Mid-Ohio CSD User Group (MOCSDUG)

Introduction to Workflow Foundation

2009-09-28T12:21:00.007-04:00

Introduction to Workflow Foundation
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When: Thursday October 1st, 2009, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address on left)
Food and beverages for the meeting are being sponsored by Leading EDJE

Summary
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Version 1 of Windows Workflow Foundatoin was released in 2006 as part of the .NET framework 3.0. Like many v1 products, its adoption has not yet reached the mainstream of application developers. Microsoft intends to change this with the new release of the .NET framework 4.0. We will take a look at what is currently available in the current WF release, examine the benfits of using WF over traditional imperative programming, and look forward to changes and features available in the next version.

Presenter Bio
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Josh Harrison is a Solution Architect with Leading EDJE. He has over 7 years experience providing technology guidance to large and mid-sized organizations. Recently he has been focusing on Microsoft SOA technologies including BizTalk, WCF, and WF. You can follow him on his blog at http://www.communitycoder.com/

About the Sponsor
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Leading EDJE is a custom enterprise application development and systems integration consulting firm based in Columbus, OH. Leading EDJE provides superior technical and project management consultants to assist our clients in implementing today’s ever increasing complex solutions. Our consultants provide expertise in any custom application development need that our clients may have. We specialize in all phases of technology development; from inception to implementation our expertise in development of sound solutions is unsurpassed.

Bite-Sized SOA: An Iterative Approach To SOA

2009-06-01T09:44:00.007-04:00

Bite-Sized SOA: An Iterative Approach To SOA
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When: Thursday June 4th, 2009, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)
Food and beverages for the meeting are being sponsored by Neudesic

Summary
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Implementing a Service Oriented Architecture can seem like a daunting task; however, if one starts with a single business process and takes an iterative approach, the chances of success improve significantly. In this presentation, we will explore ‘starting small' by decomposing a business process and designing services to facilitate it. We will demonstrate how this ‘middle-out' approach can be extended in subsequent iterations to continuously add value and align to business objectives.

Presenter Bio
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Monish Nagisetty is a Principal Consultant with Neudesic for their Connected Systems practice. He is also a member of the BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist (VTS) Program. He spends a majority of his time helping clients solve enterprise integration problems by using technologies like BizTalk, Windows Communication Foundation, Workflow Foundation and Host Integration Server. You can tap into Monish's thought stream at his blog located at http://monishnagisetty.wordpress.com/.

About Neudesic
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Neudesic: The shortest path to intelligence. The Neudesic name is as unique as their services and capabilities: Neu- (from "neuron" or "neural": To represent knowledge or thought) + -desic (from "Geodesic", in Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time: The shortest path between two points on a sphere).Neudesic is a Microsoft National Systems Integrator and Gold Certified Partner with a proven track record of providing reliable, effective solutions based on Microsoft's technology platform. Neudesic's technical and industry expertise empowers enterprises to enhance their technological capacity and respond to business opportunities with a greater level of efficiency. For more information, please visit http://www.neudesic.com/.

Recap: .NET Services in the Azure Platform

2009-04-17T15:12:00.002-04:00

A big thanks to James Bender for presenting on .NET Services in the Azure Platform at our last MOCSDUG meeting. Download the slide deck below. The code samples are part of the Azure SDK.

.NET Services in The Azure Platform Slide Deck

.NET Services in the Azure Platform

2009-03-27T15:31:00.004-04:00

.NET Services in the Azure Platform
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When: Thursday, April 2nd, 2009, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Microsoft is making headlines with its Azure cloud computing offering but it is still in CTP and subject to change. With .NET Services you have the ability to take advantage of cloud functionality now. Features such as federated security, workflow hosting and service bus are available not only to .NET developers, but to those using Java and Ruby as well. This presentation will show you how to start using tomorrow's cloud computing features today!

Presenter:
James Bender
Architect, Quick Solutions Inc

James Bender has been involved in software development and architecture for 13 years, the last five of which for Quick Solutions in Columbus OH. He has worked as a developer and architect on everything from small, single user applications to Enterprise scale multi-user systems.

Directions to the Meeting
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The MOCSDUG meets at the Microsoft office on the North side of Columbus, OH at the Polaris Center.
Address: Polaris Center, 8800 Lyra Dr. 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240

Cloud Computing with Windows Azure

2009-01-22T20:41:00.004-05:00

Cloud Computing with Windows Azure
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When: Thursday February 5th, 2009 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform. At this meeting, you will hear about Microsoft's vision of Software + Services and what it can mean for you. As part of this presentation, you’ll see a demo of how a cloud application is developed and deployed. Cloud computing has huge implications for both developers and business people. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor and be part of the community that helps pioneer this exciting new area.

Does cloud computing offer anything compelling for you, your business or your customers?

Cloud computing with Windows Azure provides technologists with new options for where applications reside, how applications behave, and the business models that drive them. Cloud computing eliminates the need to predict traffic levels, purchase hardware or hosting capacity in advance, and keep OS’s patched. Applications are given the capacity they need on demand. You only pay for computing and storage you use. Some of the most difficult and costly things to achieve in I.T. such as high availability and ensuring scalability are no longer headaches the enterprise has to deal with. Scalability, reliability, and high availability come with the platform automatically.

Join the Community!
http://cloudcomputingusergroup.com/
http://www.azureusergroup.com/

Presenter: Chad Thomas is a Principal Consultant with Neudesic, and is the Practice Lead for Neudesic East’s Connected Systems Division. He has over ten years experience in delivering mission-critical applications, with a concentration in the financial services industry.

Directions to the Meeting
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The MOCSDUG meets at the Microsoft office on the North side of Columbus, OH at Polaris Center.
Address: Polaris Center, 8800 Lyra Dr. 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240

Recap: Introduction to Microsoft "Oslo"

2009-01-05T12:40:00.002-05:00

Oslo Slide Deck

Movies Model Demo Sample Code

Movies DSL Demo Sample Code

Introduction to Microsoft "Oslo"

2008-12-01T13:56:00.004-05:00

Introduction to Microsoft "Oslo"
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When: Thursday December 4th, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

"Oslo” is the codename for Microsoft’s forthcoming modeling platform. Modeling is used across a wide range of domains and allows more people to participate in application design and allows developers to write applications at a much higher level of abstraction.

“Oslo” consists of:

A tool that helps people define and interact with models in a rich and visual manner
A language that helps people create and use textual domain-specific languages and data models
A relational repository that makes models available to both tools and platform components

In this presentation, Monish will present an overview of "Oslo", its tools, and some demos to introduce you to this new modeling platform.

Presenter Bio
Monish Nagisetty is the Practice Lead for the Connected Systems Studio at Quick Solutions. He is also a member of the BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist (VTS) Program. He spends a majority of his time helping clients solve enterprise integration problems by using technologies like BizTalk, Windows Communication Foundation, Workflow Foundation and Host Integration Server. You can tap into Monish's thought stream at his blog located at http://monishnagisetty.wordpress.com/.

Directions to the Meeting
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The MOCSDUG meets at the Microsoft office on the North side of Columbus, OH at Polaris Center. Address: Polaris Center, 8800 Lyra Dr. 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240

Recap: BizTalk Business Rule Engine by Monish Nagisetty

2008-10-07T10:31:00.001-04:00

See Monish's blog post for slide decks and sample code.

BizTalk Business Rule Engine

2008-09-30T09:05:00.012-04:00

BizTalk Business Rule Engine
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When: Thursday October 2nd, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Level: 200

Business rules guide the decision-making behavior of all business processes—they are the conditional criteria against which facts are evaluated to determine an appropriate business action. In traditional application design, business rules are coded directly into the implementation. Embedding business rules within applications has always been problematic because it compromises the effectiveness and versatility of the application, and consequently the business process the application is meant to enable.

In this session, Monish will show you how the BizTalk Business Rule Engine (BRE) works. You will understand how the BRE is designed to be highly efficient and can process many hundreds or even thousands of rules in a matter of milliseconds. Also, you will learn how you can implement BRE rules in your own applications.

Presenter Bio
Monish Nagisetty is the Practice Lead for the Connected Systems Studio at Quick Solutions. He is also a member of the BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist (VTS) Program. He spends a majority of his time helping clients solve enterprise integration problems by using technologies like BizTalk, Windows Communication Foundation, Workflow Foundation and Host Integration Server. You can tap into Monish's thought stream at his blog located at http://monishnagisetty.wordpress.com/.

Directions to the Meeting
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The MOCSDUG meets at the Microsoft office on the North side of Columbus, OH at Polaris Center.
Address: Polaris Center, 8800 Lyra Dr. 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240

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Recap: WCF, WS-*, and You By James Bender

2008-08-12T14:21:00.005-04:00

A big thanks to James Bender for presenting on WS-* at our last MOCSDUG meeting. Download the slide deck below.

WS-* Slide Deck (Office 2003)

WS-* Slide Deck (Office 2007)

WS-*, WCF and You

2008-08-02T19:33:00.009-04:00

WS-*, WCF and You
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When: Thursday, August 7th, 2008, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

The promise of SOA is built on the back of web services. Due to their nature however, web services are not always “business-friendly.” The WS-* specifications provide the extensions that make SOA a viable business platform. But what are these specifications? Where did they come from? Do I really need ALL of them? And how can I leverage this functionality in WCF? This presentation will let you know what the WS-* specifications are and where they came from. It will also introduce you to the various standards bodies (and vendors) who shape service interoperability. It will also demonstrate that the WS-* specifications are easier to implement in WCF than you think.

Presenter:
James Bender
Architect, Quick Solutions Inc

James Bender has been involved in software development and architecture for 13 years, the last five of which for Quick Solutions in Columbus OH. He has worked as a developer and architect on everything from small, single user applications to Enterprise scale multi-user systems.

Directions to the Meeting
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The MOCSDUG meets at the Microsoft office on the North side of Columbus, OH at Polaris Center.
Address: Polaris Center, 8800 Lyra Dr. 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240

Can't make it in person?
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Meeting time: Aug 7, 2008 6:00 PM (EDT)

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Recap: Introduction to ESB Guidance by Richard Broida

2008-06-11T22:15:00.003-04:00

I would like to thank Richard Broida for presenting on the ESB Guidance at our last MOCSDUG meeting. Download the slide deck below to learn more about the ESB Guidance.

Introduction to ESB Guidance Slide Deck (Office 2003)

Introduction to ESB Guidance Slide Deck (Office 2007)

Introduction to ESB Guidance By Richard Broida - 6/5/2008 6PM - 8PM

2008-04-23T17:40:00.000-04:00

Introduction to Microsoft’s ESB Guidance for BizTalk 2006 R2
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When: Thursday, June 5th, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

This session will explore how Microsoft’s ESB Guidance 1.0 can help you build SOA solutions that are more agile, scalable and governable. We will examine the core components of the ESB Guidance, including

Uniform Exception Management
Dynamic Service Address Resolution
Dynamic Transformations
Itinerary-Based Routing
Exception Management Portal
SOA Governance Extensions

Level: 200

Presenter:Richard Broida
Microsoft BizTalk VTS
Senior Architect, Bennett Adelson Consulting

Directions to the Meeting
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First Meeting: Microsoft’s Project Oslo: Past, Present, Future By Delbert Murphy

2008-04-01T15:42:00.000-04:00

Microsoft’s Project Oslo: Past, Present, Future By Delbert Murphy
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When: Thursday, April 3rd, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)
Now that code from Microsoft’s project Oslo is being demonstrated to Analysts from firms like Gartner and Forrester—and those analysts are actually excited about what they see—people in the Information Technology industry are starting to wonder if Oslo really will change the landscape of how application software is designed, developed, deployed and managed. Delbert Murphy, a BizTalk Technical Specialist and SOA Insider from Microsoft Corporation, will discuss the roots and the direction of Microsoft’s project Oslo—and most importantly—how this new paradigm in the software lifecycle will affect you.
To learn more about Oslo prior to the meeting, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/soa/products/oslo.aspx.

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Introducing MOCSDUG (Mid-Ohio Connected Systems Developers User Group)

2008-03-30T15:26:00.000-04:00

The Mid-Ohio Connected Systems Developers User Group (MOCSDUG) has formed to facilitate education and knowledge exchange around topics of Business Process and Enterprise Integration. The group will specifically focus on the Microsoft Connected Systems product stack which includes: BizTalk Server, WF, WCF and other related technologies. The MOCSDUG seeks to connect developers, architects, and IT decision makers in the Mid-Ohio region with best practices, architectural concepts, and case studies. The group will work very closely with Microsoft and its community leaders to deliver the latest information on BizTalk Server, WF, and WCF. The MOCSDUG will strive to remain agile by evolving as technology changes to meet the needs of its members.