Upcoming O.C. Azure User Group Nov 2009 Meeting on Rich Internet Applications

The next Orange County Azure User Group Meeting is Thursday 11/19/2009 6:00-08:00 PM.

The topic for the November meeting is Rich Internet Applications. RIAs are the new wave in application development: they provide a rich user experience, are often hosted in the cloud, are highly scalable, and leverage new thinking and new technology in their design. At the meeting, we'll see RIA demos and create our own RIA using Microsoft's Azure, Silverlight, and .NET RIA Services technologies. We’ll also have an update of Azure announcements made at PDC 2009.

Pizza, beverages, and give-aways will be provided. RSVP at http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=142708

As usual, we're meeting at QuickStart Intelligence in Irvine:

QuickStart Intelligence
16815 Von Karman Ave., Ste 100
Irvine, CA 92606

O.C. Azure User Group September 2009 Meeting on SQL Azure

The next Orange County Azure User Group meeting will be held Thursday 9/24/09 6-8pm at Quickstart Intelligence.

At the September Azure User Group meeting we'll be getting our first look at SQL Azure, Microsoft's cloud-based equivalent to SQL Server. We'll compare and contrast the features, management, performance, and operation cost of SQL Azure in the cloud vs. SQL Server in the enterprise. We'll share some early real-world experience with migrating from SQL Server to SQL Azure.

As usual, we'll also have pizza, beverages, and give-aways.

RSVP at http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=140026

O.C. Azure User Group August 2009 Meeting on Migration to the Cloud

The next Orange County Azure User Group meeting will be held Thursday 8/27/09 6-8pm at Quickstart Intelligence.

At the August meeting we'll be looking at how to migrate Enterprise applications over to the Azure cloud computing platform. We'll discuss and show what's involved in moving web sites, web services, databases, and security to the cloud. We'll also discuss the business aspects of migration to the cloud including ROI.

As usual, we'll also have pizza, beverages, and give-aways.

RSVP at https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=140025

Azure User Group Meeting in San Diego 7/09/09 on MEBAs and SaaS

The next Azure User Group meeting in San Diego is this Thursday, July 9.

The topic for this month's Azure User Group meeting is Multi-Enterprise Business Applications (MEBAs), a new class of applications the cloud is ideally suited for. We'll also look at SaaS considerations and weigh single-tenant vs. multi-tenant approaches. Hope to see you there!

As usual, we're meeting at AMN Healthcare at 6pm and we'll have pizza and beverages.

RSVP link: https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=139350

AMN Healthcare
12400 High Bluff Dr, #100
San Diego, CA 92130

Next Orange County Azure User Group Meeting Thursday 6/25 on Silverlight and Azure

The Orange County Azure User Group next meets on Thursday, June 25 at 6pm. The topic for this month's meeting is Silverlight and Azure. David Pallmann and Richard Fencel will both be presenting.

In David's presentation, you'll learn how to create rich Silverlight applications that are Azure-hosted and take advantage of cloud services. We'll build an Azure-hosted Silverlight application from the ground up that utilizes web services and cloud storage.

In Richard's presentation, you'll learn about Silverlight dependency properties. Dependency properties are one of the most important and least understood aspects of Silverlight. This lectures describes the advantages of dependency properties and then explains how they work by building a custom dependency property system from scratch. The result is that the student will obtain an intuitive "clay between the fingers" understanding of how dependency properties operate and what they are good for rather than an abstract concept of an underground plumbing system that magically connects Silverlight objects.

As usual, we'll be meeting at QuickStart Intelligence in Irvine.

Register here: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=139014

Please be sure to RSVP if you're coming so we can get the head count right for pizza and beverages.

Please note the start time is 6pm, not 5pm as was erroneously listed in some of the event postings. The meeting will go from 6pm to approximately 8:30 pm.

San Diego Azure User Group Meeting 6/11

The San Diego Azure User Group is this Thursday, June 11th 6-8pm. I'll be speaking.

The topic for this month's Azure User Group meeting the topic is Silverlight and Azure. You'll learn how to create rich Silverlight applications that are Azure-hosted and take advantage of cloud services. We'll build an Azure-hosted Silverlight application from the ground up that utilizes web services and cloud storage.

https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=139013

May 2009 O.C. Azure User Group Meeting Tonight

The May 2009 Azure User Group meeting in Orange County is Thursday May 28th and will be about Azure Design Patterns.

The topic for the next Azure User Group meeting is Design Patterns for cloud computing on the Azure platform. As we've seen in prior months, Azure provides oodles of functionality that spans application hosting and storage to enterprise-grade security and access control. Design patterns help you think about these capabilities in the right way and how they can be combined into composite applications. We'll cover design patterns for hosting, data, communication, synchronization, and security as well as composite application patterns that combine them. We'll be doing hands-on code demos of a number of composite applications, including a grid computing application.

If attending, please be sure to RSVP at the link below so we can properly plan ordering of pizza and beverages. We hope to see you there!

Meeting details:

Time: Thursday, May 28, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: QuickStart Intelligence
Street: 16815 Von Karman Ave, Suite 100
City/Town: Irvine, CA
RSVP Link: http://www.clicktoattend.com?id=138087

http://www.AzureUserGroup.com

Upcoming Orange County Azure User Group April Meeting: "What's New in Azure"

The next meeting of the Orange Couny Azure User Group is Thursday, April 23rd at QuickStart Intelligence.

Our topic this month is, "What's New in Azure." Since announcing the Azure platform last October, Microsoft has issued several software updates with new features. There have also been some important announcements and events recently. We'll review what's new with SQL Data Services, Windows Azure, and Live Services. We'll demo new Windows Azure features including full trust, native code support, and FastCGI support. We'll also demo a Live Mesh web application that can be synchronized across devices.

Time: April 23, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm

Location: QuickStart Intelligence

Street: 16815 Von Karman Ave, Suite 100

City/Town: Irvine, CA

RSVP link: https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=137449

If attending, please RSVP so we have the right head count for pizza and beverages. Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Azure User Group Meeting in OC March 26 on .NET Services

The March 2009 meeting of the Azure User Group will be Thursday, March 26 and will be on .NET Services. We have a new meeting place going forward thanks to QuickStart Intelligence and we are now on a regular rhythm of meeting the 4th Thursday of every month.

Is Cloud Computing really viable for Enterprises? This month we'll be taking an in-depth look at .NET Services, which make the cloud enterprise-accessible. We'll learn about and see demos of each of the 3 .NET Services: The Access Control Service, the Service Bus, and the Workflow Service. Together these services make it possible for enterprises to take advantage of cloud computing with industrial-strength security, communication, and workflow capabilities.

Date: Thursday 03/26/09
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: QuickStart Intelligence, 16815 Von Karman Ave., Ste 100, Irvine, CA 92606
RSVP Link: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=136959
User Group Web Site: http://AzureUserGroup.com

Please be sure to RSVP if you are coming so we can order appropriate amounts of pizza and beverages.