Community developer events venues

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Events coming up

Past events

• The Manager’s Essential Guide to IT Security and Best Practice

  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  An essential guide for general and IT managers on IT security issues that affect the whole IT industry

• Managing Development with Microsoft Team Server and Visual Studio 2005

  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  This session is intended to provide an introduction to Visual Studio Team System, highlighting the new functionality that allows effective quality end-to-end software production.

• Tech Update 2007 for Managers

  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  This event will provide a technical update covering Microsoft's latest shipping products, as well as what's forthcoming and the development environments that will be available to customise them.

• Tech Update 2007 for Developers

  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  This event will provide a technical update covering Microsoft's latest shipping products, as well as what's forthcoming and the development environments that will be available to customise them.

• Make the Most of your IT Systems using Business Intelligence

  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  What is BI and how it can be implemented successfully in your business.

• Office Collaboration with Microsoft Office System 2007 and Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2007

  Thu, 29 Mar 2007, 09:00 - 17:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  This seminar will focus on collaboration with the Microsoft Office System 2007 and SharePoint Server 2007.

• Exploring Windows Server 2008 Part I

  Thu, 20 Sep 2007, 09:00 - 13:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Black Marble present an introduction to Windows Server 2008. A further session will continue the exploration in November.

• Introduction to .NET Framework V3.0 (including sneak preview of v3.5 changes)

  Thu, 20 Sep 2007, 14:00 - 17:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Introduction to .NET Framework V3.0 (including sneak preview of v3.5 changes) (Martin Parry and Mike Taulty), in association with Black Marble Limited.

• SQL 2008 Your Data, Any Place Any Time

  Thu, 18 Oct 2007, 09:00 - 13:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Black Marble present a seminar on SQL2008 with an Introduction for IT Managers. This outlines the change in emphasis from "words and numbers" to "sights and sounds".

• MSDN: What’s new in Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Fx 3.5 for the Web Developer

  Thu, 18 Oct 2007, 14:00 - 17:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  MSDN: What’s new in Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Fx 3.5 for the Web Developer (Martin Parry and Daniel Moth), in association with Black Marble Limited.

• Microsoft .NET Micro Framework Overview with Rob Miles

  Thu, 18 Oct 2007, 18:00 - 20:30 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Rob Miles returns to Black Marble's Community slot with a presentation on Microsoft .NET Micro Framework Overview.

• Exploring Windows Server 2008 Part II

  Thu, 22 Nov 2007, 09:00 - 13:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Black Marble continues its exploration of Windows Server 2008, started in September. This session will look at Virtualisation.

• Black Marble's Annual Technical Update

  Thu, 31 Jan 2008, 09:00 - 13:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Black Marble's annual Technical Update returns in 2008 with a look at some of the leading new products that came from Microsoft in 2007 and those coming up in 2008 and beyond.

• Reacting to Customer needs with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

  Wed, 19 Nov 2008, 09:00 - 12:30 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  We will show that Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is a fully integrated customer relationship management (CRM) system, which gives you the capability to easily create and maintain a clear view of customers from first contact through purchase and post sales.

• What's New in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1?

  Wed, 19 Nov 2008, 13:30 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  “Service Pack? We’re calling it a Service Pack? Are you kidding??!?!” Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 will release later in 2008 alongside .NET Framework V3.5 Service Pack 1 and, together, they represent a significant upgrade to Visual Studio 2008. There are enhancements across many areas of the .NET Framework such as data access, windows application development and web development and there are also corresponding changes in the development environment to support the new framework features.

• Enhancing Developer Productivity with DevExpress CodeRush and Refactor! with Oliver Sturm

  Wed, 19 Nov 2008, 18:00 - 19:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Refactoring as a formalized technique is an important part of the agile movement, but of course developers have always been using refactoring approaches. The combination of CodeRush and Refactor! Pro by DevExpress address both the general productivity issue and the specific refactoring problem through their feature set as well as the DXCore-based extensibility architecture for Visual Studio.

• Architecture Forum in the North

  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  This full day event will provide insightful information about the latest techniques, demonstrating how with Microsoft’s architecture tools and technologies you can address your current business needs.

• An afternoon of SQL Server Data Services and ASP.NET Dynamic Data

  Wed, 3 Dec 2008, 13:30 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  This event is in association with Black Marble. In the morning Black Marble will be presenting on Microsoft "Oslo": The Future of Enterprise Applications. To find out more about this please follow the link on the right.

• Black Marble's Annual Technical Update for Microsoft Technologies 2009

  Wed, 21 Jan 2009, 13:30 - 17:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  We will be looking at all of the leading new products that came from Microsoft 2008, with a review of the work that is coming out in 2009 and beyond. This event is designed to give you a roadmap for the next few years to help you design and plan your IT strategies.

• Ed Gibson, Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor in the UK, 2009

  Wed, 21 Jan 2009, 18:00 - 19:30 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Ed Gibson, Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor in the UK, is returning to the North of England following on from his successfull talks on security in 2006 and 2008.

• Think Small to Win Big with SharePoint

  Thu, 30 Apr 2009, 09:30 - 14:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Black Marble is demonstrating how small efficiencies can add up to big savings through the Microsoft family of collaboration tools. We are running a series of knowledge workshops for ICT managers to show how effective deployment of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and related technologies can energise staff in all areas.

• How your Business will Benefit from Windows Server 2008 R2

  Wed, 13 May 2009, 09:00 - 12:30 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the next version of the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. We will be covering all the top level improvements, focusing on those that will be of greatest benefit to you.

• How Windows 7 Builds upon Windows Server 2008 R2 to Improve Business IT

  Wed, 13 May 2009, 13:30 - 17:00 in Bradford, United Kingdom

  All the top level improvements, focusing on those that will be of greatest benefit to you.