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	Advanced Windows Networking		ASP.NET
	BI, Big Data and Analytics		Cloud Computing
	Cross-Platform Mobile Development		Data Management
	Developing Apps and Solutions for SharePoint		High-Value SharePoint Workloads: Social, Search, BI, and Business Process Automation
	Hybrid Cloud and Virtualization		Information and Content Management: Documents, Records, and Web
	Jack of All Trades		JavaScript / HTML5 Client
	Keynotes		Keys to SharePoint Success: Strategy, Governance, Adoption
	Modern Apps Live!		Security and Ethical Hacking
	SharePoint Infrastructure Management and Administration		SharePoint Office 365 and the Cloud
	SQL Server Administration and Maintenance		SQL Server Features and Components
	SQL Server for the Developer		SQL Server in the Cloud
	SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization		SQL Server Tools Tricks and Techniques
	System Center and Microsoft Exchange		Visual Studio / .NET Framework
	Windows Client		Windows Phone
	Windows PowerShell		Windows Server
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Advanced Windows Networking

TMT03 Creating an Everywhere LAN without the Hassle Using DirectAccess Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

John O'Neill Sr. MVP, MCSA, Chief Technologist, AWS Solutions

This session will provide a crash course into deployment of DirectAccess the quick and easy way. more

TMW01 Managing and Deploying BYOD Identity Solutions with a Microsoft PKI Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Mark B. Cooper MCSM - Directory, CISSP, President, PKI Solutions Inc.

This session will review the certificate needs of the common enterprise environment with specific focus on BYOD. more

ASP.NET

VST03 What's New in MVC 5 Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

Learn about some pretty cool additions to ASP.NET MVC. more

VST07 What's New in Web API 2 Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

Whether you think Web API is "Restful" or not, it's still totally cool and a must-know for any developer today, and part 2 makes it even better. more

VST11 ASP.NET MVC for Mobile Devices Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

Learn how to create rich, responsive web applications that work in full-size browsers and on mobile devices with minimum amount of code. more

VSW03 Best Practices for Self Hosting Web API Based Services Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

Explore the benefits and trade-offs of self-hosting Web API based services. more

VSW07 Slice Development Time With ASP.NET MVC, Visual Studio, and Razor Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

Learn how to speed development with Visual Studio MVC features. more

VSW11 Automated Cross Browser Testing of Your Web Applications with Visual Studio CodedUI Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Marcel de Vries, CTO, Xpirit

Learn how you can build cross browser automated test suites using Visual Studio CodedUI and integrate it with Microsoft Test Manager. more

VSW15 Build Real-Time Websites and Apps with SignalR Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Rachel Appel, Senior Developer Evangelist, Microsoft

Learn what you need to know to build a SignalR app that connects multiple clients instantaneously. more

BI, Big Data and Analytics

SQM01 Workshop: Big Data and NoSQL for Database and BI Pros Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

Andrew Brust, Senior Director, Market Strategy and Intelligence, Datameer

A proper introduction to Hadoop, NoSQL, and related technologies that is free of hype and explained in terms a relational database or BI professional can understand. more

SQT04 Excel, Power BI and You: An Analytics Superhub Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Andrew Brust, Senior Director, Market Strategy and Intelligence, Datameer

In this session, we'll look at the analytics capabilities in the core Excel product and other add-ins, as well as investigate how to use these tools together. more

SQT07 Big Data 101 with Azure HDInsight Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Andrew Brust, Senior Director, Market Strategy and Intelligence, Datameer

Learn what Big Data is all about and how Hadoop works. more

SQT10 Integrating SQL Server Analysis Services with Hadoop Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Edwin Sarmiento, Managing Director, 15C

In this session, we will look at how to integrate SQL Server Analysis Services with Hadoop to provide real-time data analysis and reporting. more

SQW01 Who Moved My Tuple? Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server 2014 Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Joey D'Antoni

In this session Joey will discuss Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server 2014. more

SQW04 Getting Started with MDX Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

William E. Pearson III, Business Intelligence Architect and Founder, Island Technologies Inc.®

In this session, we will concentrate largely upon crafting simple MDX expressions and queries. more

SQW07 Getting Started with Analysis Services 2014 Tabular Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

William E. Pearson III, Business Intelligence Architect and Founder, Island Technologies Inc.®

In this session, BI Architect, SQL Server MVP and Analysis Services Maestro Bill Pearson introduces Microsoft Business Intelligence 2014 and the Business Intelligence Semantic Model ("BISM"). more

SQW10 Implementing Data Warehouse Patterns with the Microsoft BI Tools Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Kevin Goff Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Practice Manager, SetFocus, LLC

This session will take several of the key concepts in Data Warehousing and demonstrate some implementations using SQL Server Integration Services and Analysis Services. more

SQH01 SQL Server Reporting Services for Application Developers – Attendees Choose Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Kevin Goff Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Practice Manager, SetFocus, LLC

In this session, Kevin will review SSRS topics and allow attendees to select which topics to cover. more

SQH07 Self-Service BI Governance Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Jen Underwood, Founder & Principal Consultant, Impact Analytix

In this session, you'll learn the best approached to self-service BI implementation. more

SQH10 Busy Developers Guide to R Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Ted Neward, Director, Developer Relations, Smartsheet.com

This session is going to go over R, starting from the very basics. more

SQH13 Advanced Analytics and Data Mining for Power BI Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Jen Underwood, Founder & Principal Consultant, Impact Analytix

This session will introduce and walk-through a variety of popular advanced analytic techniques and tools. more

SQH15 Busy Developer's Guide to NoSQL Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Ted Neward, Director, Developer Relations, Smartsheet.com

In this session, you'll review different NoSQLs and the benefits of using/developing them. more

Cloud Computing

VSW09 What's New in Azure for Developers Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology Officer , AIS

Get caught up with the recent new announcements as well as key enhancements to the existing services. more

VSW13 API Management Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology Officer , AIS

In this session, we will do a quick tour around API Management offerings through a series of code demonstrations. more

VSH01 Creating Visual Studio Cloud Business Applications for Office 365 / SharePoint 2013 Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Michael Washington, Founder, AiHelpWebsite.com

Learn how Visual Studio Cloud Business apps allow you to create professional business applications in under an hour. more

VSH05 Microsoft Azure Web Sites for the Web Developer Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Eric D. Boyd, Founder and CEO, responsiveX

Microsoft Azure MVP, Eric D. Boyd will walk you through what Microsoft Azure Web Sites is all about. more

VSH09 Moving Web Apps to the Cloud Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Eric D. Boyd, Founder and CEO, responsiveX

We will take a simple, traditional ASP.NET app and walk through the migration to Microsoft Azure. more

VSF01 Workshop: Service Orientation Technologies: Designing, Developing, & Implementing WCF and the Web API - Friday November 21 8:00am - 5:00pm

Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

Come learn both of these technologies and how to properly use them, apart and together. more

Cross-Platform Mobile Development

VSM01 Workshop: Native Mobile App Development for iOS, Android, and Windows using C# Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

Marcel de Vries, CTO, Xpirit
Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

This session will walk you through the process of building one app for multiple platforms. more

VST01 Getting Started with Xamarin Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Walt Ritscher, Staff Author, Lynda.com at LinkedIn

This introductory session shows how easy it is to start working with Xamarin projects. more

VST09 Introduction to Developing Mobile Apps for the Web Developer Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Ben Hoelting, Senior Technologist, Aspenware

Learn the foundations for developing mobile apps that you can submit to the store using skills you already know as a web developer. more

VST13 Creating Responsive Cross-Platform Native/Web Apps with JavaScript and Bootstrap Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

Learn how to create cross platform apps with the Bootstrap open source project. more

VSW01 Build Cross-Platform Apps with Shared Projects, CSLA .NET, and C# Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

Learn how these tools work together to support you in your business software development efforts. more

VSW05 Building Mobile Cross-Platform Apps with HTML5 & Cordova in Visual Studio Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

Explore the fundamentals of native vs. web apps, and how to choose the right approach for any given scenario. more

VSH10 Building Your First Universal Application for Windows Phone and Windows Store Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Brian Peek, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

We will cover what can and can't be shared, and how to best structure your project for maximum re-use. more

VSH17 Building Mobile Cross-Platform Apps in C# with Azure Mobile Services Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

Explore how you can build cloud-enabled cross-platform applications for iOS, Android and Windows Phone more

Data Management

VSH15 Learning Entity Framework 6 Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.

Lenni will show how quickly you can start working with EF6 and boost your productivity. more

VSH19 Database Development with SQL Server Data Tools Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.

Don't miss out on this demo-centric information-packed session on the current generation of database tools! more

Developing Apps and Solutions for SharePoint

SPM01 Workshop: Modern Office 365, SharePoint & Cloud Development Ramp-Up Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

Andrew Connell MVP, Consultant, Instructor, Developer, & Author, Andrew Connell Inc.

This workshop will get you up to speed if you are interested in becoming a SharePoint developer but you don't know where to start. more

SPT01 Lean-Agile Development with SharePoint Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Bill Ayers, Technical Director, Flow Simulation Ltd.

In this session we will cover the definitions of Lean, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, XP, and TDD. more

SPT04 How to Improve the SharePoint UI Using Bootstrap 3 Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Ryan McIntyre, National Architect, Neudesic

In this session, Ryan will demo how to build a branding solution and create a SharePoint App using Bootstrap. more

SPT07 Building SharePoint Single Page Apps with AngularJS Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Andrew Connell MVP, Consultant, Instructor, Developer, & Author, Andrew Connell Inc.

Learn how to build a SharePoint-Hosted Application using the popular presentation framework AngularJS. more

SPT10 SharePoint 2013 Display Templates and Query Rules Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Matthew McDermott, Founder and Director, Aptillon, Inc.

This session teaches you two of the primary techniques that you can use with SharePoint 2013 to present search results. more

SPW07 Deploying Provider-Hosted Apps into Production Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Paul Schaeflein Microsoft MVP - Office Development, Enterprise Architect, DMI (Digital Management, LLC)

This session will cover a very important aspect of SharePoint App development. more

SPW10 Test-driven Development with SharePoint 2013 Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Bill Ayers, Technical Director, Flow Simulation Ltd.

This session follows on from the Lean-Agile SharePoint Development talk and goes much deeper into test-driven development (TDD) with practical examples that demonstrate the TDD process. more

SPH01 How to Develop and Debug Client-Side Code Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Mark Rackley, Chief Strategy Officer , PAIT Group

In this session, you will learn dos and don'ts for being an effective client-side developer. more

SPH04 Deep Dive into Office 365 APIs Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Jeremy Thake, Technical Product Manager , Microsoft

This session will be a deep dive into how APIs can be leveraged across Mobile Device platforms and Web Application platforms. more

SPH07 Lazy Client-side Dev: Let the 3rd-party Libraries Do the Heavy Lifting Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Mark Rackley, Chief Strategy Officer , PAIT Group

Learn how plugin libraries can bring your Client-Side Applications to the next level in SharePoint and give the users the visuals and usability they crave. more

SPH10 BreezeJS Makes Client-Side SharePoint 2013 REST Development a… BREEZE! Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Andrew Connell MVP, Consultant, Instructor, Developer, & Author, Andrew Connell Inc.

You’ll learn how to set it up, how to configure it, how to write different types of queries and then how to even use some really slick data validation capabilities in the browser! more

SPH12 Developers Approach to Search Applications Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Matthew McDermott, Founder and Director, Aptillon, Inc.

This session looks at what developers can do with the SharePoint 2013 Search API to create custom search applications. more

SPH13 SharePoint Design Manager Step by Step Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Paul Schaeflein Microsoft MVP - Office Development, Enterprise Architect, DMI (Digital Management, LLC)

This session will walk thru all the capabilities of the Design Manager for publishing sites in SharePoint 2013. more

SPF01 Workshop: Apps for SharePoint - The Next Level Friday November 21 8:00am - 5:00pm

Paul Schaeflein Microsoft MVP - Office Development, Enterprise Architect, DMI (Digital Management, LLC)

This workshop will cover the concepts and requirements for apps once they move beyond the developer workstation. more

High-Value SharePoint Workloads: Social, Search, BI, and Business Process Automation

SPT09 Learn About the Top 5 Advanced Search Features You Never Knew You Needed Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Matthew McDermott, Founder and Director, Aptillon, Inc.

Learn about some of the more advanced search features including rank profile tuning, user segmentation, content enrichment, custom connectors and more. more

SPT12 Getting Started with SharePoint 2013 Workflows Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Prashant G. Bhoyar, SharePoint Consultant, Portal Solutions LLC

In this demo driven session, we will cover architectural changes and important features of the different types of Workflows and their limitations in SharePoint 2013. more

SPW01 Office Graph and Oslo The Future of Discovering and Consuming Information Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Agnes Molnar, CEO, Managing Consultant, Search Explained

In this session, Agnes will provide an overview and explain Office Graph and Oslo, as well as discuss how these tools work and why they are so revolutionary. more

SPH03 Getting a Grip on SharePoint Social Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Michael Doyle MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, Senior Architect, Propoint Technology

This session will help you demystify the various components such as OneDrive, Newsfeed, My Sites, Profiles, Following and more. more

SPH06 Is "Enterprise Search" Dead??? Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Agnes Molnar, CEO, Managing Consultant, Search Explained

In this thought-provoking session, Agnes will highlight why Search is much more than a technology and how it can help with real-world business solutions. more

SPF02 Workshop: Implementing Search Based Intranet in SharePoint 2013 and Office 365 Friday November 21 8:00am - 5:00pm

Agnes Molnar, CEO, Managing Consultant, Search Explained

This full day workshop will explain the basics of implementing a Search Based Intranet in SharePoint 2013 and Office 365. more

Hybrid Cloud and Virtualization

TMM01 Workshop: Microsoft Office 365: The Bootcamp Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

Andy Malone MVP, MCT, Sr Technical Trainer, Quality Training (UK) Ltd

This workshop is designed for experienced IT Professionals who already have a good grounding in Active Directory, DNS and the core products who want to transition their skills to the cloud. more

TMT02 Automating vSphere with VMware Orchestrator, Part 1 Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Greg Shields MVP, vExpert, Author Evangelist, Pluralsight

Join Greg Shields of Concentrated Technology in a two-part exploration of VMware Orchestrator. more

TMT05 Automating vSphere with VMware Orchestrator, Part 2 Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Greg Shields MVP, vExpert, Author Evangelist, Pluralsight

Join Greg in Part 2 of his Automating vSphere with VMware Orchestrator session. more

TMT08 Using Microsoft Azure for Easy, Secure, Off-Site Backup Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

John O'Neill Sr. MVP, MCSA, Chief Technologist, AWS Solutions

In this in-depth session learn exactly what it takes to backup in-house data to Microsoft Azure quickly and easily. more

TMT11 Integrating Office 365 with Active Directory, Step-by-Step Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

John O'Neill Sr. MVP, MCSA, Chief Technologist, AWS Solutions

This session will prepare attendees for the first steps in an Office 365 deployment. more

TMW04 Securing Cloud Servers and Services with PKI Certificates Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Mark B. Cooper MCSM - Directory, CISSP, President, PKI Solutions Inc.

This session will explore the security deficiencies and security risks in current cloud implementations. more

TMW11 Building a Better VDI Image: Best Practices from Microsoft Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Jeff Stokes, Senior Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft

This session will cover the best practices of building a better VDI image. more

Information and Content Management: Documents, Records, and Web

SPT03 Getting Started with Cross Site Publishing in SharePoint 2013 Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Prashant G. Bhoyar, SharePoint Consultant, Portal Solutions LLC

This session will also cover tips and tricks of Using Cross Site Publishing. more

SPH09 Implementing ECM Solutions with SharePoint 2013 Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Robert Bogue, SharePoint Shepherd, Thor Projects, LLC

A walk through of SharePoint 2013's more powerful ECM features. more

Jack of All Trades

TMT12 Career Strategies for IT Professionals: A Roundtable Discussion and Q&A Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight
Greg Shields MVP, vExpert, Author Evangelist, Pluralsight

Join Greg Shields and Don Jones of Concentrated Technology, along with other TechMentor attendees in this roundtable discussion and Q&A on career strategies for IT professionals. more

TMW08 Troubleshooting the Windows Client, an Introductory Clinic Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Jeff Stokes, Senior Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft

In this session, you'll learn client troubleshooting best practices. more

TMH02 Building a Secure and Cost-Effective BitLocker Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Sami Laiho MVP, MCITP, MCT, Senior Technical Fellow, Adminize

In this session, you will see how to implement encrypted OS drives and USB sticks for different security levels. more

TMH03 Improve Your Tech Writing Skills: Lessons from a Professional Author Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight

This session will explore how to develop and research an idea and will offer tips for how to pull together quality editorial pieces. more

TMH05 The Real-World Guide to Upgrading Your IT Skills AND Your Infrastructure, Part 1 Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Rick Claus, Senior Technology Evangelist, Microsoft

This two part demo heavy session provides practical real world examples of how to replicate and extend an existing on premise infrastructure to the next generation of Server and Cloud - opening the door to simple, predictable and scalable IT solutions that put the IT Professional back in control. more

TMH07 Discussing the Future of Desktop Administration: Are Configuration Manager's Days Numbered? Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight
Greg Shields MVP, vExpert, Author Evangelist, Pluralsight

Join Don Jones and Greg Shields of Concentrated Technology in this interactive session on the future of desktop administration. more

TMH08 The Real-World Guide to Upgrading Your IT Skills AND Your Infrastructure, Part 2 Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Rick Claus, Senior Technology Evangelist, Microsoft

Join Rick for Part 2 of the real-world guide to upgrading your IT skills and infrastructure. more

TMF02 Workshop: Windows Troubleshooting DEEP DIVE Friday November 21 8:00am - 5:00pm

Bruce Mackenzie-Low MCSE/MCSA, Systems Software Engineer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In this session, you'll gain experience as you practice labs with proven techniques for resolving crashes and hangs. more

JavaScript / HTML5 Client

VSM02 Workshop: AngularJS in 0 to 60 Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

John Papa, Principal Developer Advocate , Microsoft

Learn how to build robust SPA applications with Angular. more

VST02 Great User Experiences with CSS 3 Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Robert Boedigheimer, Principal Systems Developer, Schwans Shared Services, LLC

Learn how to utilize the new features of CSS 3 to create a dynamic site. more

VST05 Creating Map Centric Web Applications with HTML5 and JavaScript Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Ben Ramseth, Instructor Technical Lead, Esri

Explore the steps to building a map centric web application using Esri's ArcGIS API for JavaScript. more

VST06 HTML5 and Modernizr for Better Web Sites Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Robert Boedigheimer, Principal Systems Developer, Schwans Shared Services, LLC

See how Modernizr can provide feature detection and smooth fallbacks via various polyfills. more

VST10 Build an Angular and Bootstrap Web Application in Visual Studio from the Ground up Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Deborah Kurata, Microsoft MVP and Google Developer Expert

This session takes you step-by-step through the process of building an Angular application using Visual Studio. more

VST14 Hate JavaScript? Try TypeScript Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Ben Hoelting, Senior Technologist, Aspenware

This session will discuss some of the tooling advancements in Visual Studio related to JavaScript development. more

VSW02 AngularJS Jump-Start Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

John Papa, Principal Developer Advocate , Microsoft

See conventions, patterns and tips that can help protect you as you scale to larger applications. more

VSW06 AngularJS Anywhere with Node.js Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

John Papa, Principal Developer Advocate , Microsoft

Take a look at BreezeJS and how it can interact with Mongo. more

VSW10 I Just Met You, and "This" is Crazy, But Here's My NaN, So Call (me) Maybe? Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Rachel Appel, Senior Developer Evangelist, Microsoft

Discuss the top 10 common JavaScript headaches, mistakes, or quirks you just need to know as well as how you can avoid them. more

VSW14 Creating HTML5 and Angular Websites Using Visual Studio LightSwitch Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Michael Washington, Founder, AiHelpWebsite.com

Learn to speed up development of your Angular applications. more

Keynotes

Live! 360 Keynote: Cloud Developer - Are You One? Monday November 17 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Kris Lankford, Vice President of Product Marketing, Falafel Software

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Modern Apps Live! Keynote: User Interaction Design in a NUI World Tuesday November 18 8:00am - 9:00am

Tim Huckaby Microsoft Global RD & MVP-Emerging Experiences , Founder / Exec Chairman, InterKnowlogy, Actus, VSBLTY

more

SharePoint Live! Keynote: Creating Interactive Experiences for Internal and External Users in Office 365 Tuesday November 18 8:00am - 9:00am

Sonya Koptyev, Senior Product Manager, SharePoint and Office, Microsoft

Learn how easy it is for a user, administrator or developer to create an interactive experience using Office 365 more

SQL Server Live! Keynote: Select Star from Everything: Microsoft’s Growing Data Stack Tuesday November 18 8:00am - 9:00am

Andrew Brust, Senior Director, Market Strategy and Intelligence, Datameer

more

TechMentor Keynote: Mad IT Skillz, Not Just VaporWare Tuesday November 18 8:00am - 9:00am

Rick Claus, Senior Technology Evangelist, Microsoft

more

Visual Studio Live! Keynote: User Interaction Design in a NUI World Tuesday November 18 8:00am - 9:00am

Tim Huckaby Microsoft Global RD & MVP-Emerging Experiences , Founder / Exec Chairman, InterKnowlogy, Actus, VSBLTY

more

Live! 360 Keynote: Build Better Applications with Visual Studio + Azure Wednesday November 19 8:00am - 9:00am

Jeffrey T. Fritz, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

more

Keys to SharePoint Success: Strategy, Governance, Adoption

SPW11 Bringing the Users with You - SharePoint 2013 Adoption and Engagement Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Robert Bogue, SharePoint Shepherd, Thor Projects, LLC

In this session you'll learn how to get all of your users to understand the value and how to create a "home team "advantage when selling the upgrade to your organization. more

SPH05 No Governance as Usual Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Robert Bogue, SharePoint Shepherd, Thor Projects, LLC

In this session you'll get practical advice for moving your governance forward. more

Modern Apps Live!

MAM01 Workshop: Modern App Technology Overview - Android, iOS, Cloud, and Mobile Web Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft
Kevin Ford, Mobile Practice Lead, Magenic
Steve Hughes, Business Intelligence Architect, Pragmatic Works

This workshop is designed as a crash course for beginners who want to understand the basics of these technologies. more

MAT01 Defining Modern App Development Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

See how and why Modern Apps is so important to you and your users. more

MAT02 Modern App Architecture Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

See several options for modern app architecture with discussion about the pros and cons of each. more

MAT03 ALM with Visual Studio Online (TFS) and Git Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

This session walks you through the process of setting up a project in Visual Studio Online (TFS). more

MAT04 Reusing Business and Data Access Logic Across Platforms Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Kevin Ford, Mobile Practice Lead, Magenic

Learn how to organize code for reuse across various platforms. more

MAW01 Coding for Quality and Maintainability Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Jason Bock MVP (C#), Practice Lead, Magenic

Learn how to implement effective strategies using mocking and unit testing for your modern app code across various operating systems and platforms. more

MAW02 UX Design for Modern Apps Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Anthony Handley, UX Practice Lead, Magenic

Learn some new ways of thinking that will enable you to reimagine application development. more

MAW03 Applied UX: iOS, Android, Windows Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Anthony Handley, UX Practice Lead, Magenic

Learn when and how to reuse UX concepts across platforms. more

MAW04 Leveraging Azure Services Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Kevin Ford, Mobile Practice Lead, Magenic

Learn how to take advantage of several Azure services. more

MAH01 Analyzing Results with Power BI Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Steve Hughes, Business Intelligence Architect, Pragmatic Works

Learn the basic thinking behind design and implementation of a data mart or data warehouse. more

MAH02 Building a Modern App with Xamarin Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

Learn how to build a Modern client app that makes use of the same business logic as a WinRT client app. more

MAH03 Building an iOS and Android App with Xamarin.Forms Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Brent Edwards, Principal Lead Consultant, Magenic

Learn how to reuse much of your code while providing a comparable user experience on iOS and Android using Xamarin.Forms. more

MAH04 Building a Windows App Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Brent Edwards, Principal Lead Consultant, Magenic

This session will provide you with the knowledge necessary to start down the path toward WinRT development. more

MAH05 Building a Responsive Single Page App Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Allen Conway, Lead Consultant , Magenic

Learn what's involved in implementing an SPA using modern JavaScript frameworks, TypeScript, and HTML5. more

MAF01 Workshop: Modern App Development In-Depth: iOS, Android, Windows, and Web Friday November 21 8:00am - 5:00pm

Brent Edwards, Principal Lead Consultant, Magenic
Anthony Handley, UX Practice Lead, Magenic
Allen Conway, Lead Consultant , Magenic

Learn about user experience and design and how important the UX is to success modern apps. more

Security and Ethical Hacking

TMW06 A Journey through the Dark Web: The Secrets of TOR Revealed Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Andy Malone MVP, MCT, Sr Technical Trainer, Quality Training (UK) Ltd

Join Andy Malone as he takes you on a dark journey inside an internet that you never knew existed. more

TMW09 The Dark Side Social Networking and How to Survive it Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Andy Malone MVP, MCT, Sr Technical Trainer, Quality Training (UK) Ltd

Learn about the dark side of social networking and how to best protect yourself. more

TMW12 The Hacker's Guide to Identity Theft and How to Survive It Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Andy Malone MVP, MCT, Sr Technical Trainer, Quality Training (UK) Ltd

Join Andy Malone as he takes you inside the mind of an identity thief to discover the tricks of the trade. more

TMH06 Proactive Security in Windows Environments Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Sami Laiho MVP, MCITP, MCT, Senior Technical Fellow, Adminize

Join this session and see one of the leading OS and Security Experts Sami Laiho show you how to build a proactive security solution that's always up to date. more

SharePoint Infrastructure Management and Administration

SPT02 What's New for IT Pro's in SharePoint 2013 Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Brian Alderman Microsoft MVP, MCT, Consultant, Speaker, Author, MicroTechPoint

Learn how its features and capabilities can help simplify administration, protect communications and information, and empower users. more

SPT05 Integrating Office Web Apps with SharePoint 2013 Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Brian Alderman Microsoft MVP, MCT, Consultant, Speaker, Author, MicroTechPoint

This session will discuss how and why you will want to implement the new Office Web Apps and the many benefits of doing so. more

SPW02 SharePoint Tips and Tricks Avoiding Administrative Blunders Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Dan Usher MCT, MCITP, MCP, MCTS, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Join us in this highly interactive session where you'll be shown all the things that can go wrong with your newly inherited SharePoint installation from the common mistakes your users will make to the not so common mistakes. more

SPW05 SharePoint Intranet Design Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Michael Doyle MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, Senior Architect, Propoint Technology

This session will cover how to create and/or improve your existing intranet design. more

SPW08 Optimizing SQL Server 2014 for SharePoint 2013 Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Brian Alderman Microsoft MVP, MCT, Consultant, Speaker, Author, MicroTechPoint

In this session we will demonstrate how some default SQL Server settings negatively impact SharePoint and what changes can be made to improve the performance of SharePoint. more

SPH02 Managing SharePoint 2013 with System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2012 R2 Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Jason Kaczor, SharePoint Architect / Consultant

In this session you will learn how Microsoft System Center can be configured to assist you in helping to keep your SharePoint-based infrastructure running well. more

SPH08 Automating Your Enterprise Application Deployments with PowerShell Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Geoff Varosky, Managing Consultant, Jornata, LLC

This session will walk you through automating your deployments using PowerShell. more

SPH11 10 Misconceptions of Information Architecture You Should Forget Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Agnes Molnar, CEO, Managing Consultant, Search Explained

In this session, Agnes will walk through the 10 misconceptions of Information Architecture. more

SPH14 SharePoint Forensics for IT Professionals Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Jason Kaczor, SharePoint Architect / Consultant

This session will show you how to dive-deep into components/solutions and evaluate them. more

SharePoint Office 365 and the Cloud

SPM02 Workshop: Getting Up and Running with Office 365 Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

Dan Usher MCT, MCITP, MCP, MCTS, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

This session will go into the basics of SharePoint Online tenant administration to better understand sharing capabilities inherent in the system for IT Pros to manage in a cloud platform. more

SPT08 Getting Started with Office 365 - Identity, Provisioning and Basics of Tenant Administration Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Dan Usher MCT, MCITP, MCP, MCTS, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

In this session we'll run through the basics of Office 365, what it means to you from a licensing perspective, for an end user perspective, from a service description perspective and most importantly how to provision a tenant, setup user accounts and setup your DNS entries so that you can start collaborating using SharePoint. more

SPT11 Office 365 Information Architecture and Governance 101 Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Ben Curry CISSP, MVP, MCP, MCT, Managing Partner, Summit 7 Systems

This session will help you understand hybrid cloud challenges, platform gaps, and how to overcome some of the Office 365 feature limitations more

SPW03 Real World: Hybrid Office 365 Solution Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Ben Curry CISSP, MVP, MCP, MCT, Managing Partner, Summit 7 Systems

This will be a live-demo class and you'll see an example solution end to end! more

SPW06 Roadmap for a Successful Migration to SharePoint Online Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Ben Curry CISSP, MVP, MCP, MCT, Managing Partner, Summit 7 Systems

Walk through a proven migration roadma from inception, planning, design, testing, execution to final cutover. more

SPW09 Office 365: Considerations for a Hybrid Deployment Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Geoff Varosky, Managing Consultant, Jornata, LLC

This session will discuss not just SharePoint, but the whole Office 365 offering, and what to take into consideration when deploying a hybrid environment - as well as walking through some of the tools and functionality involved. more

SPW12 SharePoint and the Mystical OneDrive for Business Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Dan Usher MCT, MCITP, MCP, MCTS, Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

In this session, Dan will review the basics of OneDrive for business. more

SPH15 Introducing Office Web Apps as a Tool for Developing Content Rich Applications Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Ryan McIntyre, National Architect, Neudesic

You'll leave the session with a deeper understanding of OWA capabilities, and ready to incorporate OWA into your solution architectures! more

SQL Server Administration and Maintenance

SQM02 Workshop: Maintaining SQL Server for Non-DBAs Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight

Learn about performance tuning, backup and recovery, indexes and index tuning, storage optimization, and much more. more

SQT03 Introduction to SQL Server Clustering Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Chad Churchwell, Premier Field Engineer , Microsoft

In this session, you'll receive an introduction to clustering SQL Server for high availability. more

SQT06 Hadoop Administration for SQL Server DBAs Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Edwin Sarmiento, Managing Director, 15C

Become confident enough to get started on exploring the world of Hadoop and Big Data. more

SQT09 Building Perfect SQL Servers, Every Time Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Joey D'Antoni

Join Joey as he shares his tips and tricks on building perfect SQL Servers. more

SQT12 SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Chad Churchwell, Premier Field Engineer , Microsoft

This session will cover the different methods used to make SQL Server highly available as well as protect your SQL Server instance in the event of a disaster. more

SQW03 Everything You Never Wanted to Know about SQL Server Indexes Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight

Index and PTO geek Don Jones takes you on a backstage tour of indexes. more

SQW06 Virtualizing SQL Server in VMware, Hyper-V, or Xen: Yes or No? Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight

In this concise session, you'll get the hard facts on SQL Server virtualization more

SQH12 Monitoring Databases in a Virtual Environment Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Thomas LaRock, Head Geek, SolarWinds

In this session, you'll learn best practices for virtualization architecture and configuration. more

SQL Server Features and Components

SQT02 SQL Server Integration Services End-to-End Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

David Dye, Sergeant, Cape Coral Police Department

Learn the knowledge and tools to immediately begin creating your own SSIS packages in your environment. more

SQT05 Designing and Maintaining a SQL Server Replication Topology Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Chad Churchwell, Premier Field Engineer , Microsoft

This session is focused on design and architectural decisions when choosing replication as a technology to use within your organization. more

SQT08 Implementing Auditing in SQL Server Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

David Dye, Sergeant, Cape Coral Police Department

This presentation will provide insight into the internals of SQL Audit, along with how to plan, create, and monitor instance and database level audits. more

SQT11 Dealing with Errors in SQL Server Integration Services Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

David Dye, Sergeant, Cape Coral Police Department

This session focuses on identifying error causes and handling them dynamically and proactively. more

SQW02 Integrating Reporting Services with SharePoint Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30AM

Kevin Goff Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Practice Manager, SetFocus, LLC

Join Kevin as he shares how a SharePoint site integrates reports from SSRS. more

SQL Server for the Developer

SQW05 SQL Server 2014 In-memory OLTP Deep Dive Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Grant Fritchey, Product Evangelist, Red Gate Software

In this demo-filled session we will discuss Hekaton from a DBA perspective. more

SQW08 Programming the T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2012 Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.

In this informative and demo-packed session, Lenni will guide you through the T-SQL enhancements in the very latest release of SQL Server. more

SQH04 Transact SQL for Application Developers: Attendees Choose Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Kevin Goff Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Practice Manager, SetFocus, LLC

I'll show 30 possible topics on the screen, and the attendees vote on which topics we will cover. more

SQF02 Workshop: SQL Server 2014 for Developers Friday November 21 8:00am - 5:00pm

Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.

You’ll learn a ton of new SQL Server features in this information-packed day! more

SQL Server in the Cloud

SQT01 Best Practices for Leveraging SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Thomas LaRock, Head Geek, SolarWinds

This session will examine the critical facets beyond the mere provision of the SQL VM, and look at the characteristics and considerations for tuning, optimizing, and the key indicators for monitoring performance. more

SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization

SQW11 Accelerate Database Performance through Data Compression Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Joey D'Antoni

This session will discuss the basics of how compression and de-duplication reduce your data volume. more

SQH02 Getting Started Reading Query Execution Plans Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Grant Fritchey, Product Evangelist, Red Gate Software

This session will provide you with a simple set of tasks to get you started reading execution plans. more

SQH05 Secrets of SQL Server: Database WORST Practices Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Pinal Dave MS Computer Science , SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert

This demo-oriented session will highlight database worst practices and how to avoid them. more

SQH08 Statistics and the Query Optimizer Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Grant Fritchey, Product Evangelist, Red Gate Software

This session will teach you what statistics are, how they are generated and their use within the optimizer. more

SQH11 Inside the SQL Server Query Optimizer Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Bradley Ball, Sr. Consultant – Premier Support for Developers, Microsoft

In this session we will break down the changes that were made, why they were made, and example of how SQL 2014 can make your T-SQL life better! more

SQH14 Cardinality Estimates in SQL Server 2014 Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Thomas LaRock, Head Geek, SolarWinds

In this session, Thomas will review everything you'll need to know about Cardinality Estimates in SQL Server 2014. more

SQF01 Workshop: Performance Tuning Best Practices - Every DBA and Developer MUST Know Friday November 21 8:00am - 5:00pm

Pinal Dave MS Computer Science , SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert

In this session we will try to bridge the gap between DBA and Developer. We will approach performance as a whole subject rather than dividing them into DBA or Developer problems. more

SQL Server Tools Tricks and Techniques

SQW09 Prevent Recovery Amnesia Forget the Backups Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Chris Bell Data Platform MVP, Consultant and Speaker, WaterOx Consulting, Inc

Through this introductory session we will review the various aspects & myths of backups in SQL Server. more

SQW12 Building a Database Deployment Pipeline Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Grant Fritchey, Product Evangelist, Red Gate Software

This session addresses the need for changes in organizational structure, process and technology necessary to arrive at a nimble, fast, automatable and continuous database deployment process. more

SQH03 Database Design Size DOES Matter Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Thomas LaRock, Head Geek, SolarWinds

In this session you'll learn how to design your databases so that they perform at their peak efficiency. more

SQH06 Securing Your Database by Using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Bradley Ball, Sr. Consultant – Premier Support for Developers, Microsoft

In this session, you'll learn how to secure your database using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). more

System Center and Microsoft Exchange

TMM02 Workshop:Automating Hyper-V with System Center Technologies Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

Greg Shields MVP, vExpert, Author Evangelist, Pluralsight

This day long Master Class gives you the skills to incorporate automation into the design, build, management, and operations of a Hyper-V virtual infrastructure. more

TMT09 System Center and the Modern Datacenter: A Tactical Briefing Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Greg Shields MVP, vExpert, Author Evangelist, Pluralsight

Whether you're yet to start with System Center, have implemented a few of its components, or just want to get more from your investment, attend this session and learn the System Center automation tactics that'll make you invaluable. more

TMW03 Automating Application Installations: An Introduction to Software Packaging & Repackaging Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

John O'Neill Sr. MVP, MCSA, Chief Technologist, AWS Solutions

This session will teach you how to perform common tasks such as creating an MSI, repackaging software, customizing installation options, testing installation packages, and troubleshooting when things go wrong. more

TMH10 Eliminate the Regulatory Compliance Nightmare Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

J. Peter Bruzzese, ClipTraining/Conversational Geek/InfoWorld/Mimecast

This session will explore regulatory compliance. more

TMH13 Exchange 2013 and SharePoint 2013: Better Together Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

J. Peter Bruzzese, ClipTraining/Conversational Geek/InfoWorld/Mimecast

This session will discuss the configuration and use of incoming/outgoing email settings, site mailboxes and Office Web Apps Server(OWAS). more

TMF01 Workshop: Microsoft Exchange Boot Camp for the Accidental Exchange Administrator Friday November 21 8:00am - 5:00pm

J. Peter Bruzzese, ClipTraining/Conversational Geek/InfoWorld/Mimecast

This workshop will get you started fast so that you can become an Exchange on-premise or online expert in no time. more

Visual Studio / .NET Framework

VSM03 Workshop: From Code to Release: DevOps for Developers Monday November 17 8:00am - 5:00pm

Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

In this workshop, Brian will show you how to make shipping a feature you check off every time you finish your work. more

VST04 New IDE and Editor Features in Visual Studio 2013 Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Deborah Kurata, Microsoft MVP and Google Developer Expert

This session covers the coolest new features in the Visual Studio 2013 IDE and Editor more

VST08 Visual Studio Data Tools for Developers Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Deborah Kurata, Microsoft MVP and Google Developer Expert

Come see how to simplify your database tasks with the SSDT. more

VST12 The Road to Continuous Delivery, Automated UI Testing for Web, WPF and Windows Forms Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Marcel de Vries, CTO, Xpirit

In this session, Marcel will show you how to automate your UI testing with the Visual Studio CodedUI test framework, which is part of Visual Studio Premium and above. more

VST16 Understanding Dependency Injection & Writing Testable Software Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

I'll explain dependency injection from concept to implementation, and use raw code samples to show you how it works and what problems it solves. more

VSW04 The Busy Developers Guide to Virtualization with Hyper-V Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

See how, with just a little bit of code, you can automate the mundane. more

VSW08 Build It and Ship It with TFS and Release Management Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

Learn to create a clean automated pipeline so you can take your hands off deployment more

VSW12 Readable Code Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

John Papa, Principal Developer Advocate , Microsoft

Learn how to make Readable Code more

VSW16 Visual Studio Online: An Update Every Three Weeks Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

Whether you build Windows apps, OS/X apps, mobile apps on iOS or Android or yes, even Linux, you'll have something to see. more

VSH04 Managing the .NET Compiler Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Jason Bock MVP (C#), Practice Lead, Magenic

Get a tour of the elements behind this new API. more

VSH08 Writing Asynchronous Code using .NET 4.5 and C# 5.0 Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Brian Peek, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

If you're looking for ways to provide a better, smoother experience for your users, don't miss this session! more

VSH12 Asynchronous Debugging in .NET Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Jason Bock MVP (C#), Practice Lead, Magenic

See how you can use tools in Visual Studio 2013 that help you find issues in your async code. more

VSH13 Node.js for .NET Developers Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Jason Bock MVP (C#), Practice Lead, Magenic

Come see what Node.js is, how it works, and what you can do to apply your hard-won assets into this new world. more

VSH16 Rock Your Code Using Code Contracts Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

David McCarter, Principal Software Engineer/ Contractor/ Teacher, dotNetTips.com

Learn to write and design bullet-proof types in .NET. more

VSH20 Rock Your Code with Visual Studio Add-ins Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

David McCarter, Principal Software Engineer/ Contractor/ Teacher, dotNetTips.com

Packed full of demonstrations and very few PowerPoint slides! more

Windows Client

VST15 What's New in WPF 4.5 Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Walt Ritscher, Staff Author, Lynda.com at LinkedIn

An information packed session showcasing new features in WPF 4.5. more

VSH06 Building Rich Data Input Windows 8 Applications Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Brian Noyes, CTO and Co-founder, Solliance

Learn what you need to do to collect input from the user, validate that input, store it locally, and call services to persist on the back end. more

VSH07 XAML Antipatterns Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

This session will help you navigate the myriad of options available when laying out the design of an application. more

VSH14 Building Maintainable and Extensible MVVM WPF Apps with Prism 5 Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Brian Noyes, CTO and Co-founder, Solliance

Review the key features of Prism and how to use them. more

VSH18 XAML for the WinForms Developer Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

Learn what you need to know about layouts, sizing, and the flexible flow layouts to make the UI that you are looking for. more

VSF02 Workshop: Creating C#/XAML Applications for Desktop, Store, and Phone Friday November 21 8:00am - 5:00pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

Learn to build XAML based applications from the ground up. more

Windows Phone

VSH03 Games Development with Unity and Other Frameworks for Windows and Windows Phone Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Brian Peek, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

Delve into the many options available to developers, including DirectX, Unity, MonoGame, and more. more

VSH11 Build Your First Mobile App in 1 Hour with Microsoft App Studio Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

In this session, we'll build a live & working mobile app for both Windows Phone and Windows Store on the fly. more

Windows PowerShell

TMT01 Desired State Configuration: An Administrator's Overview Tuesday November 18 9:30am - 10:45am

Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight

In this session, PowerShell guru Don Jones teaches you how to get started using DSC IMMEDIATELY in your production, test, or lab environments. more

TMT04 PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking with Patterns and Practical Uses Tuesday November 18 11:00am - 12:15pm

Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight

In this session, learn how to build PowerShell scripts that function as reusable, modular tools. more

TMT07 GO DARK:The PowerShell Delegated Administration Resource Kit (AKA JEA) Tuesday November 18 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight

Join PowerShell expert Don Jones as he walks you through the "Just Enough Administration" toolkit, its underlying concepts, and key technologies. more

TMW07 CIM-ple Remote Management with PowerShell Wednesday November 19 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Jeffery Hicks PowerShell MVP, Senior Technology Fellow, JDH IT Solutions

In this demo-packed session you'll navigate WMI's murky and mysterious waters using Windows PowerShell. more

TMW10 Creating Graphical PowerShell Tools (BYOL-HOL) Wednesday November 19 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Jeffery Hicks PowerShell MVP, Senior Technology Fellow, JDH IT Solutions

In this hands-on session, PowerShell author and trainer Jeff Hicks will guide you through the steps to create your first graphical PowerShell script using WinForms and PowerShell Studio from SAPIEN Technologies. more

TMH01 Managing Hyper-V with PowerShell (BYOL-RA) Thursday November 20 8:00am - 9:15am

Jeffery Hicks PowerShell MVP, Senior Technology Fellow, JDH IT Solutions

Join PowerShell expert Jeff Hicks as he demon how to manage just about everything in Hyper-V from creating new virtual machines, to managing snapshots to health reporting. more

TMH04 Document Everything with PowerShell BYOL RA Thursday November 20 9:30am - 10:45am

Jeffery Hicks PowerShell MVP, Senior Technology Fellow, JDH IT Solutions

In this jam-packed session led by PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks you'll learn to use key PowerShell cmdlets to get the information you need. more

Windows Server

TMT10 Top 20 Mistakes in Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Deployments Tuesday November 18 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Mark B. Cooper MCSM - Directory, CISSP, President, PKI Solutions Inc.

Join Mark as he shares the top 20 Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) deployment mistakes (and fixes). more

TMW02 Managing Infrastructure Migrations at Windows Servers End of Life Wednesday November 19 9:15am - 10:30am

Rick Claus, Senior Technology Evangelist, Microsoft

This demo-intensive session will cover how to migrate various workloads and foundation services like DHCP, DNS, File/Print and more. more

TMW05 Everything You've Needed to Know about Windows Scale Out File Server Wednesday November 19 11:00am - 12:15pm

Rick Claus, Senior Technology Evangelist, Microsoft

In this session, Rick will explain everything you need to know about Windows Scale Out File Server. more

TMH09 How to Build a Perfect File Server with Windows Server Thursday November 20 11:00am - 12:15pm

Sami Laiho MVP, MCITP, MCT, Senior Technical Fellow, Adminize

In this session, you'll learn how to build a perfect file server. more

TMH12 Oh Snap! Active Directory Attribute-level Recovery when the AD Recycle Bin Cannot Help Thursday November 20 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Ashley McGlone, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft

In this session, find out how you can use free features to build your own attribute-level recovery solution for Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 and above. more

TMH14 Migrating Your Windows Failover Clusters Is Now the Right Time to Upgrade Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Bruce Mackenzie-Low MCSE/MCSA, Systems Software Engineer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In this session, you'll learn what to consider when migrating your cluster and the best industry practices for accomplishing the job. more

TMH15 Migrate GPOs from One Domain/Forest to Another Using PowerShell Thursday November 20 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Ashley McGlone, Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft

In this session, Ashley will demo how to migrate GPO's from one domain/forest to another using PowerShell and also explain the pitfalls, preparation and scripts needed for a successful GPO migration. more

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