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One more thing regarding the Office 365 Summit coming up on Dec 11-12:

• Office Developer Recordings
  I crawled up the chain and found out that if you miss the event, a good chunk of the content – including video recordings of the presentations – will be made available on http://dev.office.com/training.
• Office Developer Presentations & Content
  In the meantime however, much of the “Office Developer” content (PowerPoint, labs only) is available here:
  https://github.com/OfficeDev/TrainingContent
• Deep Dive into Office 365 APIs for Yammer Services
  For those specifically interested in the course called “Deep Dive into Office 365 APIs for Yammer Services”, here is the link to that content:
  https://github.com/OfficeDev/TrainingContent/tree/master/O3653-5%20Deep%20Dive%20into%20Office%20365%20APIs%20for%20Yammer%20Services

On November 12th, we’ll be hosting an online developer event called Connect();.  Connect(); will be a chance to have a conversation with developers about what’s coming next for developer tools, developer services and application platforms across Microsoft.

Check out the Connect(); event page for the agenda and other details.

Read more here:

• Chance to Connect(); on What’s Coming Next, November 12th and 13th
  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2014/10/16/chance-to-connect-on-what-s-coming-next-november-12th-and-13th.aspx

Save the Date Calendar links & Conference Agenda

• Connect() – Online developer event, Nov 12-13
  http://www.visualstudio.com/connect-event-vs

Office 365 for Business Training provides training decks for the following scenarios:

• Get it done from anywhere
• Email and Calendar on the go
• Run more effective meetings
• Store, sync, and share files
• Work like a network

Download the decks for free here:

• DOWNLOAD: Office 365 for Business Training
  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44275

This poster shows how the trends are changing in .NET as we´re moving from a single large .NET Framework to a more loosely coupled and autonomous libraries and sub-frameworks, many of them even published as NuGet packages and evolving continuously.

The number of those libs and packages is evolving and growing, so having a visual photo of it can be helpful. The main idea of the poster is to show that you can create any kind of application with .NET, from the largest applications to the smaller apps: in the cloud, on the web, on desktops, tablets, phones, and in embedded environments (even watches!). Any of those application types is shown as category/bucket in the poster and within each bucket we´re tossing the main libraries/SDKs/packages out. Then we´re also showing cross-cutting concerns buckets like Security, Data Access, and .NET Extension libs.

The main categories are the following:

• Emerging application patterns (Mobile, Web & Cloud)
• Established application patterns (Desktop and Embedded)
• Cross-Cutting concerns

Finally, the poster is putting a check/mark on every lib/SDK bullet depending if they are or not complaint with the following:

• NuGet package
• Open Source
• Microsoft Official Supported

You can print it out or use it as in electronic format (.PDF). Using the electronic format (.PDF) allows you to access each content URL/page related.

• DOWNLOAD: .NET Universe Poster – 2014
  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44228

Office 365 Summit is traveling around the world and delivering technical and sales training direct from the source with Microsoft experts.

These 2 day workshops provide deep technical and sales readiness on all our productivity workloads for IT Professional, Developers, Sales, Adoption and Education. Check out the full event calendar below and register now to take advantage of this opportunity.

Office 365 Summit San Diego will feature over 60 breakout sessions and our best Microsoft speakers from Redmond and around the world.

Event registration is currently FREE for a limited time.

In addition to the keynote, here’s a list of some of the sessions being delivered:

• Lync: Securing External Access
• Getting started with Office 365 deployment
• Office 365 security, privacy, and compliance
• Office 365 ProPlus Introduction to Office 365 ProPlus -Bring your own Device
• Office 365 Service Management Excellence: Managing Change and Service Incidents
• Office 365 ProPlus Planning & Deployment – Part 1 -Bring your own Device
• Ask the Experts Reception
• Lync On-Premises Operational Support Tools
• What’s new in Exchange Online
• Office 365 internet connection planning and troubleshooting
• Office 365 ProPlus Planning & Deployment – Part 2-Bring your own Device
• Technical Overview of SharePoint Online
• Lab: Troubleshooting On-Premises Microsoft Lync Server 2013 using Centralized Logging Service- Bring your own Device
• Tools and tips for troubleshooting Office 365
• MDM for Office 365
• eDiscovery and Archiving in Office 365
• Lync Online / Hybrid Overview and Administration
• Overview of SharePoint 2013 and Office 365 Hybrid and Coexistence
• Office 365 ProPlus – Implementing a Monthly Staged Update Process –Bring your own Device
• Enterprise Mobility Suite: an overview
• Identity management integration options for Office 365
• Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
• Office 365 ProPlus – Using Telemetry Dashboard for AppCompat Testing Bring your own Device
• Delve and the Office Graph
• Exchange hybrid deployment
• Office 365 ProPlus – Troubleshooting Installations & Updates – Bring your own Device
• Lab: Administering Users in a Lync Online and Hybrid Deployment -Bring your own Device

DATE:
December 11 – 12, 2014

LOCATION:
Manchester Hyatt San Diego
1 Market Place
San Diego, CA 92101

REGISTRATION:
http://summit.office.com/events/office-365-summit-sandiego

Last July, we put the word out that Microsoft will host a unified enterprise technology conference in May. We told you it will bring together the best of previously individual events – the Management Summit, the Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Project, and TechEd conferences – and then take it to the next level, based on what our customers and partners have asked for. Now, we have more to share.

Microsoft Ignite is May 4-8 in Chicago at McCormick Place. Satya Nadella will keynote and will be joined by technical and business leaders including Brad Anderson, Joe Belfiore, Dave Campbell, Peggy Johnson, Chris Jones, Julie Larson Green, Gurdeep Singh Pall and many others.

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Take a look at what Ignite has to offer. Registration is open now. Don’t wait too long to start making the case to your management why you can’t miss it.

• Early Registration $1,920 (Register before December 11, 2014)
• Standard $2,220 (Register after December 11, 2014)

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Read the rest of the announcement here:

• Introducing Microsoft Ignite and our lineup of top conferences in 2015
  http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/16/introducing-microsoft-ignite-lineup-top-conferences-2015/

Register for Microsoft Ignite here:

• Microsoft Ignite Registration
  http://ignite.microsoft.com/

Please join us for this hands-on, expert led Microsoft IT Camp “Implementing a Mobile-First World with Microsoft Enterprise Device Infrastructure”.

Attend this IT Camp and explore the new enterprise mobility capabilities of Windows that make recovery, security and identity management of Windows and non-Windows platforms easier. At this full-day interactive, hands-on training event, you will deep dive into key enterprise scenarios like identity, information and app protection. You will also learn about mobile device management and drill into the app management features of Microsoft’s MDM and VDI solutions.

• TRAINING: Implement a Mobile-First World with Microsoft Enterprise Device Infrastructure
  Los Angeles, Nov 12
  http://www.technetevents.com/deviceinfrastructureitcamps/

As the U.S. approaches one of the most hotly contested political seasons in years, Bing has launched a new election experience at Bing.com/election that helps you get 360-degree view – from local to national – into Elections 2014. 

Bing brings you the latest news from the right, left and center perspectives, up-to-date predictions across governor and national congressional races, a personalized Voter Guide* that includes side by side comparisons of candidates’ positions as well as a tracker to find the nearest polling sites in your area.

To visit the site, go to:

• Bing Incumbents, Predictions, Polls, & Results for US Senate, US House, and Governor:
  http://www.bing.com/elections
• Bing Election News for National & State:
  http://www.bing.com/news/search?q=elections+2014&qs=n&form=NWRFSH&pq=elections+2014&sc=8-14&sp=-1&sk=

Today, we announced the release of Skype Qik.

Skype Qik is a new video messaging app for Windows Phone, iOS, and Android that gives you a totally effortless way to capture the moment, share laughs, and chat with groups of friends. We know you love your weekly Skype calls with family or friends; Qik keeps you connected in between. Dinner with friends? Bored at work? Having a great day in the park? Go on, share it right from your phone. You’d be surprised how quickly a short video can turn into a great conversation.

To read more about Skype Qik, check out the announcement on the Skype Blog here:

• http://blogs.skype.com/2014/10/14/skype-qik-keeps-you-connected-between-calls/

To download Skype Qik, visit the Qik web site here:

• www.qik.com

There have been rumors and blogs speculating about Microsoft’s commitment to the Surface hardware business.

In short, “we’re here to stay.”   We can’t control what the media may say… but our CEO has responded and reinforced our commitment to Surface.  The details are posted in our Surface blog.  Here are a few of the key points: 

• Improved business support and upgrades to Windows 10:
• With Surface Pro 3 we’ve already made all firmware and drivers available for IT to use to create their corporate image.
• We now have a page that outlines all the details with every Windows Update and firmware update and what each update addresses. We’ll advance our capabilities here quickly.
• We launched a new support offering called Microsoft Complete for Business that includes a 3 year extended warranty, accidental damage protection, faster exchange service and Surface setup support for customers.
• More consistency with accessories – the following SP3 accessories will be compatible with the next generation of Surface Pro:
• Today’s Surface Pro 3 Type Covers
• Our “infrastructure” accessories such as our power adapter, Ethernet adapter, and more
• The Surface Pro 3 Docking Station
• New “Laptop Replacement Offer” for business customers brings value, speeds deployment
• We’re introducing a limited-time Surface Laptop Replacement Bundle with our reseller partners that provides up to $150 off of a Surface Pro 3, Type Cover and Docking Station when purchased together.
• Quote from Satya Nadella: 
  “We believe a strength of the Microsoft platform for enterprise is the rich ecosystem of hardware and applications developed by our partners, the community at large, and some of our own teams at Microsoft. In particular with Microsoft Surface Pro 3 we are now offering an enterprise-class device that can deliver great end user productivity. Microsoft is putting its full and sustained support behind the ongoing Surface program as one of a number of great hardware choices for businesses large and small.”
  – Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO

[thank you to my coworker, Toni Bollinger, for the blog summary]