’s hyperscale repository for big data analytic workloads in the cloud.  Data Lake makes it easy to store data of any size, shape, and speed, and do all types of processing and analytics across platforms and languages. I’m not a data guy. ...

Entity Framework Query Caching

March 23, 2017 Mar 23, 2017 03/23/17
Developer Support
Senior Application Development Manager, Deepak Malik, explains the Query caching behavior, performance implications, and extensibility provided in the latest release of Entity Framework Caching entities or query results has been a recommended practice for application development to improve an application's performance especially in data ...

Why Enterprises are Moving to Xamarin for Mobile App Development

March 21, 2017 Mar 21, 2017 03/21/17
Developer Support
Senior Application Development Manager, Mike Finley, spotlights why more and more enterprises are choosing Xamarin to answer the demands of mobile development. With most mobile users on Android, Apple and Windows phones, companies are facing challenges of supporting their applications on multiple platforms. Microsoft acquired its ...

Visual Studio 2017 Launch Recap

March 15, 2017 Mar 15, 2017 03/15/17
Developer Support
If you missed the Visual Studio 2017 Launch Event last week, Senior Application Development Manager, Russ Clark, shared an event recap you may find helpful. Last week, Microsoft announced the general availability of Visual Studio 2017! Here is a quick roundup of information that was announced: (image) Launch Event Blogs...

Building a simple photo album using Azure Blob Storage with .NET Core

March 14, 2017 Mar 14, 2017 03/14/17
Developer Support
In this post, Senior Application Development Manager, Chris Tjoumas builds a simple but powerful photo album using .NET Core, Azure Storage, and WebJobs. Introduction If you’ve ever wanted to create a simple photo application to display an album of photos for each page, Azure Storage is a great technology to use. It is actually the ...

Transforming Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Culture

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Developer Support
When we started the Premier Developer blog, we wanted it to be a reflection of our team and business.  Unlike many Microsoft blogs that focus on one technology or product, you may notice we cover a lot of ground here.  Sometimes post topics are technical in nature, sometimes they are purely business or process focused.  Perhaps the most ...