The first Windows AzureConf was held on November 14th, 2012 and was streamed LIVE from Microsoft’s Channel 9 studios in Redmond, WA. I was honored to be a speaker for this amazing event. If you missed anything, you can catch…
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Global Windows Azure Boot Camp
The global Windows Azure community is coming together on Saturday, April 27th for what I think will be a truly unique and exciting event. Windows Azure MVPs and community leaders worldwide are hosting a one day Windows Azure boot camp…
Speaking at Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas
I’ll be speaking at Visual Studio Live!, March 25-29 in Las Vegas, NV. This will be my first time speaking at Visual Studio Live! I’m really looking forward to speaking at such a well known and respected conference. I’ll be…
Windows AzureConf – A Recap
Last week I had the honor to present at the very first Windows AzureConf. AzureConf was a 1-day live, online conference dedicated to sharing real-world experiences with Windows Azure. If you missed my presentation, “Elevating Windows Azure Deployments“, you can…
Announcing Windows AzureConf
On Wednesday, November 14th Microsoft will be hosting a live, online conference dedicated to sharing real-world knowledge about Windows Azure. Windows AzureConf will be streamed live from Microsoft’s Channel 9 studios. AzureConf will feature a keynote by Scott Guthrie and…
Make it Happen in the Cloud: Windows Azure Developer Camp
There’s never been a better time to start exploring all the exciting features Windows Azure has to offer. With Web Sites, Cloud Services, Virtual Machines, Mobile Services, Service Bus, and so much more, there’s a plethora of features available with…
My Presentations at DevLink 2012
Last week I had the honor of presenting three Windows Azure releated sessions at DevLink. A few people at DevLink asked where they could find my slides. I’m starting to upload more and more of my conference presentations to SlideShare…
That Conference
Earlier this week was the first That Conference. It’s a community organized developer conference. If you’ve ever been to CodeMash, then That Conference was essentially the summer version. An absolutely wonderful event for crazy passionate developers to get together, network,…
CloudDevelop Conference
I was attending the first M3 Conference last November when I started talking with a few buddies there about what we thought of M3. The attendance, sessions, and general “buzz” during M3 as people discussed, debating, learned, and compared the various…
Detroit Day of Azure – Presentations
On Saturday (3/24/2012) I was honored to be a speaker at Day of Azure in Detroit. The community in the Heartland is amazing! The event sold out!! It is great to see 144 passionate people attend a daylong event to…
