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Roy Cornelissen, Cloud Solution Architect, Xebia
In this session we'll look at how you can use features like computer vision, speech recognition and other AI features of cognitive services in your Xamarin Mobile apps. more
Heather Downing, Coder. Entrepreneur. Passionate for the impossible
Learn how to use historical data, and have your AI bots make response decisions based on that data - regardless of the application it came from. more
This is a high level architectural and voice design discussion to avoid pitfalls and enhance user delight with your chatbot or voice skill more
This overview course will present ways to integrate your existing software or database into an Alexa Skill, allowing for voice-activated, meaningful interaction with a user. more
Eric Potter , Software Architect, Aptera Software
In this session, you will learn what services are available and how you can use them. more
Jordan Edwards, Senior Program Manager, Azure AI Platform Team, Microsoft
In this talk, we'll highlight best practices for making AI and machine learning a part of every software project. more
David Smith, Cloud Developer Advocate, Microsoft
This workshop is designed to level-up your current software experiences by showing how a developer can infuse AI into current and future projects. more
Andrew Brust, Founder and CEO, Blue Badge Insights
This session will cover the combination of the concepts, service mechanics, and code (in Python and Scala) necessary for you to do analytics, create dashboards, and train machine learning models on Azure Databricks. more
In this session, we will cover the new Power BI dataflows technology, a cloud-based implementation of Power Query, with powerful new features. more
Jen Stirrup, Principal, Data Relish Ltd
learn the best scenario for various visualization types, with examples ranging from basic line charts and bar/column charts to many more sophisticated viz styles. more
This session will cover the just-announced AI capabilities in Power BI. Full details coming soon more
Brian A. Randell, Staff Developer Advocate, GitHub
In this session, you'll learn where the SQL Server database fits in to DevOps, and how you can use tools to extend your infrastructure to make the database a first-class citizen, just like your source code. more
Benjamin Day, Author, Trainer, Developer
In this session, we'll go beyond the simple Code First EF cases and get into more complex class designs and relationships. more
In this session, we'll go through how to design and build your ASP.NET MVC and Entity Framework applications so that you've got a clean, maintainable, and unit-testable design. more
Learn what you can do with Cosmos DB. You'll learn how you can benefit from the new storage models that Cosmos DB provides. more
In this all-day, hands-on workshop, you will build an intelligent bot using the Microsoft Bot Framework and Azure Services. more
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Nick Landry, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft
This session is a deep dive into this 3D app that lets users interact with a 3D floating avatar using speech recognition, getting answers spoken back by the "bot" using Text-to-Speech. more
Rabeb Othmani, Developer Advocate, Nexmo
In this talk, we will go through how to manage the conversation flow with Microsoft Bot Framework and dialogs. more
Josh Luedeman, Principal Engineering Manager, Microsoft
Jorge Segarra, Sr. Consultant, Premier Support for Developers, Microsoft
Bradley Ball, Sr. Azure Engineer for the Azure FastTrack CXP PG , Microsoft
Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.
This session presents an overview of Azure Cosmos DB, a globally distributed, massively scalable, low-latency (single-digit millisecond), fully managed NoSQL database service that's designed specifically for modern Web and mobile applications. more
In this intensive demo-packed session, you'll learn how to write applications for Cosmos DB and see how to work with the various Cosmos DB APIs. more
Come to this session for a combination of a quick intro to Power BI (including its technology underpinnings, the costs around it and, of course, how to use it) and a check-in on several newer features, including Bookmarks, Add Column from Examples, Q&A and the latest custom visuals. We'll even cover features released after this abstract is published. more
Ginger Grant, Principal Data Geek, Desert Isle Group
In this session you'll learn design principals to improve your Power BI visualization reports and demo how to implement this knowledge by demonstrating how to improve an existing report. more
This session will provide attendees the information they need to know to better understand what processes are running in SQL Server and, more important, the configuration and monitoring tools needed to ensure that both code running in R and Python and standard SQL Server processes such as TSQL can optimally run in the same environment. more
Stacia Varga Microsoft Data Platform MVP , Consultant, Educator, and Author
In this session, we review the role of the traditional data warehouse, explore the newer technologies available in the Microsoft data platform, and discuss whether they replace or reinforce your data warehouse architecture. more
In this session, we start with a brief introduction to R and explain why it's increasingly popular, the typical development workflow, which tools you can use, common use cases and where it fits into the latest Microsoft stack at a high level. more
How can you build a BI strategy that preserves the best of your existing investments and lays the groundwork for a future state of your data platform? Learn how! more
Sami Laiho, Chief Research Officer, Adminize
Sami Laiho will teach you how to use the most important tools of the toolkit and also teach you about the hidden gems that people have rarely even heard of. more
Ami Casto, 2Pint Software
This is a technical session that will give you what you need to successfully evaluate Windows AutoPilot in your organization. more
Johan Arwidmark, Chief Technology Officer, TrueSec
Join Johan Arwidmark and Ami Casto in a technical session covering options for getting current and staying current with Windows 10 using various Microsoft technologies. more
Join Johan Arwidmark and Ami Casto on a session covering what you need to know about ConfigMgr Current Branch in your IT Organization. more
Petri Paavola, Yodamiitti Oy
One of PowerShell's great strengths is that you can accomplish a lot with very little code. However, this also means that if you aren't careful you can quickly execute a lot of bad or unintentional code. One solution is to script securely. This session will examine a number of techniques and concepts for creating and running secure PowerShell code and scripts. more
Panu Saukko, Consultant / Trainer, ProTrainIT
In this session we’ll cover what you really need to do to enable co-management within your environment. more
This session covers ways to gather domain wide troubleshooting information automatically, using for example SCCM or Microsoft cloud services. more
This topic covers the most critical/common mistakes that you can make while implementing and administering System Center Configuration Manager environments. more
Laurent Bugnion, Cloud Developer Advocate, Microsoft
Together we'll discover the Azure Portal, as well as quite a few tools that make your life as a cloud developer easier. more
In this lightning talk, Laurent Bugnion, cloud developer advocate for Microsoft, will give you an introduction to Azure Functions and get you started with this exciting aspect of modern computing. more
In this session, Microsoft's Cloud Developer Advocate Laurent Bugnion will guide you through this journey and show you how Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, application services (Web apps and Web APIs), Visual Studio App Center, and other features and tools can be used in your cross-platform applications. more
In this session you'll learn how to design and create Windows MR apps and games in Unity with a cloud back-end including Web APIs, cloud storage, state management, cognitive services and more. more
Marcel de Vries, Global MD & CTO, Xebia
After attending this session you'll have a full understanding of what container technology is, what Docker brings to the table and how it can revolutionize the way you do software development in the future! more
Vishwas Lele, CTO, Applied Information Sciences
Brent Wodicka, Director – Cloud Application Development, AIS
This session will look at key tenets of microservices. Then you'll switch to practically applying these concepts to AKS, formerly known as Azure Container Service. more
Walt Ritscher, Senior Staff Instructor, LinkedIn Learning / Lynda
This session shows how to get started with Flow and build interesting integrations with little or no code. more
Ashley Grant, Community Lead for the Aurelia JavaScript Framework
You're not stuck building simple REST APIs with Azure Functions, and this session will help you get the knowledge you need to be successful building serverless applications with Azure Functions! more
In this deep-dive workshop on "all things Kubernetes," we'll start with a discussion on design principles around microservices. Next, we'll review Kubernetes concepts in detail. Finally, we'll dive deep into AKS itself and how it integrates with other Azure services. more
Mikael Nystrom, Principal Technical Architect, TrueSec
Learn how to use Operations Manager for monitoring the fabric, use Orchestrator for automation, Azure pack for Self Service, DPM for data protection. Everything is real-life experience and the day is very demo intense. more
Peter De Tender, Azure Technical Trainer, Microsoft
Learn 5 features any Azure admin should become familiar with, in just 20-minutes. more
Holly Lockhart, Azure Active Directory Product Group, Microsoft
Oana Enache, Azure Active Directory Product Group, Microsoft
Learn how you can secure access to Office 365, SaaS, and on-premises applications with an innovative approach designed for the modern world using conditional access, multi-factor authentication, and identity protection capabilities delivered through Azure Active Directory. more
Nick Brattoli , Consultant
Harjit Dhaliwal, Spicy Masala IT
Microsoft's recent announcement of Microsoft 365 has confused a lot of people. In this session, Nick and Harjit will do their best to make all of that much less confusing. They will explain how licensing works, what is included in Microsoft 365, and how Microsoft is organizing their offerings to enable organizations to collaborate efficiently. more
Learn in this session from Peter De Tender about what makes this on-premises Azure version rock-solid. more
Parashar Shah, Senior Program Manager, Azure Machine Learning platform team, Microsoft
By the end of this workshop you will feel thoroughly grounded and ready to start your journey into the data science realm. more
Join this session to add AI to your organization's technical capability, spring boarding from skills that you already possess more
In this Fast Focus session, you will learn about the power and flexibility of Azure Notebooks, see them in action, and why it’s useful to run them on Microsoft Azure. more
In this session you will get a brief introduction to two main Machine Learning approache more
Jen Underwood, Founder, Impact Analytix, LLC
Come to this fast-paced exploration of what analytics teams and roles might look like in three years to plan the evolution of your career. more
In this demo-based session, we will go through in-depth examples of using R for the purpose of Artificial Intelligence work more
Pranav Rastogi, Program Manager, Microsoft
Come learn how to bring ML to your app today more
In this talk, you'll learn how Azure can help you scale your machine learning to new levels. We'll show how to start small, and then grow using Azure in all of the dimensions of scaling. By the end of the talk, you'll be able to train and deploy models at any scale! more
To reap the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning, we will share the most common mistakes – and battle-proven practices – to help you build better models. more
Attendees will learn the basics of machine learning along with a gentle introduction to the mechanics of Deep Learning. more
In this demo intensive session, we'll explore the pros and cons of the latest technological innovations. We'll also discuss how these advances will alter the analytics and data science landscape. more
Understand deep learning better, and how we can use it to provide business and technical benefits in our organizations. more
John Reynolds, Principal Software Engineer, Accusoft
Isaac Yousuf, Software Engineer III, Accusoft
In this session we will look at deep learning to analyze chest x-ray images more
Jason Bock MVP (C#), Staff Software Engineer, Rocket Mortgage
In this session, we'll cover the essentials of Git so you can use it effectively. more
Jeremy Clark, Developer Educator, JeremyBytes.com
With a better understanding of the basic patterns, you'll remove the magic behind DI containers so that we can use the tools appropriately in our code more
Billy Hollis, Developer. Designer. Speaker. Author.
In this session, a veteran team leader and developer with more than 400 interviews under his belt will cover the basics of interviewing a developer, including general approach, questions to ask, and other tips for more reliable evaluation before, during, and after interviews. more
In this session you will learn what developers really want from an API, from clean, simple code to great documentation. How do we get developers excited about using our APIs with .NET? more
Tanya Janca, Founder, SheHacksPurple
From scanning your code with a vulnerability scanner to red team exercises, developer education programs and bug bounties, this talk will show you how to ‘push left', like a boss more
Eric Shupps, Founder & President , BinaryWave
Bill Ayers, Consultant Developer & Solution Architect
This will be a demo-packed overview of the Office platform, some decisions you need to make, and the tremendous development opportunities on offer. more
Learn how to overcome these challenges by using popular Microsoft tools such as Visual Studio and Team Foundation Services to deliver well-managed projects that plug easily into existing enterprise development patterns. more
Rob Windsor, Senior Consultant and Trainer
As you'll see in the session, developing for the SharePoint Framework using the developer preview is nothing like "traditional" SharePoint development. more
Learn how to leverage the power of the Microsoft cloud infrastructure to create solutions with fully-integrated single sign-on and authorization. Discover tips and tricks for rapidly building, deploying and managing Azure solutions, along with techniques for leveraging the Office 365 APIs from your cloud applications. more
In this session we'll take one of these script-like samples and incrementally improve it, adding structure, modularity and layering. In the end you'll find that, while there are differences, client-side coding does not have to feel foreign to server-side developers. more
In this session, we will look at the capabilities of the Microsoft Graph and the way the information is structured and techniques for using it. more
Paul Schaeflein, Technical Architect, AddIn365
Learn how to use Adaptive cards in your applications to streamline business processes and help information workers get their job done. more
After a brief discussion of the SharePoint Developer Patterns and Practices project as a whole, we'll move to demos showing how you get started using the SharePoint Developer PnP Core libraries. more
This session introduces TypeScript and shows how it can be used in SharePoint Apps and Solutions. Since all communication with SharePoint must be done asynchronously, the session also covers how to make asynchronous calls to the SharePoint REST API. more
We'll look at how Microsoft Graph works, and how we can use it to build intelligent applications that give us access to users' mail, calendars, groups, tasks and intelligent insights as well as SharePoint. more
This workshop will focus on the development of user-interface components for Microsoft Teams tabs and SharePoint web parts using TypeScript, React, UI Fabric components and styles. more
Building high-quality apps on iOS, Android and the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) isn't just that easy and might seem daunting. This session will guide you on your journey into mobile. more
Ted Neward, Principal, Neward and Associates
No language is perfect, and Kotlin certainly has its quirks, but in this session, we'll go over Kotlin's syntax and semantics, and who knows? Maybe this becomes your next language of choice. more
James Montemagno, Principal Lead Program Manager, Developer Community, Microsoft
Learn how to use Xamarin.Essentials, a powerful cross-platform library that provides a clean and lightweight API. more
Sam Basu, Developer Advocate, Progress
This session will dive into Xamarin.Forms to unearth the magic behind the cross-platform mobile development democratization for .NET developers. more
This session will run-down the essential tools, frameworks and utilities that should be in every Xamarin developer's arsenal. more
Rockford Lhotka, VP of Strategy, Xebia
The widely used open source CSLA .NET framework helps you create a reusable, scalable, and cross-platform portable business layer that lets your application run on multiple types of client devices while sharing business logic between the clients and your app server. more
Chris Woodruff, Team Leader, Engineering, Rocket Homes
There are ways to improve your mobile applications and in this session, you'll learn and understand the language of HTTP for a better data experience. more
This session is your shortcut to see tangible techniques of advanced XAML, inspired by real projects. more
Claire Novotny, Executive Director of the .NET Foundation, and PM on the .NET Team, Microsoft
This session will cover the ways that Microsoft 365 and the Microsoft Graph allow your existing application to connect users and help them complete tasks. more
This full-day session will teach you two dozen foundational principles of design, based on science of the visual system and human psychology. more
By the end of the day you'll have the technical knowledge on how to build a modern ASP.NET and SQL Database solution that runs in Azure and has a full DevOps CI/CD flow using VSTS. more
Colin Dembovsky, Field Solution Engineer, GitHub
In this session you'll learn why you should be thinking of moving to Git, what advantages it offers and how it differs from TFVC. more
Discover how to test your mobile apps and class libraries with xUnit for Devices. more
In this demo-rich session, learn effective techniques such as how to add effective telemetry to provide test data; how and when to use feature flags, and A/B testing using Azure Web Apps, LaunchDarkly, Application Insights and Azure DevOps. more
The OWASP DevSlop team is back with "Patty," a new module of the project consisting of a DevSecOps pipeline made with VSTS (and many security plug-ins). more
Esteban Garcia , Managing Director - Microsoft Services, Xebia
We'll use VSTS to create a continuous integration build and release process that will help you go from coding in Visual Studio 2017 to running your code in Azure in just a few simple actions. more
Heidi Araya, Enterprise Transformation Consultant
Find out how implementing Agile and DevOps practices at your organization can cause changes in mindsets, people, processes and tools, often leading to real organizational change and improved agility. more
Heidi Araya discusses the types of scenarios and projects in which Scrum may not be a good fit. She shares other frameworks -- including Kanban and Scrumban -- as potential alternatives to consider to ensure teams and projects select the right fit and can deliver great software efficiently. more
Thomas LaRock, Manager, Data Engineering, BlackLine
Attend this session and see how these features will benefit your enterprise. more
Amy Herold, Sr. Cloud Solution Architect-Engineering, Microsoft
There are many different types of T-SQL coding mistakes - everyone makes them, but in this session we will talk about how we all can avoid them and write better T-SQL. more
Jessica Deen, Azure Avenger, Microsoft
Learn how you can use Open Source tools in your dev and production environments; enabling you to implement DevOps best practices thereby giving you the tools necessary to become a DevOps superhero! more
Ben Stegink, Owner / Chief Consultant, Intelligink
In this 20-minute session, we'll look at the 5 most important aspects of standing up and deploying an Office 365 tenant. more
Allen Conway Microsoft MVP, Azure App Modernization Consultant, Xebia
In this session we'll discuss some of the mainstream frameworks to see how they can be leveraged to build hybrid Web applications. We'll also look briefly at the differences between ‘hybrid Web frameworks' and ‘native mobile frameworks' and the pros and cons of each. more
This session explores how the Pages framework operates and how it fits into the standard ASP.NET Core MVC infrastructure. more
At some point, you're going to need to get your existing code base running on .NET Core, Universal Windows Platform (UWP), Xamarin or another flavor of .NET. In 20 minutes you'll learn the options available to you as you make that migration. more
Karen Lopez, Data Evangelist, Space Enthusiast, & NASA Datanaut
Do you, as a data professional, understand which data stories need which type of technology? more
Grant Fritchey, Product Evangelist, Redgate Software
This short session will give you the six things you should always look for first when you're looking at an execution plan for the first time. more
This 20-minute session covers an overview of the top 5 things that are easy to deploy but have a great impact on your Azure Active Directory security posture. more
Matthew McDermott, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer, Spanning Cloud Apps
This fast paced session will introduce you to 5 more query rules that will help your end users find what they seek and maybe even put a smile on your face. more
Michael Lester, Chief Information Security Officer, Magenic
Join Michael for a no-nonsense, no-B.S., no fluff, Spark-Notes/Cliff-notes brief on the GDPR, what it is, who it affects, what you need to know, and why businesses are so nervous about it. more
Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, PSM II, PSD and PST, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher
Interested in ASP.NET Core 2.x and Entity Framework Core 2.x, but not sure where to start? Start here with an all-day Hands-on Lab where you will build a complete solution using the latest development technology from Microsoft. more
In this hands-on workshop, we will examine the core bits of Vue, how to get started with it, and where to go once past the basics. more
Roll up your sleeves, and get ready to spend a full day learning great new features for developers in SQL Server 2016. more
Bruce Mackenzie-Low, Master Consultant
Buckle your seat belts and prepare yourself for an inspiring full day hands-on adventure of advanced Windows troubleshooting with Industry expert Bruce Mackenzie-Low as your guide. more
Jeffery Hicks, PowerShell Author, Teacher, Mentor
Bring your own laptop running Windows 10 (we'll assume you have admin rights) and Jeff will get you up and running on Windows PowerShell 5.1. By the end of the day you will know how to discover what you can do with PowerShell, how to effectively do it, and even how to automate it. more
Agnes Molnar, Founder, Managing Consultant, Search Explained
Get an understanding on how search works, what makes it useless, how you can improve it step-by-step, and what you can do to make it your users' favorite place to go after all. You'll get not only guidance and an action plan, but also immediate hands-on experience. more
Chris Klug, Developer , Active Solution
This workshop is intended for developers who find themselves a bit overwhelmed by today's Web, and the tools and technologies that are emerging. Throughout the day, you'll see different tools and frameworks that will make your life as a front-end Web developer easier, faster and better. more
In this workshop Rocky and Jason will show you how to build C# and .NET code that runs on Windows, Linux, Docker, macOS, iOS, Android and in the browser. more
ASP.NET has changed in revolutionary ways. In this session I show you what you need to know to move to ASP.NET Core for Web applications and RESTful services. more
In this session, you'll get a basic introduction to how webpack works, the concepts behind it, and how to get started playing around with it. more
In this talk you'll get an introduction to testing Angular applications from a person that dislikes TDD with a passion. more
In this presentation, you'll see a whole heap of different types of authN and authZ being configured and used. more
In this session, I'll demystify WebAssembly, demonstrate exactly what it is, and provide insight into how this will affect JavaScript and Web development in the future. more
You'll learn how modern browser JavaScript engines provide a great place to write more readable and maintainable code, and you'll see that you often don't need polyfills or transpilers to use these features! more
The focus of this talk will allow you to leave with the starting skills to set up your development environment, generate your starter project and build some business logic. We'll also start building a killer UX with the Photon control kit. more
Robert Boedigheimer, Principal Systems Developer, Schwan's Home Delivery
Discover the many benefits of using HTTPS beyond just confidentiality, including integrity and trust. Review adoption strategies, including how to use HTTP response headers such as Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) and Content-Security-Policy. Learn about the misconceptions of HTTPS, and that it isn't as difficult to implement as you think. more
Go beyond the basics of Fiddler and learn the full capabilities of the tool and how it can improve your Web development and debugging techniques today! more
In this session, Agnes will provide practical guidance on where to invest your time and resources. more
This session will take a basic CRUD application and extend it to handle common developer tasks. more
You will learn what is required for hybrid search and taxonomy configuration and what you should consider when crafting your hybrid search environment so that your end users can find what they seek no matter where it is stored or how it is accessed. more
When you leave this session, you won't be able to wait to spin up your own environment and start writing scripts, creating Flow and automating every task possible in your own SharePoint Online environment! more
In this session you will learn how to use an Image Factory that does it all for you, just drop the ISO's in a folder and it will build your reference images, and test them, and validate them. more
Learn about the best practices for optimizing File and Hyper-V servers in a demand-driven clustered environment. more
Join us in this demo intense session where you will learn all the different aspects of Storage Replication in Windows Server 2019. more
Dave Kawula, Principal Consultant, TriCon Elite Consulting
In this session, you will learn all about the latest features of Microsoft's Flagship Server operating system. There have been many enhancements including Microsoft bringing back Storage Spaces Direct, improvements to Failover Clustering, and new features for Containers. more
n this Session, Dave will show you how to Setup, Configure and test De-Duplication with ReFS based on his years of knowledge working with Microsoft Storage. more
This workshop will give you the key skills necessary to management your infrastructure with Project Honolulu (Windows Admin Center). more
Eric D. Boyd, Founder and CEO, responsiveX
In this session, Azure MVP Eric D. Boyd will give you a practical view of IoT starting by defining what IoT is, and the various components that are required and optional components that can enhance IoT solutions. We will then walk through how to get started creating IoT devices, sensors and clients with Windows. more
Join this session to learn about Azure IoT Edge and how you can build IoT applications that work in your environment with your existing devices. more
This keynote session will focus on how you can leverage your existing .NET and C# skills to build apps for any platform. more
AI is helping companies immensely in their digital transformation journeys. Come to this keynote to learn about innovations in Data & AI that developers can use today to drive real impact. more
Stephen L. Rose, Consultant, stephenlrose.com
Jason Moore, Partner Group Program Manager, Microsoft
Hear about all the investments in features and functionality for OneDrive. more
Mark Kashman, Senior Product Manager, SharePoint Team , Microsoft
Discover how you can use Microsoft 365 in your organization to empower your teams to achieve more. more
Leadership is a journey, one that involves hard work, practice, and a deep understanding of not only your team members but also yourself. In this keynote session, Phil will share what he has learned over the years being a leader and being led. more
Donovan Brown , Partner Program Manager, Azure CTO Incubations, Microsoft
Donovan Brown explains how Microsoft's Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) went from a three-year waterfall delivery cycle to three-week iterations and open sourced the VSTS task library and the Git Virtual File System. more
Come hear Billy, Tanya, Oren, Rabeb and your host, Brian, provide their insights into what you should be learning to be ready for the next five to ten years of application development. more
If you’d like to make the AI journey, come hear how these pros have been doing it and how they’re continuing to; they’re eager to share. more
Will Anderson, Owner/Blogger, The Last Word In Nerd
Don Jones, Director of Technical Curriculum, Pluralsight
Take this chance to hear from industry experts on what's actually important to focus on, and how to deal with this rapid change in real life. more
Ben Curry, Managing Partner, Summit 7
In this panel discussion we will explore the current state of Development and Deployment maturity and decide if it's time for IT Pros and Developers to settle the age-old battle of custom development and governed deployment. more
Scott Diehl, Practice Lead for Data & Analytics, Magenic
Brent Edwards, Principal Lead Consultant, Magenic
Kevin Ford, Mobile Practice Lead, Magenic
In this panel you'll have the opportunity to ask industry thought leaders about mobile development, data science and analytics, Angular and front-end development, cloud, containers, microservices, and more. more
Cristal Kawula, President, TriCon Elite Consulting
Part Q&A with speakers and conference chairs and part peer exchange, you can use this time to network with your fellow Live! 360 attendees and select speakers. more
You'll leave this session with both the knowledge of what reports are available in Office 365, as well as how you can return to your organization and build your own custom Office 365 Reporting dashboard. more
This session will walk you through how to ensure data is protected on mobile OneDrive, Word, Excel, SalesForce, SAP and more. more
Stuart Williams, Principal Architect and Practice Lead, Magenic
In this session you'll learn how to describe and think about n-tier services, synchronous microservices, and asynchronous message-based microservices in a way that'll allow you to create modern applications with minimal technical debt. more
In this session, we'll cover a number of concepts, patterns, and tools that you can use to improve your code. more
Join Michael as he examines how you can incorporate security into the Agile software development lifecycle (SDLC). more
This session focuses on real-world scenarios and problems teams are likely to encounter and talks about how they were handled, and what ultimately turned out to be successful. more
Jim Barrett, Senior UX Designer, Magenic
In this session, we will be taking a look at the three most popular design patterns: Material Design for Android, Apple's Design Guidelines for iOS, and UWP (Universal Windows Platform). more
In this session, we will look at alternate ways of interacting with mobile devices; including voice interaction, augmented reality, and bots. more
In this session, we'll cover the pros and cons of some of the most popular mobile development technologies. When the time comes for you to decide on a mobile development technology, you'll be able to make a more informed decision. more
Tony Sellars, Data Platform and BI Consultant, Magenic
In this session we will navigate through a number of scenarios that highlight strengths and challenges to consider. Not all applications, environments, teams, or data are created the same. more
This session will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the client-side and server-side offerings and when you may decide to use one over the other. more
Enter the world of embedded data visualization, where the data developer, application developer, and UX designer work together to provide a seamless application experience that doesn't expect the user to employ multiple external tools – such as Excel, or a report management interface – to conduct data analysis and gain business insight. more
Moderated By: Allen Conway Microsoft MVP, Azure App Modernization Consultant, Xebia ,Brent Edwards, Principal Lead Consultant, Magenic ,Kevin Ford, Mobile Practice Lead, Magenic
This is a deep dive into the use of Angular/TypeScript/Jasmine for the Web, native/Xamarin development for mobile, and conversational UIs/machine learning on Android and iOS devices, as well as Augmented reality, and voice input. more
In this session you will learn tips and tricks for the .NET developer to pick up Python - a great "second language" for any .NET developer. more
In this session, learn all of the new features of C# 7, 7.1 and 7.2 and when to use them. more
Moderated By: Claire Novotny, Executive Director of the .NET Foundation, and PM on the .NET Team, Microsoft
Dive into code signing and learn why you want to be attaching signatures to your code and how to quickly and securely incorporate code signing into your CI/CD pipeline. more
I'll take a look at what delegates are and dispel the mystery of the built-in Func and Action delegate types. more
I'll explain how you can use interfaces effectively in your code, starting at the beginning ("What are interfaces?") and then explore why you want to use them. more
Scott Hoag, Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, Opsgility
In this session, we'll review how Groups are created and how they differ from Exchange Distribution Groups, how to manage Groups through both the Office 365 Admin Portal and PowerShell, and how you can leverage additional services in Office 365 such as Dynamic Security Groups to take your usage of Office 365 Groups to the next level. more
This session will show you the features that you'll leverage to create modern extranets via SharePoint Online and ensuring security on OneDrive for Business. External sharing, Hub sites, Teams, guest access, and federation will all be discussed along with examples so you will know how to confidently create external sharing solutions. more
Dan Usher, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Looking to reduce the number of post-it notes and stickies that your end users have? Seeking to automate your user creation processes for Office 365? This session will go through the basics of identity in Office 365 and demonstrate to how to set up and configure Office 365 with Azure Active Directory using the Azure Active Directory Connect tools. more
In this session, we'll explore how you can secure your Office 365 tenant with Azure Active Directory, conditional access policies, and more. more
Join PowerShell MVP Don Jones for a concise look at the most common missteps, mistakes, and mis-cues in the PowerShell world, and learn how to take your scripts, your commands, and your resources to a better, more harmonious, and more productive place. more
In this session, we will show you how you can use standard DevOps practices such as IaC, CI/CD, automated release, and more in conjunction with Kubernetes (AKS) and Helm more
Learn how to create, manage, and deploy configurations in your hybrid environment securely and easily while getting rich reporting to meet your auditing needs. more
Join MVP Don Jones for a look at how the big guys like Azure and AWS cattle-ify their servers, speed up management, and make "failing with style" a daily part of their lives. more
Do you know how PowerShell *really works*? Betcha don't, but MVP Don Jones has been working with it since 2006 and is here to lay it all bare. more
Still trying to get your head around Desired State Configuration? Start with what you know! Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP Will Anderson takes you through learning to build DSC configurations using scripts that you've already created. more
In this session, long time scripter (and master of fine arts) Jeff Hicks will share his thoughts and patterns on writing beautiful PowerShell code that is not only a joy to read, but often is better performing and easier to debug or troubleshoot. more
Join PowerShell MVP Don Jones for a deep look at what PowerShell Core is, why it exists, and how it differs from the PowerShell you know and love. more
Richard Hicks, Founder and Principal Consultant, Hicks Consulting, Inc.
By mastering the configuration of WFAS, security administrators can dramatically reduce their attack surface and greatly improve their overall security posture. more
Get some free consulting worth thousands of dollars! more
Passwords suck. Everyone knows it! Our best efforts to ensure their strength and protection have proven to be of little value. Learn more about Windows Hello for Business and how it is a solution designed to replace common passwords with strong multifactor authentication using biometric identification such as facial or fingerprint recognition. more
John O'Neill, Sr., Chief Technologist, AWS Solutions
This session will explain what these accounts are, the differences between them, and when to use each. I'll also show you how to find any lingering dedicated service accounts on all the servers in your organization using a custom PowerShell script. more
This session covers everything eager IT Pros need to get up and running on delegating administrative tasks using JEA. more
In this session, you'll see how to deploy whitelisting in different sized networks. more
Omar Valerio , CIO / CTO / IT Director, Westminster Christian School
This session will guide you through the decision-making process around networking issues. more
Nestori Syynimaa, Senior Principal Security Researcher, Secureworks
This session will first discuss Office 365 security in general. Then you'll see demonstrations of various ways one can access others' data in Office 365. more
In this full-day workshop, we will walk through the different aspects of Office 365 security, and protect Office 365 by configuring various security settings. more
Join us as we walk through the capabilities provided for with Office 365 Groups, Team Sites and OneDrive for Business. more
Learn how SharePoint and Microsoft Teams work together to empower groups of people throughout the organization, to communicate, share and move projects forward - improving the overall employee collaboration experience. more
In this session, veteran hosts Nick Brattoli and Harjit Dhaliwal discuss how to plan and build your show to reach the audience who will most appreciate you. more
At the end of this session, the only question you will be left asking yourself is where is the next conference and how can I submit my sessions and become a part of this amazing IT Community. more
Allan Hirt, Founder, SQLHA, LLC
This full day workshop will cover how to approach solutions for SQL Server in a world where you have physical, virtualized, and/or public cloud-based deployments. more
This session will demystify what it really takes to keep SQL Server up and running to give you a solid foundation of SQL Server availability. more
This session enables you to have that core set of understanding required for advanced SQL learning. more
This session cuts right to the chase and will give you top tips, tricks, dos, and don'ts for successfully deploying and administering AGs and FCIs to be an availability hero back home. more
Denny Cherry, Owner and Principal Consultant, Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting
While this session won't teach you everything you need to know, it will give you some insights into the SQL Server database engine and give you the ability to better know what to look for. more
In this session, we will cover all the information you need to collect and consider before, during and after upgrading to SQL Server 2017. We'll discuss licensing, upgrade approaches and how to build out your own upgrade checklist. more
David Klee, Founder, Heraflux Technologies
This introductory session explores Cosmos DB and walks you through the similarities and differences in the two platforms. more
Janis Griffin, Database Performance Evangelist, SolarWinds
In this presentation, Janis Griffin, database performance evangelist at SolarWinds, will discuss the advantages of using SQL Server on Linux, comparing architecture, cost and performance. more
Come learn many of the key cloud infrastructure points that you should master as the DBA role continues to evolve! more
Pinal Dave , SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert, SQLAuthority.com
In this session we'll focus on some of the common errors and their resolution. Developers will walk out with scripts and knowledge that can be applied to their servers immediately post-session. more
In this workshop we will review how to decided if Iaas or PaaS is right for you, how to prepare your data for migration to Azure, and how to migrate your data in an efficient manner. more
In this session we'll do a walk-through of how the product has evolved, and help you understand the full feature set available in version 2. more
This session will address the implications of the GDPR on database management and demonstrate a privacy-first approach to controlling and protecting data as it changes and moves through your SQL Server estate. more
In this session, we'll discuss two of the most talked about and discussed features of SQL Server 2017: Adaptive Query Processing and Automatic Tuning. DBAs around the world often worry that once Adaptive Query Processing and Automatic Tuning are fully integrated into the workflow and application development their job will be redundant. more
Microsoft Azure Data Catalog is a fully managed cloud service that serves as a system of registration and of discovery for enterprise data sources. In other words, Azure Data Catalog is all about helping people discover, understand and use data sources, helping organizations to get more value from their existing data. more
This highly interactive presentation covers both traditional and new SQL Server features. more
Attend this interactive session for an overview of SQL Server Audit, learn how to create and configure audits, and discuss the best ways to consume, centralize, and analyze audit logs. more
Mindy Curnutt, Mindy Curnutt & Associates Consulting
Learn about T-SQL programming and how it makes wide use of parameterization in stored procedures, dynamic statements and ad hoc queries. more
In this session, three different approaches to using Extended Events will be covered, culminating in a non-traditional approach of using them to determine what's MISSING -- thus the application/network portion of a user experience. more
In this session we'll explore problematic coding situations and methods of resolving them. We'll also examine optimizer differences in older versus newer versions of SQL Server and solutions to performance issues encountered. more
In this session we'll explore real-world methodologies and examples of how PowerShell can facilitate the automation of everyday DBA tasks while staying within established compliance boundaries. more
This session will show you how to explore the nooks and crannies of an execution plan in order to more easily find the necessary information needed to make what the plan is telling you crystal clear. more
In this presentation, Janis Griffin, database performance evangelist at SolarWinds, will review current SQL Server index structures/options, discuss how they work, when they should be used and how to maintain them. Examples of all the index types such as hash, in-memory, columnstore, filtered and so on will be shown. more
In this session, we'll look at the best and worst practices for indexing tables within your SQL Server 2000-2016 databases. We'll also look into the new indexing features that are available in SQL Server 2012/2014/2016 (and SQL Server 2005/2008) and how the .NET developer can make the best use of them to get their code running its best. more
This session will introduce methods and mechanisms that enable you to minimize the risk of losing availability. This knowledge will help you ensure that you can meet the new and challenging requirements of the GDPR and the modern security environment. more
This presentation will take a look at what's new in the 2017 Query Store, the new adaptive query processing features, and how to incorporate Query Store queries into the new SQL Operation Studio for monitoring slow running queries and analyzing waits. more