At BUILD 2016, the demoed something very cool called the Xamarin Test Cloud.
The purpose of the Xamarin Test Cloud is to essentially enable developers to test their application whether it’s written in Xamarin/C# or another language (it can be native Xcode, Java Android, HTML Cordova apps as well) and target 1000’s of real devices to test your mobile application on.
The devices can be a full range of Android devices, made by different manufacturers and different models, as well as iOS revisions, and other potential targets.
In case you missed it, Xamarin is now free, empowering every Microsoft developer to also be an iOS, Android, & Macintosh developer as well as a Windows & Web/Cloud developer.
Xamarin is a very popular C# & .NET development extension to Microsoft’s Visual Studio tools to enable developers to create applications for iOS/Android using the same code written for Windows apps or the Web apps. Historically, Xamarin has cost roughly $2,000 per developer, above and beyond the cost of Microsoft’s Visual Studio tools, including its free version, Visual Studio Community Edition.
At BUILD 2016, Microsoft’s conference for developers, Scott Guthrie, said on stage during the day 2 keynote that now that the acquisition of Xamarin was complete, Microsoft could announce:
Xamarin will be available at no charge to existing MSDN & Visual Studio Enterprise & Professional subscribers
Xamarin would be available at no cost for users of the free Visual Studio Community Edition
MSDN subscribers will also get Xamarin Studio on the Mac
Microsoft will be releasing Xamarin Studio Community Edition – full featured for independent developers and small teams
Xamarin’s core platform will be open sourced, meaning anything you need to run a Xamarin app on any OS or any device is now available as open source
Join Us in Seattle, October 25-28, 2016 at the world’s largest gathering of SQL Server and BI professionals.
What is PASS Summit? Whether you’re a data novice or a SQL Server pro, PASS Summit is the place to find top-notch training, technical tips and tricks, and connections to take your skills to the next level. Organized by and for SQL Server and BI users, PASS Summit delivers the most technical content and greatest number of attendees, the best networking, and the highest rated sessions and speakers of any SQL Server event.
What is PASS? PASS Summit is brought to you by PASS, an independent, not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and promoting data professionals who use the Microsoft data platform. Revenues from PASS Summit are used to support the global community year-round.
Why should I attend? PASS Summit is the must-attend conference for all SQL Server professionals. You’ll recoup the cost to attend many times over through the wealth of learning, connections, and immediate solutions gained in 3+ jam-packed and inspiring days. Find out more about PASS Summit’s ROI.
How else can I get involved? PASS Summit is only one of the ways that PASS supports SQL Server and BI professionals. Find out more by attending one of our many community events or visiting a local or virtual chapter.
Watch the Top 10 sessions from PASS Summit 2015, an annual 3rd party conference for SQL Server, which showcased over 200 technical training sessions by top SQL Server experts from around the globe.
If you missed Microsoft Envision 2016 in New Orleans, you can still catch up via the online recordings of the event from the keynote to the breakout sessions.
AGENDA: Take a peek at the latest agenda and see what’s in store at Microsoft Envision.
Here’s a blurb from the site about the Envision channel where recordings are stored:
You can watch the opening session, as well as many other general and breakout sessions on-demand approximately 48 hours after the conclusion of the sessions on our Microsoft Envision YouTube channel. Bookmark it and access a wealth of informative and thought-provoking content right at your desktop or mobile device.
RECORDINGS:
Here’s the opening keynote recording, featuring Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who shares his observations on how technology and businesses are driving transformation in today’s world:
If you’re a web developer that missed the Microsoft Edge Web Summit, you’re not too late! Recordings of the majority of the sessions are available on-demand.
Here’s a description of the conference:
Microsoft Edge Web Summit is a free conference organized and staffed by the engineers building Microsoft Edge and Chakra. We’ll be presenting a full day of technical talks covering the EdgeHTML rendering engine, the open-source Chakra JavaScript engine, and developer tools. You’ll hear what’s next for the web platform that powers Windows 10, straight from the engineers who build it, and you’ll get an inside look at powerful techniques and new tools to make your life as a developer just a little bit easier.
Download the Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio Capabilities Overview diagram and get a high-level view of the capabilities of Machine Learning Studio.
To keep it nearby, you can print the diagram in tabloid size (11 x 17 in.).
Toyota announced today that it’s creating a new company called Toyota Connected to serve as the carmaker’s data science hub as it seeks to connect cars to people’s daily lives. Microsoft’s Azure will be the cloud computing platform, providing a hybrid solution for everything Toyota Connected creates as it works to make driving more personal, more intuitive and safer.
“We’ve all been talking about big data for a long time, but we are at a unique point in history where the technology is catching up with what we hope to achieve by delivering new services and capabilities into the vehicle,” said Zack Hicks, president and chief executive officer of Toyota Connected.
Here’s the video from FOX Business, featuring Zack Hicks, CIO of Toyota North America, and CEO of Toyota Connected:
Toyota, Microsoft partner to develop cutting-edge tech for your car
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TOYOTA: Toyota Expands Focus on Software- and Data-Driven Mobility with Toyota Connected http://toyota.us/1qmBUku
Watch the Virtual Security Summit on demand now to:
Learn about modern cybercriminals and their evolving tactics
Hear how cyberwar and cyberterrorism affect you and your organization
Learn from leading security experts about how they keep their organization safe
Discover tools you can use to keep your people, platforms and devices secure
Agenda:
The State of Cybersecurity P. W. Singer – Strategist & Senior Fellow, New America Foundation, and author, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know
Who is the Modern Cybercriminal? James Lyne – Global Head of Security Research, Sophos
Anatomy of a Breach: How Hackers Break In Matt Kemelhar – Director, Incident Response & Recovery, Microsoft Jim Moeller – Principal Cybersecurity Consultant, Microsoft
Fighting Cybercrime with the Intelligent Security Graph Pete Boden – Cloud & Enterprise Infrastructure Security Services, Microsoft Richard Boscovich – Assistant General Counsel, Digital Crimes Unit, Microsoft
Why You Should Trust the Cloud in These Tumultuous Times Dennis Garcia – Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft
What is the Future of Cybersecurity? Paul Edlund – Chief Technologist, Microsoft
Protecting Your Organization on a Single Security Platform Andrew Conway – Sr. Director, Product Marketing, Cloud Platform, Microsoft Alym Rayani – Group Product Manager, O365 Security, Microsoft
Live Demo: Protecting against, Detecting and Responding to Threats Julia White – General Manager, Cloud & Enterprise, Microsoft
Expert Perspective: Microsoft’s CISO on Cybersecurity Bret Arsenault – CISO, Microsoft
At BUILD 2016, the demoed something very cool called the Xamarin Test Cloud.
The devices can be a full range of Android devices, made by different manufacturers and different models, as well as iOS revisions, and other potential targets.
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