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02/11/2009 Meeting - Managed Services Engine

zachbonham — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:31:00 GMT

After a scheduling snafu last month, we will get to welcome Chris Tullier presenting on Microsoft's Managed Services Engine for this February's meeting.

We will have FREE food, drinks, and there will be a prize drawing for those who attend - courtesy of Sogeti! The pizza will arrive by about 6PM and which gives plenty of time to socialize before the event start time at 6:30PM. See you there!

Presentation: Service Virtualization with Managed Services Engine
Date: Wednesday, February 11th 2009
Time: 6:30PM
Where: Microsoft, Las Colinas LC1 (7000 HWY 161, Irving TX)
RSVP: rsvp@dfwcsug.com or via Codezone (new users use Access Code 'BizTalk2006' - see Join Us On Codezone for more info!)
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Summary

Do you know SOA? This session is sure to bring new tools and ideas to your understanding of effective SOA.

Service Orientation has become a very popular and useful way for organizations to build composite and agile software systems. However when it comes to implementing a service oriented system, making the theoretical benefits real can be very challenging. This session will present solutions to the following challenges.

Have you ever struggled with versioning a service?
Have you ever wondered who would be affected if you turned off a service but didn't have an easy solution to figure this out?
Have you ever struggled with providing the same fundamental service to two clients that require slight alterations to fit their needs?
Have you ever struggled with service performance?
Have you ever struggled with listing available services that can be reused for greater corporate benefit?
Have you ever struggled with writing a service in one technology and consuming it with another?
Have you ever struggled securing your services?
Have you ever struggled with providing a unified way to access services developed using disparate methods like WS-I, POX, REST, non xml over tcp, and almost any other method?

This session will discuss how service virtualization with Microsoft's Managed Services Engine can make operating your services simpler.

Speaker Bio

Chris Tullier is a Principal Consultant with Improving Enterprises based in Dallas, TX. He has been helping clients achieve success through technology for 8 years. He has worked with both Java and .Net platforms to energize legacy systems and create entirely new software assets. Chris believes that effective software development is achieved through understanding the business opportunity, knowledge of current useful technology, and use of appropriate software development processes. Chris has consulted with companies in industries including Communications, Energy, Healthcare, Real Estate, Financial Services, and Retail to propose, design, and implement custom solutions involving enterprise grade messaging, collaboration, and integration. Currently Chris is primarily focused on Application Lifecycle Management. He has worked directly with Microsoft in helping customers understand Team System in then Central United States through both speaking engagements and direct consultation.

Sponsors

We would like to extend a special thank you to the sponsors of this event!

01/14/2009 Meeting - Service Virtualization with Managed Services Engine

zachbonham — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:39:00 GMT

Happy New Year!

For our first meeting of 2009 we have Chris Tullier presenting on Microsoft's Managed Services Engine.