Eugene Fabian

Thanks for all who came last night for the BizSpark Startup Night. There was a good mix of people present who wanted to learn more about Microsoft’s Cloud Computing platform and how it’ll benefit their business. BizSpark Startup Night Windows Azure March 29, 2011 For those who wants to try out Azure, the fastest way would be to use the codes here https://www.weshipcode.com/2011/03/free-admission-to-windows-azure/ If you are a member of BizSpark you’ll get more hours free to beta test your application. Again, if you need any help with Azure we’re here to provide you the support that BizSpark provides. Make sure to comment if you have any feedback or anything you think we can do better. We’ll see you in May for the next BizSpark Startup Night! Further reading on Windows Azure to get you beyond the session. - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ssma/archive/2011/03/23/migrating-from-mysql-to-sql-azure-using-ssma.aspx - http://silverlightuk.blogspot.com/2008/11/azure-tables-entities-and-partition.html - http://www.intertech.com/Blog/post/Windows-Azure-Table-Storage-vs-Windows-SQL-Azure.aspx - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg309178.aspx - http://mscerts.net/windows/windows%20azure%20storage%20%20%20queue%20scenarios.aspx - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg671911.aspx

Back by popular demand, we’re having our first BizSpark Startup Night for 2011 this time focusing on Cloud Computing. There have been so many misconceptions about the cloud and it’s different forms. Our goal is to give you a practical view point on what Microsoft’s cloud is, it’s components and how you can take advantage of it. Our speaker is Chris Ismael, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Singapore. This session will give you a technical foundation in understanding how your applications behave in Windows Azure, as well as how your application can interact from inside and outside the platform. The session is targeted towards developers who are curious to find out whether Windows Azure (or the “cloud” in general) is a platform they can benefit from. It will touch on topics such as configuring, packaging, and deploying .NET and CGI-based apps for the cloud, managing your apps, and your storage options. Who: Open to all entrepreneurs, developers, business owner looking to connect Where: Microsoft Office 21st Floor Auditorium When: March 29, 2011 Tuesday 630 - 900 PM *light refreshments will be served Add a +1 on our comments and I’ll count you in. See you there!

Calling all WebsiteSpark members! Want to get your hands on the latest toy in town, the Kinect? Simply follow the steps below and you could be the one who walks away with a Kinect + Xbox 360 bundle worth over S$500. *For those who has reported websites but hasn’t validated them, you are also eligible. This is the time to validate your sites!* How to win the Kinect + Xbox 360 bundle? Criteria 1: Report your websites via http://websitespark.com * Criteria 2: Submit the most number of potential WebsiteSpark partners ** * First 50 to report your sites will recieve an awesomely geeky “Make Web not War” t-shirt ** Submit at least 10 unique potential partners. If somebody submits the same contact we’ll cancel it out. These partners should qualify for WebsiteSpark, details of eligibility here. How to submit your entry? ...

?? Startup Weekend just finished yesterday with forty five passionate people attending and twenty ideas shared. Seven teams were formed with the goal of refining their ideas and making it to reality. Congrats to everybody who came and we hope to see your awesome startups soon. Here’s some words from Marc Nager, director of Startup Weekend on his Asian trip and when he’s coming back to Singapore. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16353962[/vimeo] You can find out more about Startup Weekend at http://startupweekend.org/ http://singapore.startupweekend.org/ and find out how Microsoft helps startups at http://www.bizspark.com/

Don’t miss out on the Southeast Asia’s biggest SharePoint event of the year! This is the conference to learn about SharePoint 2010 with expert local and international speakers presenting on topics that will help you understand and succeed with your SharePoint implementations and add real value to your organisation and businesses. In addition to the session content you’ll have ample opportunities to network with your peers in the community and technical and industry experts including local and international Microsoft Most Valued Professionals and Southeast Asia’s top Certified Partners. ...

We just concluded our August BizSpark Startup night in partnership with Azione Capital last August 25. This time around we focused on Windows Phone 7 and the awesome applications that can be made with platform. We asked some of our partners that are developing on Windows Phone to present some of their applications There were three presenters who showed their applications. 1. Melvin Suan and Michael Ng from Nanyang Polytechnic showed close to fifteen apps developed with the help of the students at NYP. 2. Muhammad Mulyadi, a hobbyist developer, showed his Bus Guide application for the Windows Phone. Something he created for Windows Mobile 6.5 and will now be also available once Windows Phone 7 comes out. 3. Janelle Lee from Protege Production, showed us her Armor Valley game for the Windows Phone. Initially available for the Xbox and now ported for the Windows Phone 7 as well. We blogged about Janelle and her company here. We also had a great line up of panelists that were there to provide their feedback and insight on the applications created. The panelist were 1. Alex Toh, President, Mobile Alliance Singapore 2. Loo Cheng Chuan, Principal, Singtel Idea Factory 3. Alvin Yap, CEO, The Mobile Gamer 4. Nelson Allen, Director, Microsoft Aside from showcase of applications, Caroline Yeung of Young Upstarts also shared her expertise on Public Relations during the session. You can view here coverage of the event here. For everybody who wasn’t able to come to the event and wants to learn more about Windows Phone, be sure to check out our blog as well as http://developer.windowsphone.com/ to learn more about Windows Phone development. If you are looking for support and funding on Azione Capital is part MDA’s iJAM funding scheme. If you are interested to know more reach out to Azion Capital here or contact us here and we’ll be more than happy to connect you with them. Again thanks for everybody who attended the event and hope to see you in the near future. BizSpark Startup Night is a bi-monthly event for Singapore’s startup community to network with fellow technology startups. If you are a technology startup then there’s no reason not to join the BizSpark program. Find out more on how BizSpark provides software, support and visibility for startups here. [gallery]

Hey guys! The Silverlight User Group will be having a their June Meetup at Hackerspace. You can find out all the details here! Date: 24th June, 2010 Time: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM Location: Hackerspace Presentation : WCF RIA Services on Silverlight 4.0 Microsoft WCF RIA Services simplifies the traditional n-tier application pattern by bringing together the ASP.NET and Silverlight platforms. RIA Services provides a pattern to write application logic that runs on the mid-tier and controls access to data for queries, changes and custom operations. About the Presenter ~ ...

The Singapore user group communities, Professional .NET User Group, SQL Server User Group, and Windows IT Pros User Group, once again, have come together to bring to you a day of in-depth sessions and demonstrations of the newMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2010. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is packed with a wealth of new features and capabilities that can help organizations to scale with confidence on a trusted platform, improve IT and developer efficiency, and enable self service business intelligence. The benefits of the enhanced capabilities extend to application and multi-server management, complex event processing, master data services and powerful BI tools. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 is an integrated environment that simplifies the whole development lifecycle, from design to development. Developers can use existing skills to model, code, debug and deploy a growing number of applications types. With SQL Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2010, users will be able to create compelling applications that deliver business value soonest while maintaining the quality and integrity of your IT assets. Why should you attend the event: ...

Imagine Cup 2010 for Singapore closes on May 26. Find out how these students worked on solving the world’s toughest problems with the power of technology. Root for the young innovators who will represent Singapore in the world wide finals, join us at an exclusive technology extravaganza. This year, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Singapore, Steve Ballmer will be presenting the prizes to the winners. Make sure you don’t miss this event! Register to Imagine Cup 2010 Award Ceremony Here!

I was sharing with SWUG just last week about delivering videos using Windows Server 2008. I was very surprised to learn that many do not know that Windows Server has the ability to deliver videos. I have shared many examples of local deployment of Windows Server 2008 to host video files. This short presentation (about 1 hr), I shared about using Windows Server 2008, loaded with Streaming Media Services and using IIS Smooth media streaming. The session included an overview and also how to setup. It look merely 15 mins to setup both up on the same server. ;-) Easy and fast. Of course, there are a lot more. Anyway, i am sharing my deck of slides used during the session. Feel free to see this video (Example of IIS 7 + Smooth Media Streaming): http://fab.pingdennis.com This is a demo site i use to show IIS7, so might be up or down. :-) ...