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Windows Azure Pricing Announced
Today, during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2009, Microsoft announced the business and...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 07/14/2009
ARCast.TV - Implementing a Hybrid Architecture Based on SOA and ROA in the Enterprise
ARCast.TV - Implementing a Hybrid Architecture Based on SOA and ROA in the Enterprise In this...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 07/06/2009
ARCast.TV - Windows Azure, A conversation with David Chappell
ARCast.TV – Windows Azure, A conversation with David Chappell What's the latest on Windows Azure and...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/29/2009
ScrumMaster Certification Course in Waltham, MA
Come join us at the Waltham Microsoft office for a two day Scrum certification course and half day...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/25/2009
Northeast Roadshow Summer ‘09
Well, another Northeast Roadshow has come to a close and I must say it was the best one yet. I...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/25/2009
ARCast.TV - Dynamic IT, Trends in IT Operations
ARCast.TV – Dynamic IT, Trends in IT Operations Microsoft System Center products and solutions help...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/22/2009
ARCast.TV - Roger Session on Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises
It is common to hear of massive IT failures; projects that are over budget, late, poorly aligned to...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/15/2009
Comics Against Cancer – June 23rd, 8pm at the Somerville Theatre
I would like to let everyone know about a fun event for a great cause; Comics Against Cancer, at 8pm...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/15/2009
Windows Azure How Do I Videos Released
Solution Topic: How Do I… Description Leverage Concurrency in Windows Azure Table Storage? Windows...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/15/2009
ARCast.TV - Craig Morris on Mobile Application Architectures
In this interview Craig Morris, senior solution architect and mobile application specialist at...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/08/2009
Toolshed Episode 2: It’s All About the Tools
In this video, you will find tools to help solve these common developer challenges… Maintaining the...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/03/2009
Visual Studio 2010 Beta Available for Download
Visual Studio 2010 Beta is now available for download. It’s the next gen of next-gen applications....
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/01/2009
ARCast.TV - Greg Galipeau on Customizing SharePoint Solutions
In this interview, Greg Galipeau, Project Manager and senior consultant of RDA, discusses with...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 06/01/2009
ARCast.TV - Martin Shoemaker discusses UML in VSTS2010
Martin Shoemaker discusses UML with Brian Prince, and how it is used in Visual Studio Team System...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/26/2009
Architect Factory Coming to Microsoft NERD in Cambridge June 2nd
IASA New England, {Code Right} and Microsoft are sponsoring this half day multi-track event for...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/22/2009
ARCast.TV - David Makogon on Architecting Interface to Improve Testability
ARCast.TV - David Makogon on Architecting Interface to Improve Testability In this interview,...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/20/2009
Northeast Roadshow Summer 2009
The Summer 2009 Northeast MSDN Roadshow: “Technology Blockbuster Tour” In a world where technology...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/15/2009
ARCast.TV - Kevin Hazzard on Dynamic Languages
ARCast.TV - Kevin Hazzard on Dynamic Languages In this interview Kevin Hazzard, C# MVP based in...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 05/11/2009
ARCast.TV - Brian Noyes on Selecting the Correct Client Technology
ARCast.TV - Brian Noyes on Selecting the Correct Client Technology The one thing architects don’t...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/28/2009
Application Lifecycle Management Event
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) synchronizes business goals and IT investment priorities,...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/23/2009
ARCast.TV - Enabling Web Slices on Your Web Site
Enabling Web Slices On Your Web Site Web Slices are a new IE8 feature that allows users to subscribe...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/20/2009
ARCast.TV - Enabling Accelerators on Your Web Site
Enabling Accelerators On Your Web Site Accelerators are a new IE8 feature that enables users...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/15/2009
IASA NE Chapter Meeting April 2009 - Inside SaaS
Our next IASA NE meeting will be held on April 23rd at the Intuit Offices in Waltham. The...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/09/2009
ARCast.TV - Jeffrey Palermo on ASP.NET MVC
Jeffrey Palermo on ASP.NET MVC This interview focuses on architectural concerns when using the MVC...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 04/08/2009
ARCast.TV - Improving User Experience in Digital Signage Solutions with Silverlight
Improving User Experience in Digital Signage Solutions In this interview, Tim Meinhardt, Colin...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/30/2009
Windows Azure Updates
At MIX09, several new announcements were made for Windows Azure. First, Full Trust...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/29/2009
It's All About the Tools - The Russ Fustino Show on Channel9
It's all about the tools - The Russ Fustino Show Russ Fustino has launched a new show on Channel 9...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/26/2009
ARCast.TV - Krzysztof Cwalina on Creating Reusable Frameworks
Krzysztof Cwalina on Creating Reusable Frameworks When designing and developing frameworks, it can...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/24/2009
What’s New With Hyper-V 2008 R2 - March 2009 Virtualization Group Boston Meeting/Event
Virtualization Group - Boston will hold our first of many monthly virtualization training and...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/24/2009
Windows Azure for Architects - Northeast Roadshow Recap
It was a pleasure to get back out on the road with Chris and Jim and see all the folks who...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/23/2009
ARCast.TV - The Green Datacenter Panel Discussion
The Green Datacenter Panel Discussion With the increase in regulations and high energy prices, green...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/16/2009
Hartford Roadshow Attendees Take Notice
Chris, Jim and I will be on the road again soon, this time in Hartford on Wednesday, March 18th at a...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/14/2009
Business Action World Tour Demonstrates How to Get To Market Faster
Microsoft Dynamics CRM has matured from being just another CRM line of business application to a...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/13/2009
SharePoint Saturday - March 14th
Join SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft Office...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/10/2009
ARCast.TV - Luke Chung on Access Db and Migration Challenges
In this interview, Luke Chung, founder and president of FMS, shares his view on Microsoft Access...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 03/02/2009
Free Web Hosting + Free Web Tools = Free-kin' Awesome!!!
Microsoft and our top web hosting partners are offering... Free hosting for 60 days Free Microsoft...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/26/2009
Announcing 2nd Microsoft Dynamics CRM Incubation Week
Microsoft is pleased to announce the 2nd CRM Incubation Week (Boston, week of 20th April). The...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/26/2009
ARCast.TV - Bob Pearson of Dell on The Business of Social Networking
When you think of the phrase “Social Computing,” you probably think of teenagers sharing...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/17/2009
Northeast Roadshow March '09
Jim O' Neil, Chris Bowen and I will be hitting the road in March for the latest Northeast Roadshow...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/16/2009
New Blog on Monitoring Distributed Systems
My good friend Dhananjay Mahajan has started a new blog where he discuss aspects of...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/16/2009
ARCast.TV - Ron Jacobs on WCF and RESTful Services
Ron Jacobs discusses REST and SOAP with Bob Familiar: the differences, the similarities, and how...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 02/09/2009
ARCast.TV – David Platt on Why Software Still Sucks
Bob Familiar interviews David Platt, CEO of Rolling Thunder, on why today’s software sucks....
Author: bob.familiar Date: 01/26/2009
MSDN Developer Conference and IASA This Week
This is a very exciting week for the developer and architect community here in Boston! ...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 01/18/2009
IASA New England - January Meeting Features Roger Sessions
This months IASA New England Chapter meeting will feature Roger Sessions. Join us in the...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 01/07/2009
ARCast.TV - The Role of the Architect
There are many disciplines that a software architect must master in order to do the job:...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 01/04/2009
Windows 7 Beta for MDC Attendees
Breaking news!!! Attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference and you will receive a Windows 7 Beta...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 12/02/2008
ARCast.TV - Steve Michelotti of e.imagination on High Performance Web Solutions
Dr. Zhiming Xue interviews Steve Michelotti, senior solution architect at e.magination. Steve...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 12/02/2008
MSDN Developer Conference Social Bookmark Application
Check out this cool Social Bookmark Ticker Silverlight application that was created for the MSDN...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 11/21/2008
Missed the PDC? Catch the content live at the MSDN Developer Conference
We’re bringing the PDC to you! For just $99 you’ll get the best of the PDC in your own...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 11/17/2008
ARCast.TV - Pat Helland on the Drive to Many-Core Processors
Pat Helland is an Architect's Architect. Check out what he has to say in this interview on parallel...
Author: bob.familiar Date: 11/10/2008