Category Archives: Azure

How to Win the #BestMicrosoftHack with Azure + APIs

By Shahed C on October 16, 2015

Below is the material for the #BestMicrosoftHack presentation that I use at Hackathons.

Slidesharehttp://www.slideshare.net/shahedC3000/how-to-win-bestmicrosofthack-with-azure

Download PPTXhttps://wakeupandcode.com/public_downloads/azure-for-hackathons.pptx

Azure links and resources:

BizSpark, MSDN Benefits, AzurePass:

Azure App Service (Web, Mobile, Logic, API):

Other APIs:

Data, Storage, Analytics

Media Services, Internet of Things

Infrastructure:

 

 

 

Azure Cloud Tour – Philly

By Shahed C on October 2, 2015

Want to learn about Azure and also see Scott Guthrie in person? Head on over to the Azure Cloud Tour at a location near you!

Azure Cloud Tour: http://www.microsoftazuretour.com/

 Details on Philly event:

  • RSVP: https://microsoft.eventcore.com/azuretour/philadelphia
  • Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
  • Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia
  • Address: 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
  • Meals: Continental breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks.
  • Registration opens at 8:00am. A reminder e-mail will be issued on October 6 with details.

Featured speaker: Scott Guthrie – Executive Vice President Cloud + Enterprise Group

As executive vice president of the Cloud + Enterprise group, Scott Guthrie manages the engineering teams that build Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, System Center, Visual Studio, and .NET. He’s been a trail-blazer with the company for almost two decades. Since 1997, he’s made critical contributions to many key cloud, server, and development technologies at Microsoft. Prior to leading the Cloud + Enterprise group, Scott helped lead Microsoft Azure and he was also one of the original founders of the .NET project. Scott graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Duke University.

Microsoft Cloud Tour 2015 – DC Metro

By Shahed C on September 25, 2015

Register for FREE herehttp://aka.ms/cloudtourdc

Microsoft Cloud Tour @ Chevy Chase MD (DC Metro)

Presented by Shahed Chowdhuri, Mostafa Elzoghbi, James Tramel

Date: Oct 01, 2015 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Time zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Venue: Microsoft Office, Chevy Chase
Address: 5404 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 700 Chevy Chase Maryland 20815, United States
Useful Links:

Hands-On Labs: Keynote

Hands-On Labs: App Service + Identity

Hands-On Labs: IaaS + Data

COMING SOON! Cloud Tour

What am I going to learn?
At this event, you will learn about the latest release of Visual Studio 2015 and Microsoft Azure’s features and services – including Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Websites, and Visual Studio’s IntelliTest – that can help you build and move a variety of apps to the cloud. You’ll see how to build websites, mobile applications, and enterprise-class applications.
We’ll give you a free Microsoft Azure pass since you’ll spend most of the day in a hands-on lab environment.
Topics we’ll cover:
  • Intro to Microsoft Azure & Visual Studio 2015 – Hello Azure! In this talk, you’ll learn about Microsoft Azure’s broad service offerings. All the pieces – including Compute, Data, App and Network Services – combine to provide one powerful enterprise-grade cloud platform you can trust. We’ll also broadly cover some of the new features in Visual Studio 2015 and VSO/TFS 2015.
  • Microsoft Azure App Services with Visual Studio 2015 – Microsoft Azure App Services provide a powerful way to create Web, Mobile, API and Logic applications.  In this module, you will learn the basics of these services and try them in the associated hands-on labs. We’ll throw in some of the exciting new features of Visual Studio including the redesigned IntelliTrace for debugging and the brand new IntelliTest that will help you enhance quality while improving productivity.
  • Identity & Access – Learn about ADAL Library, O365 Library, OData Services, .NET & Java.
  • IaaS – Need some extra servers? We’ve got them. Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines provide both Windows and Linux guest operating systems.
  • Data – Microsoft Azure has many ways to fulfill your storage needs. Covering SQL, Azure HD Insight, Data Warehousing and Data Lakes, this module provides a solid drilldown into the choices available. Learn how to build web apps using DocumentDB and Azure SQL.

AGENDA

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08:30 – 09:00: Registration & Breakfast
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09:00 – 09:30: Presentation – Intro to Azure (Shahed, 1 of 2)
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09:30 – 10:00: HOL – Intro to Azure
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10:00 – 10:15: BREAK
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10:15 – 11:00: Presentation – App Service (James)
11:00 – 11:45: Presentation – Identity and Access (Mostafa, 1 of 2)
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11:45 – 13:30: Lunch & HOLs – App Services & Identity
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13:30 – 14:15: Presentation – IaaS (Shahed, 2 of 2)
14:15 – 15:00: Presentation – Data Overview (Mostafa, 2 of 2)
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15:00 – 15:15: BREAK
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15:15 – 16:45: HOL – IaaS and Data
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16:45 – 17:00: Wrap up, Eval & Prizes
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Azure 70-532 Study Guide: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions

By Shahed C on June 22, 2015

I recently passed the Microsoft certification exam for 70-532: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions. To celebrate this achievement, I would like to share some information that will help you prepare for the exam.

1. Read the Official Exam Prep book.

Exam Ref 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions
by Zoiner Tejada, Michele Leroux Bustamante, Ike Ellis

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You can purchase the book on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

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BizSpark Plus Offer Doubles to $120k Azure Cloud Credits

By Shahed C on June 16, 2015

If you run a startup and haven’t heard of BizSpark yet, take a look at my BizSpark page for more info: http://WakeUpAndCode.com/bizspark

If you’ve been using BizSpark to get free Azure credits, you may heard of the BizSpark Plus program which has been giving out $60k of free Azure credits for a year’s worth of cloud goodness.

 

As of July 1, 2015, Microsoft will double that offer to $120k of free Azure credits!

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