Devcon 2012

AGENDA

Devcon 2012 will include loads of exciting sessions on latest technologies. Below is a sneek peek of what you could expect this time at DEVCON 2012

Windows 8 : Just put it as user friendly OS. Take a look at cool features that Windows 8 has got to offer. Learn how to develop applications for this platform. See how you can leverage Windows 8 for your business.

Cloud Computing : This is gen-next technology. It lessens your burden to manage infrastructure, the platform and your software . Where everything is a service , we get the power to make our applications more functional ,scalable with increased quality. So let's learn at DEVCON to create applications using cloud platform. !!!

SQL SERVER : Applications cannot run without data. Databases , datawarehouses are places to manage and fetch data for your app. SQL Server is the database technology to create,load,manage,fetch huge data with absolute ease and speed. The new DB engine has been designed to increase the power and productivity for every person interacting with data systems. We would take a deep dive this time to check out the features of new SQL Server.

Windows Phone : Touch - Tap and open. Learn how to create cool apps for new mobile platform.

Azure SQL Server
Windows 8 Windows Phone
Windows 8 - What and Why
presented By Raj Chaudhari and Sanjay Shetty
Does Windows 8 change anything for you(your business your product)? Should you be concerned? Does this open up a new business landscape? What about the established Desktop environment, how does the shiny new WinRT environment (the environment formerly known as Metro) fit in? Get answers to these and more. Understand what Microsoft has created and why they did.
Power Pivot and Self Service Reporting
presented By Kedar Ghanekar
SSAS brings together the existing multi-dimensional model with the new tabular model pioneered by PowerPivot under a single unified platform , an interactive data exploration, visualization, and presentation experience which provides intuitive self-service reporting for business users against data exposed, an Excel workbook to the SharePoint PowerPivot Gallery library, and then uses it to produce a Power View report.
What's new in Windows Azure IaaS and How It Works
presented By Aviraj Ajgekar
In this session we cover the significant investments that Microsoft is making in our Windows Azure Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution and how it works. We discuss how you provision, deploy, and manage Virtual Machines and Applications in Windows Azure. The session spends time covering both the new management portal and PowerShell management options.
What's new in Team Foundation Server 2012
presented By Dhaval Faria
In this session we will see what new features are introduced in Team Foundation Server 2012, how it helps team be more productive and be more organized. We will also have a look at some of the exciting features of TFS 2012 like Team building, new Portal, Intellitrace in Production and many more things.
SharePoint, Architecture, Scalability, Performance and Us.
presented By Daniel McPherson
In this session Daniel McPherson will share his experience building solutions on SharePoint for large customers. While it will be technical, it will be technical via story telling. While it will be about SharePoint, the lessons learned apply to other platforms too. You will enjoy this session if you have ever built big systems and want to feel better about the mistakes you made. You will enjoy this session if you aspire to be an architect of big systems. Most of all, I’ll be working hard just to make sure you enjoy the session, mostly at my expense.
High Available Services with Windows Azure
presented By Laxmikant Bhole
Multiple considerations required towards building services for high availability on Windows Azure Platform. In this session, you will learn how Windows Azure platform supports in building highly available services.
First look at HTML5
presented By Nauzad Kapadia
HTML5 has been the buzzword for the last year or so. HTML having it’s roots in the decade old SGML started as a mere markup language, but now the good ol HTML is beginning to pack quite a punch. We now have a language that is optimized for building true cross browser, standards oriented web applications with local storage, 2D drawing, offline support, geo-location support, sockets and threads, and much more. If you have always hated and despiced HTML, or you are just plain curious, or you don’t want to miss the bus, then join us in this session for a first look at HTML5. After attending this session, you would be in a better position to attend the other more specific and advanced HTML5 sessions lined up in this event.
Windows Azure IaaS Platform
presented By Pooja Singh
With Windows Azure IaaS release you can leverage Azure’s Infrastructure as a Service to build your Infrastructure on Cloud. In this session, you will learn what are these offerings and how you can leverage them for your benefit.
Building Web Applications the right way with ASP.NET MVC 4
presented By Nauzad Kapadia
ASP.NET WebForms has been around now for more than a decade and frankly speaking it has outlived in utility for most scenarios related to enterprise application development. And with HTML5 turning out to be the buzzword of the year, ASP.NET Applications built with the MVC pattern are in a strong position to really leverage these capabilities. In this demo packed session, we start from scratch and build a MVC application that showcases MVC basics, Routing, Validations, Display Modes and whatever else time permits.
Headlong into SCRUM with the help of TFS 2012
presented By Subodh Sohoni and Gouri Sohoni
SCRUM is one of the most popular frameworks that are based upon the Agile methodology. It is being adopted by many organizations for small as well as complex projects. It is one of the most democratic ways of managing the software development projects. Each developer playing the role of architect, code developer or tester is needed to know how to work in SCRUM. Implementation of SCRUM that was very difficult to understand has been made easy with TFS 2012. In this session we will understand the support that Microsoft provides in TFS 2012 to implement SCRUM for your projects.
Building Connected Systems on Windows 8 with Windows Azure for Storage & Services
presented By Saranya Sriram
This session will introduce you to the synergy between Win8 & Windows Azure platform and demonstrate how you can build connected experiences for your Windows 8 Metro Style apps. After walking the through the fundamentals of both platforms we’ll take a deep dive as I demonstrate how you can use Windows Azure to support common data storage and services like geo-location, multimedia, data and push notification scenarios. At the end of this session, you can begin building and deploying your own Windows 8 client applications that are powered by Windows Azure
Port your existing XAML applications to Windows 8-sytle UI - the MVVM way!
presented By Nishant Anil
Windows 8 presents a world of opportunity for UI developers - in the form of specific controls, as well as an entirely new model of user interaction with an application. This session will outline how to reimagine the UI of applications to take advantage of these new capabilities. It will present the new UI capabilities, and how to structure the interaction model in our application to take advantage of that. We will focus on porting an existing desktop application to take advantage of these UI capabilities in simple MVVM way.
Building a browser(platform/device) independent Enterprise Application using HTML5, jQuery and knockout.js!
presented By Abhishek Narain
Building a website based on standards(HTML5) will help us get rid of browser dependencies, multiple codebase maintenance and development cost. In this session we will understand how to use HTML5 semantics in an Application in conjunction with jQuery and knockout.js, hence creating a better User Experience for Enterprise.
Developing Apps for Office 2013
presented By Sarang Datye
Learn how build apps for Office to extend Office 2013 applications. This new Office solution type, apps for Office, is built on web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, OData, and OAuth. It provides new experiences within Office applications by surfacing web technologies and cloud services right within Office documents, email messages, meeting requests, and appointments.
The All New Windows Azure Spring Release - vNext
presented By Saranya Sriram
Come join this session to get a whirlwind tour of all the new features and enhancements made to the Windows Azure platform that encompass IaaS, PaaS , Websites . We will talk about developer API SDK 1.7 as well. This will be a full demo based session showing pieces of the new platform and the new HTML5 based portal.
WinRT runtime environment - Under the hood
presented By Raj Chaudhari and Sanjay Shetty
A hard look at WinRT under the hood. What is it? How does it work? What does it offer developers? What rules does it impose? And most importantly, what were the designer smok…..thinking when they made up this stuff? No silly block diagrams. No handwaving. Just bare naked facts
Building New Age Web and Mobile Applications with HTML 5 and Kendo UI
presented By Abhishek Kant
Session abstract: So you know HTML 5? Learn an entirely new way of building web applications with HTML 5 and JavaScript – the Single Page Application (SPA). This session is about giving you capabilities that help you build better applications faster. Leveraging the same technology, see how you can create mobile applications for iPhone/ Android from a single codebase without any changes.
Windows Azure Websites with ASP.net
presented By Saranya Sriram
ASP.net developers on webforms r MVC are first class citizens on the Azure platform. Today we have a host of east, quick to deploy solution available called the Azure Websites.Join this hands on session to build your ASP.NET website in your favorite editor of visual studio or web matrix and deploy that to the cloud. Open source templates have built in support and we shall see the openness and interoperability of the platform.
WinRT "Apps" - Lifecycle, usability, network presence, distribution, security
presented By Raj Chaudhari and Sanjay Shetty
A WinRT app has a very strictly defined relationship with the system. More than ever before, developers have to care about how and when an app starts and stops, what it looks and acts like, what it can and cannot do (with the user's permission), and what it can (and cannot - they don't talk about this) connect to. So here is a handy, and *complete*, checklist. Covers every aspect.
Building Rich and Immersive Applications for Intel Ultrabook
presented By Rajagopal A
Session Abstract: An Ultrabook is a new category of computing devices delivering a no-compromise and more secure computing experience in one, sleek and portable device. Learn more on what defines an Ultrabook, and the importance of “Touch” other technologies for Ultrabook applications. .
The Three WinRT musketeers - .NET, HTML5/JS, C++
presented By Raj Chaudhari and Sanjay Shetty
Microsoft offers three different ways to develop WinRT apps. Why these three? What does each offer and to whom? Are there strong reasons to use one or the other? These and more questions will be answered, in depth. This is also a Visual Studio 2012 session.
Time Track 1
(Hall No . 5)
Track 2
(Hall No . 7)
Track 3
(Hall No . 3)
Windows 8 Web
Developer Tools
Languages
Frameworks (DEV)
08:30 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 09:45 Welcome Note by Pune User Group Team
09:45 - 10:30 Opening Keynote
by Amod Deshpande, CTO , Avanade (India Delivery Centre of Accenture)
10:30 - 11:45 Windows 8 - What and Why
By Raj Chaudhuri and Sanjay Shetty
First Look at HTML 5
By Nauzad Kapadia
What's New in Visual Studio 2012
By Dhaval Faria
11:45 - 12:00 Tea Break
12:00 - 1:15 WinRT Runtime Environment- Under the hood
By Raj Chaudhuri and Sanjay Shetty
Building New Age Web and Mobile Applications with HTML5 and Kendo UI
By Abhishek Kant
Headlong into SCRUM with the help of TFS 2012
By Subodh Sohoni and Gouri Sohoni
1:15 - 2:15 Lunch Break
2:15 - 3:30 The 3 WinRT Musketeers - C++, .NET, HTML5/Javascript
By Raj Chaudhuri and Sanjay Shetty
Building Web Applications the right way with ASP.NET MVC 4
By Nauzad Kapadia
Building Rich and Immersive Applications for Intel Ultrabook
By Parag Paithankar
3:30 - 3:45 Tea Break
3:30 - 05:00 WinRT Apps – Complete
By Raj Chaudhuri & Sanjay Shetty
Building a browser (platform/device) independent Enterprise Application using HTML5, jQuery and knockout.js!
By Abhishek Narain
Developing Apps for Office 2013
By Sarang Datye
5:00 - 05:30 Quiz results,Open Discussions and QA
Time Track 1
(Hall No . 5)
Track 2
(Hall No . 7)
Track 3
(Hall No . 3)
Windows 8 Cloud
Data Productivity and Collaboration
08:30 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:30 Opening Keynote
By Harish Vaidyanathan Director- Evangelism,DPE,Microsoft
10:30 - 11:45 Principles of UX Designs for Windows 8
By Aditee Rele
The All New Windows Azure Spring Release - vNext
By Aviraj Ajgekar & Saranya Sriram
What’s New in SQL Server 2012
By Kedar Ghanekar
11:45- 12:00 Tea Break
12:00 - 01:15 Building Connected Systems on Windows 8 with Windows Azure for Storage & Services
By Saranya Sriram
Windows Azure IaaS Platform
By Pooja Singh
SharePoint, Architecture, Scalability, Performance and Us.
By Daniel McPherson
01:15 - 2:15 Lunch Break
2:15 - 3:30 Port your existing XAML applications to Windows 8-style UI - the MVVM way!
By Nishanth Anil
High Available Services with Windows Azure
By Laxmikant Bhole
Power Pivot and Self Service Reporting
By Kedar Ghanekar
3:30 - 3:45 Tea Break
3:45 - 5:00 Windows 8 – Development with HTML5 and JavaScript – A Primer
By Aditee Rele
Windows Azure Websites with ASP.net
By Saranya Sriram
A Leap of faith: Office 365
By Sarang Kulkarni
5:00 - 5:30 Quiz Results,Open Discussion and QA