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Perth gets Silverlight Designer and Developer Network!!

Brian Madsen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:06:45 GMT

Finally!!!

Perth gets it's very own Silverlight Designer and Developers Network - SDDN - and they're kicking off their first event on Wednesday the 22nd of April, 2009 (yes boys n' girls, that's tomorrow).

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=90663012552

It promises to be an exciting event (i know, because Dave Glover presented to us tonight) and will show some of the cool new features of Silverlight 3.

So, Wednesday at 43Below, 43 Barrack Street from 6pm to 8pm.

PSSUG: Dave Glover presents Line of Business Applications with Silverlight 3

Brian Madsen — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:53:04 GMT

The Perth SQL Server User Group (www.perthsqlserver.com) is having a second event for the month of April.

Dave Glover is coming over to Perth and has offered to present on another data centric talk and is going to show us what Line of Business Applications with Silverlight 3 is all about.

Title: Line of Business Applications with Silverlight 3 (.Net RIA Services)
Date: Tuesday, 21st of April, 2009, 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Event Details:

Silverlight introduced a great media experience;

Silverlight 2 added a control model making it easier to build applications, and now .NET RIA services and Silverlight 3 takes this to the next stage and introduces a powerful and productive framework to build real business applications for RIA (Rich Internet Applications).

This session covers n-tier development; data sorting, filtering and paging; validation; and authentication and roles services provided by this Framework, this is what you have been waiting for!!

Registration can be done via the Perth SQL Server web site: http://www.perthsqlserver.com/Meetings/Dave-Glover---Line-of-Business-Applications-with-S.aspx

Dave Glover has worked for Microsoft for 15 years mostly in our Developer Platform Group, the first 10 years were with Microsoft UK and he transfer to Microsoft Australia in 2004.

He has worked in various roles including people management and across a broad spectrum of infrastructure and developer technologies with a variety of customers and partners
His main technical skills include development of Web applications, Web Services, Standards based SOAs and Mobile devices.

He is also interested in Operating Systems (not just MS ones), communications and collaboration technologies, gadgets and in general have a fairly good and realistic view of Microsoft and the general IT Industry directions.

PSSUG: Tech Summerfest, Entity Framework and easter

Brian Madsen — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:25:53 GMT

The last evening before our long Easter weekend saw Zain Naboulsi present on the Entity Framework.

We haven't done many LiveMeeting events, yet, but it is a way to reach some very high profile presenters both from overseas and interstate - so we might see more of these.
April is going to prove to be a busy month as we'll most likely have two events. The first was yesterday, Zain Naboulsi's Entity Framework presentation - and then again on the 20th of April with Dave Glover.

Dave will present on Line of Business applications with Silverlight 3 - a very data centric presentation.

April also has a bigger event on the schedule - the 20th of April sees the Tech Summerfest week of training bonanza kick off.

The recording from last nights event on the Entity Framework is available for download.

PSSUG: Business Intelligence – what’s it all about. 12 Feb 09

Brian Madsen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:26:00 GMT

The Perth SQL Server User Group is meeting again this February and this time we're bringing a long waited (and much requested) topic.

Business Intelligence - yes, that's right. The topic that's evaded us here in Perth is now going to see the light.

The presentation this time around will also be slightly different than usual - in that we have two presenters, sharing the fun.

Aaron Griffith and Greg Davey from mhm (www.mhm.com.au) are going to show us the ins and outs of Business Intelligence and hopefully answer some of the questions that's been on everybody's lips for a long time. Both of our presenters has extensive experience with BI and are leading mhm's Perth offices.

The presentation will be split in two:

Data Warehouse design methodologies
- Designing a data warehouse dimensional model
- Designing an extract, transform and load (ETL) process for a Data warehouse.

Presenter: Greg Davey, Principal Consultant, mhm

Building a Data Warehouse utilising SQL Server Integration Services
- Transforming and integrating data
- Building type 1 and 2 slowly changing dimensions
- Loading FACT tables

Presenter: Aaron Griffith, Consultant, mhm

As usual we'll be meeting at Fujitsu's offices at Level 15, 191 St Georges Terrace (Corner of St Georges and Mill St).

As last time we'll have pizzas and soft drinks available so be sure to register for the event.

The Perth SQL Server User Group also has a new web site, which will be used for community interaction, sponsorship deals/specials, forums, presenter profiles, newsletters and much much more. So be sure to head on over and register.

PSSUG New Site: www.perthsqlserver.com

I would like to stress that we are still part of the Australian SQL Server User Group - that isn't going to change - the reason for having our own web site is to maintain a more "local" focus as we simply can't compete with the eastern states user groups, who're rolling along at a tremendous rate. We don't have the same high profile, nor are we able to attract the high number of presenters.

That being said, we've had some fantastic presenters in the past - such as notables like Greg Low, Greg Linwood, Peter Ward, Rob Farley, Dave Lean...the list goes on and we will still try to "poach" some of these brilliant minds whenever they pass by Perth.

Lastly, we are (as always) looking for presenters. So if you want to raise your profile and step up, earn the respect of your peers, and present on a topic please contact me (brian.madsen@live.com). Including getting your name out there we'll also provide you with a Presenter Profile on our web site.

To register for this event, click here: http://www.sqlserver.org.au/Events/RegisterMeeting.aspx?EventId=374

Hear a Smile - Walk of Vision. Fujitsu supports association of the blind WA

Brian Madsen — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:36:00 GMT

www.hearasmile.com - Hear a Smile, Walk of Vision day in support of the Guide Dogs of WA (Association of the Blind WA) is a day where us lucky people (that has our vision and never been in the position of being vision impaired) can put our support in.

"The walk of vision is an exciting new concept whereby fully sighted individuals are invited to walk blindfolded to experience what life without sight might be like."

And here's some info that surprised me - the cost of a Guide Dog.

"35,000 people in WA are blind or vision impaired and guide dogs change the lives of those who have them, but these dogs do not come cheap. Each dog costs approximately $35,000 to train over an 18 month period meaning funding and donations are incredibly important."

I'm always ready to put my hand up when it comes to doing a good deed for the community and i have a great deal of respect for those individuals and corporates that shares that belief as well.

So, when Alan Armstrong put the call out to Fujitsu to support a worthy cause, i was ready to assist with what was needed (even if it meant touching PHP again after all these years). Fujitsu had no problems with me assisting Alan with this and fully supported the initiative.

This isn't the first charity Fujitsu has been supporting and i'm constantly impressed with their ongoing community commitments - lets set a presedence...

So a big thanks goes to

: Mr. Alan Armstrong (Fujitsu) - for the initiative and heart
: Mr. Mark Webb (CEO Kings Park) - for officially starting the walk
: Kings Park board of directors - for providing the Kings Park location
: Digitalis - for hosting the website
: The Blind Association of WA - for the ongoing support

and of course to Fujitsu for dedicating the time and resources that allows us to do what we love doing!

There's plenty of opportunities for you to get involved as well - by participating in the walk, sponsoring the event or by donating to the Blind Association of WA.

Remember, every good deed counts and i think it's important that we show that we're a caring people! So don't sit on the couch, get involved yourself! Trust me, you'll feel a lot better for doing it! Head on over to the site - www.hearasmile.com.

RDN in October– SharePoint development and best practises

Brian Madsen — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:01:05 GMT

Another instalment of the Readify Developer Network series is coming to Perth – this time the hottest topic in the industry is being presented on – namely SharePoint.

SharePoint development and Best Practises – eg. How to do it and do it right!

Here’s the details for this free event:

Event Details:

ReadiPrimer Topic:

ReadiPrimer sessions offer a snapshot view on specific developer technologies delivered. Each ReadiPrimer session runs for approximately 30 minutes.

“Getting Started with MS SharePoint”

Presented By Hadley Willan, Senior Developer, Readify

MS SharePoint is a large application framework providing many out-of-the-box benefits and is geared toward customisation. If you've been daunted by how to get in to SharePoint and what benefits SharePoint can provide, then this ReadiPrimer is for you.

Hadley Willan will introduce the SharePoint technology. This will cover summaries about Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), v3.0 vs. v2.0, what SharePoint can provide, how to identify when to apply SharePoint and getting started in SharePoint 3.0 technologies.

ReadiDepth Topic:

ReadiDepth sessions are in-depth presentations for a specific technology. Each session is presented by a Readify Senior Consultant or Developer who is an expert in their field. ReadiDepth sessions bring you the most advanced and up-to-the-minute technology previews and technical sessions available in the country.

“SharePoint Development Best Practices”

Presented by Jeremy Thake, Senior Consultant, Readify

SharePoint is an extremely powerful Platform that Developers can leverage to kick start their projects. With all technologies there is the right way, the wrong way and the grey area in the middle. A lot of the Best Practice areas learnt in ASP.NET can be applied to SharePoint such as: environment configuration; source control; automated build scripts; team development; code manageability; code analysis; and more.

SharePoint also has multiple approaches to achieving the same end functionality and some may seem easy on the surface but are hard to enforce standards and repeatability. Key concepts discussed will include: InfoPath vs. ASP.NET Forms; Site Features vs. Site Templates; SharePoint Designer Workflows vs. Visual Studio Workflows; and more.

Jeremy will present some lessons learnt from real world scenarios and also some key Best Practices to adhere to in your Development Teams.

When and where?

Date	: Wednesday, 29th of October, 2008
Time	: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Venue	: Cliftons, Australia Place Corner of St Georges Tce and William St
Cost	: FREE
	Click here to register

Again, thanks to Readify for bringing quality content to Perth – and as this low cost…did i say cost?? it’s free so no excuses.

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Wardy IT Solution – free SQL Server 2008 breakfast in Perth – 17th of October

Brian Madsen — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:14:05 GMT

Peter Ward, the chief solutions architect at Wardy IT, is going to hold a free SQL Server 2008 breakfast in Perth on the 17th of October.

Details: SQL Server 2008 Breakfast in Perth – Peter Ward, Wardy IT Solutions.

Perth – Friday 17^th of October

Microsoft Perth, Level 14, 250 St Georges Terrace

Catering from 8:00am for an 8:30am Start

To attend either of these events simply email contact@wardyit.com

To see the announcement i full, click here: http://wardyit.com/blog/blog/archive/2008/10/05/free-sql-server-2008-breakfast-s.aspx

Update:

Peter Ward just updated the session details for the breakfast:

SQL Server 2008 Manageability features
SQL Server 2008 introduces a number of new features for managing SQL Server including Policy Based Management, Management Data Warehouse and Extended Events. These new management features have been designed to assist with diagnosing and resolving common performance issues. This session demonstrates how to troubleshoot various scenarios using the new management tools within SQL Server 2008. It demonstrates how to use the tools to assist with the management of multiple instances, how to monitor the performance of your severs over time and provide a greater insight into SQL Server.

SQL Server 2008 Security
SQL Server 2008 provides a number of security enhancements that help provide effective management of security including strong authentication and access control, powerful encryption and key management capabilities and enhanced auditing. The session will provide an overview of some of the most important enhancements including Transparent Data Encryption, Extensible Key Management and new Auditing functionality. In this session you will learn how these features can be utilised to keep your data as secure as possible. This session will demonstrate how to install SQL Server securely and ensure that security is maintained as applications and users make use of the data stored.

Here’s the link to the newly published event details page (WardyITs monthly newsletter): http://www.wardyit.com/newsletters/PerthBreakfastOct08.html

Considering the quality of Peter’s previous presentations at the user group, this event should promise a lot of industry relevant information. Peter’s not one for filling his sessions with Lorum Ipsums.

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