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IMPORTANT: I have moved my blog to http://blog.brianloesgen.com

Brian Loesgen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:19:40 GMT

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IMPORTANT: this is my old blog and is not being updated anymore.

For my new site/blog/RSS, please visit http://blog.brianloesgen.com

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I’ll be speaking at Code Camp San Diego this weekend

Brian Loesgen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:30:10 GMT

San Diego Code Camp is this weekend! I’ll be there on Saturday, doing two presentations:

If you’ve never been to a Code Camp before, you should check it out. It’s an “anything goes” community-driven conference-ish event. Lots of high quality sessions, at a recession-friendly cost (free). Lots of learning opportunities. What’s not to like?

As usual, this will be at UCSD La Jolla. See you there!

Full details are at http://www.socalcodecamp.com/

Technorati Tags: Azure,Cloud,SOA,ESB,BizTalk,Oslo,M,Models

ESB Toolkit 2.0 Ships (YEAH!!!), I’m presenting it tonight at the San Diego .NET user group Connected Systems SIG

Brian Loesgen — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:36:25 GMT

I’m REALLY happy to say the the ESB Toolkit 2.0 has been released. As part of the current launch tour I’m doing, I’m telling people that in my opinion the best part of BizTalk Server 2009 is the ESB Toolkit. If you’re a BizTalk dev, you really want it check it out. And, if you’re one of those unfortunates that had installation issues, it’s OK to come back now and try again. I installed a build a couple of weeks ago, took me about 15 minutes total. The team invested a LOT of effort in this area, and it shows.

By sheer coincidence (OK, so I knew rough timeframe, but not to the day :)), I’m doing an overview presentation of it, and showing some really cool dynamic messaging demos, at a user group meeting in San Diego tonight. Meeting will be at 6:30 (pizza at 6:00) at the Microsoft office in La Jolla.

The official team blog announcement is available here.

You can get the bits here.

I’ll be posting more info about this within the next few days, and, if you’re in San Diego tonight, come on by!!

US Southwest: BizTalk Server 2009 “First Look” tour

Brian Loesgen — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:24:17 GMT

Folks,

Last week in Salt Lake City, we kicked off a 6-city tour of the US Southwest featuring BizTalk Server 2009 and ESB Toolkit 2.0. This week I’ll be in L.A. and Phoenix. Remaining dates are as listed below. This is a free event, but you need to register. If you’re in one of the listed cities c’mon by, it’s a really interesting event.

~~Salt Lake City~~

(you missed it!)

May 20, 2009

~~8:30 am – 11:30 am~~

~~Click here to register~~

~~Invitation Key: 6F671A~~

~~Microsoft Salt Lake City Office~~

~~123 Wright Brothers Dr.~~

Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

~~Phone: (801) 257-6400~~

Los Angeles

May 26, 2009

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Click here to register

Invitation Key: 2206BE

or call 877.673.8368 with

Event ID: 1032414717

Microsoft Los Angeles Office

333 South Grand Avenue

Suite 3300

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 806-7300

Phoenix

May 28, 2009

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Click here to register

Invitation Key: B899AD

or call 877.673.8368 with Event ID 1032414811

Microsoft Phoenix Office

2929 N. Central Ave., Suite 1400
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Phone: (602) 280-8600

Irvine

June 4, 2009

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Click here to register

Invitation Key: C11DF2

or call 877.673.8368 with

Event ID: 1032414721

Microsoft Irvine Office
3 Park Plaza
Suite 1600

Irvine, California 92614

Phone: (949) 263-3000

San Diego

June 16, 2009

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Click here to register

Invitation Key: 4E9A14

or call 877.673.8368 with

Event ID: 1032414722

Microsoft San Diego Office

9255 Towne Center Drive

4th Floor
San Diego, California 92121

Phone: (858) 909-3800

Denver

June 23, 2009

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Click here to register

Invitation Key: B185E8

or call 877.673.8368 with Event ID 1032414999

Microsoft Denver Office

7595 Technology Way, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80237

Phone: (720) 528-1700

Please join us for a “First Look” at BizTalk Server 2009!

Enterprises across the world need to build applications that span their network and bring together services, systems, and people. The new BizTalk Server 2009 enables this connectivity while eliminating many of the cost and complexity challenges enterprises currently face.

Microsoft product specialists and experts from gold-certified partner Neudesic will give you a “first look” at BizTalk Sever 2009 and how they can help streamline and integrate business processes while reducing cost and complexity.

AGENDA:

8:30 – 9:30 What’s new with BizTalk Server 2009

9:30 – 10:30 Using Microsoft ESB Toolkit 2.0 to reduce cost and complexity

10:30 – 11:30 Interactive Q&A discussion about SOA and ESB and emerging technologies

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Application Development Directors/Managers and Architects, Supply Chain Directors, Process Analysts, and Developers who are interested in learning more about the features available in BizTalk Server 2009 and their impact on SOA and BPM solutions.

Technorati Tags: BizTalk,SOA,ESB

I will be speaking tomorrow in San Diego, special combined meeting, Connected Systems and Architecture SIGs

Brian Loesgen — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:37:28 GMT

Zoiner and I are both travelling this week, but rather than cancel our meetings, we have rejiggered them (I’ve always wanted to use that word in a sentence).

So, San Diego .NET User Group Connected Systems and Architecture SIGs are doing a joint meeting tomorrow (Monday March 9 2009), and I will be doing my Microsoft SOA Offerings presentation.

I plan to show a demo I’ve been working on. It involves BizTalk Server 2009, ESB Guidance 2.0, Dublin, Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows Communication Foundation (from .NET 4.0), and Azure, all in a couple of VMs running simultaneously (off my notebook) with two networks, using 64-bit Virtual PC hosted on 64-bit Windows 7. With the exception of Virtual PC, *everything* in that chain is beta -- or earlier. Now that should certainly appeal to the inner-geek in all of you!

Meeting starts at 6:00 for pizza, 6:30 for the meeting itself, at the Microsoft La Jolla office.

Technorati Tags: BizTalk,Azure,ESB,SOA,WF,WCF,Dublin

Speaking in San Diego tonight (Feb 17 2009) – Microsoft’s SOA offerings

Brian Loesgen — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:08:06 GMT

I’ll be speaking at the ASP.NET SIG of the San Diego .NET User Group tonight. Abstract is below. Meeting starts at 6:00 at the Microsoft La Jolla office.

This is basically the same presentation Allan Naim and I did recently at the SOA BP conference in Redmond and at an internal Microsoft conference.

If the demo gods are willing (as I expect them to be), I’m planning to do my shinny new demo that ties together work I’ve been doing around Dublin, Azure, WF, WCF, BizTalk 2009 and ESB Guidance 2.0.

Session Abstract:

With so many technologies to choose from, Solution Architects often find themselves unsure of what the right technologies are to address their solution needs. With the recent announcement of Microsoft's new "Dublin" application server capabilities, architects and developers have more choices than ever and the challenge is selecting and integrating the right technologies in order to ensure that IT is agile, and that business needs are met. The goal of this session is to provide you with a holistic view of Microsoft SOA technologies focusing on building the right architecture to address specific SOA capabilities around integration, messaging, security and management using technologies such as BizTalk Server 2009, ESB Guidance v2, Managed Services Engine, .NET 4.0 and Dublin. We will look at the value each piece adds to the overall picture, and how they can be integrated in a holistic solution.

Technorati Tags: SOA,ESB,Dublin,BizTalk,.NET,WF,WCF

San Diego: Connected Systems SIG meeting tomorrow (Jan 13 2009): Azure Services Platform....

Brian Loesgen — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:36:19 GMT

If you're going to be in San Diego tomorrow evening, you may want to check out the San Diego .NET User Group Connected Systems SIG meeting. See you there!

Microsoft Azure Services Platform

Cloud computing represents the new wave of innovation that will significantly transform many aspects of computing as we know today. During this session, we will discuss Microsoft's outlook and strategy in moving towards cloud computing, providing the next-generation cloud-based platform for building services in the cloud. We will also discuss what cloud-based applications may look like, and how they need to be architected differently from today's on-premise enterprise applications in various scenarios. We will then discuss the enterprise-class components of the Microsoft Azure Services platform, with an overview of .NET Services, SQL Services, and Windows Azure.

Speaker: David Chou, Microsoft

David Chou is an architect in the developer & platform evangelism organization at Microsoft, tasked to collaborate with local organizations in the advanced and emerging areas in architecture such as enterprise architecture, SOA, Web 2.0, cloud computing, etc., and to support decision makers on defining technology adoption strategies. Drawing on experiences from his previous jobs at Accenture and Sun Microsystems, David enjoys helping customers create value from using objective and pragmatic approaches to define IT strategies and solution architectures.

Meeting will be at 6:30 (pizza at 6:00) at the Microsoft La Jolla office. Details at http://SanDiegoDotNet.com.

Technorati Tags: Azure,Cloud Computing

SOA Conference coming up fast....

Brian Loesgen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:11:44 GMT

Microsoft's SOA and Business Process conference is closing in fast, it will be the 28th and 29th of this month. I don't believe it's sold out yet (I think it usually does), so you haven't missed your chance to go!

Allan Naim (Microsoft) and I will be presenting a session on "Deciphering Microsoft's SOA Offerings", because we have reason to believe there are some folks out there that need it demystified :) This is a new presentation, and will cover the entire stack, including BizTalk, ESB Guidance, WCF/WF, Dublin, Azure, MSE. We're having fun putting it together, should be a good presentation by the time we're done, and who knows, could well lead to some blog posts or articles.

You can find out more info about the conference, and register, at http://www.microsoft.com/soa/conference/

Technorati Tags: BizTalk,SOA,Dublin,WCF,WF

I have been re-awarded MVP Status (for a 6th year)

Brian Loesgen — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:40:40 GMT

I'm honored to announce that Microsoft has, for a 6th consecutive year, awarded me MVP status.

2008 was a turbulent year, that saw me achieve elite and ultra-elite status with multiple airlines and hotels, with far too many hotel nights and air miles. It feels like I probably spent more time away from home than I did at home.

As we start 2009, we have a lot of fear, uncertainty and change ahead of us. The global economic upheaval that has touched us all will lead to changes which I don't think we can fully grasp yet, and in that change, will lie opportunities.

One thing is certain though. We as an industry are on an exciting ride. So many enabling technologies have matured to the point that we can use them now to construct systems that only a few short years ago were un-imaginable. I am so excited by the possibilities I see in Oslo/BizTalk/Azure/Dublin/WF/WCF. No matter what lies ahead, I plan to continue on that voyage, and blog about the trip we're all on. There will be lots to talk about...

Happy New Year!

Brian

New URI for my blog

Brian Loesgen — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:12:48 GMT

This blog has a new URI. Please re-point your feed readers or bookmarks to http://blog.BrianLoesgen.com

Nothing else changes. I am still hosted with my buddies at GeekWithBlogs, and I will of course continue to blog about BizTalk, Dublin, SOA, Oslo, Azure, WF/WCF et al. The new link is easier to remember and provides a layer of indirection should I decide to change where the blog is at some point in the future.