My collegue David Chou does a great job of distilling the new platform, here is an excerpt...
Collectively, the rich cluster of "Web 2.0" sites on the internet form a services foundation from which applications and functionalities can be built upon, without needing any additional dedicated infrastructure. As a result, this collection of cloud-based services form a new kind of "platform" to create a new breed of applications. David Chou provides a perspective on what “Web as a Platform” means in the Web 2.0 world, and a generalized view of the cloud-based platform. Check out the full blog entry here.http://blogs.msdn.com/dachou/archive/2007/11/25/web-2-0-a-platform-perspective.aspx
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NuCon 2007!
November 8, 2007
8am - 5pm
Hyatt Regency Irvine
One of our key partners Neudesic in Southern California (and throughout the West) is sponsoring their own developer conference on November 8, 2007 in Irvine, CA. They are really bringing the big guns for this one day conference. Presentations will be done by Mickey WIlliams (Neudesic), Chris Rolon (Neudesic), William Salazar (Microsoft) and others.
http://www.nucon07.com
NuCon will feature what’s Nu and upcoming in 2008! Topics Include:
Visual Studio 2008:
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LINQ
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ADO.NET
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Silverlight
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Team Foundation Server
SQL 2008:
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Enterprise Data Platform
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Beyond Relational
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Dynamic Development
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Pervasive BI
Business Value:
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Microsoft Dynamics Platform, Not Just Account and Contact Management
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Implementing an Information Technology Scorecard
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Business Systems Should Behave More Like a Social Network
Lessons Learned — Affecting Project Success
For more information regarding NuCon, please visit:
http://www.nucon07.com
Check it out!
Scott
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