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There are a slew of new courses on Microsoft Virtual Academy relating to Azure IaaS for IT Pros and upcoming Live Events on Azure Websites and C++/DirectX Game Development. Check them out below! Azure IaaS for IT Pros Missed the live streams from the 1st of 4th of December? The streams from the four days have now been made available on MVA and offer the following content (which are great if you’re studying for Microsoft Certification Exam 70-533): Establish the Foundation: Core IaaS Infrastructure Technical Fundamentals ...

There is a feeding frenzy when it comes to buzzwords and “Docker” has now become THAT GUY. If you’ve been subscribing to technology blogs, there’s been an active trend with this new buzzword: docker. The cool kids on the block now seem to revolve around anything “Docker” related. There’s even a local Meet-up Group popping up with event #2 under their belt. The momentum is growing and in fact, even large tech giants like Azure and Amazon Web Services just announced their support behind it not too long ago. Not to be outdone by their industrious cousins, startups that are flocking to Docker are making the VC’s fall in love with them, bringing their founders million dollar valuations seemingly overnight!. So what the heck is Docker and why should I care? Background: Docker is actually an open-source project, written in GO (developed by the G-men of Google, born out of their hate of C++) to do one simple thing: ship applications faster. And the cool part is that this drastically changes all the ways we did things in the past. The problem: There is an inherent issue with how we work with the hardware and software. Applications are tied to an Operating System, and because of this, you can’t simply just move an app from one place to another without a whole lot of stuff that happens by the tech guys. Think back to moving your application icons from the desktop of a computer to a new computer…never worked for you did it? And for good reason! & solution: So what Docker did was they created a portable “container” to do just that! Move your applications without having to worry about where it’s running. What this means for the engineers & developers out there, is that they can use any language they prefer and push, pull, move back and forth to any server in be it cloud or virtual/physical machines. Translation: Engineers can focus on developing applications and can get it to your business or users faster because they no longer have to worry about the “back room” stuff. The future: The current eco-system that supports Docker as of today lists some of the big giants like Google and our friends at Microsoft. But not to be outdone, there are some recent startups focused on this as well, even here in Singapore. Specifically… us, Apvera! Stay tuned as we share our process on integrating new tech to solve old problems on our blog. In the mean time, check out a local startup event in the area on docker and try to run into us. For more info go to apvera.com Connect with Paul on 

Hi there, We would like to invite you all to join the .NET Developers Community Singapore.The community is for anyone who are passionate/interested in developing software application in .NET ecosystem and its related technologies. If you happen to be a C#, WPF, ASP.NET, WebAPI 2.1, SignalR, Roslyn, Microsoft Azure, server-side, .NET enthusiast, etc. the community is certainly for you and you should join in. Development using .NET is very exciting, easy and it’s open-source now. We welcome to all developers for the new era of .NET related development and for non .NET developers as well. Try .NET. .NET Core in Linux and Mac The .NET Core project is under the stewardship of the .NET Foundation. We believe that to be a critical part in promoting and advancing the .NET Core stack. You can create all of back-end codes and client side using C# and .NET for cross-platform and multi-platform (Xamarin, Unity 3D, Mono, etc.). One framework, one language that works for all platform and devices. ...

Join us, De-Mystify Azure and the Cloud Microsoft would like to invite you to a one-day Azure Discovery seminar. At this event, you will experience the versatility of the Azure platform, and observe practical benefits that could rapidly transform your own IT projects. Leading cloud experts from Microsoft will show you a platform that is equally valuable to open source and .NET developers and IT professionals—in fact, most components are already available via GitHub. You will discover how to build hybrid on-premise and third-party cloud services, so you can quickly create powerful and compelling new capabilities. ...

Happening on the 12-14 November at Marina Bay Sands, the second annual Agile Singapore Conference will feature three days of learning and interactions with some of the world’s most insightful and experienced Product developers. This year’s conference features world-class keynotes by Linda Rising on “The Power of an Agile mindset”, Dave Snowden on “Enabling the organisation as a complex eco-system” and Richard Sheridan on “Build a Workplace People Love - Just Add Joy”. The programme also features workshops and lectures conducted by world-class contributors including James Grenning, co-author of the Agile Manifesto, Rachel Davies, Michael Feathers, Kevlin Henney, Bas Vodde and Steve Freeman. With over 35 sessions in Organisation Agility, Agile Project Management and Technical Practices, the Agile Singapore Conference brings together together a truly exceptional group of enthusiastic Agile practitioners from around the world! Check out the full programmes schedule here: http://2014.agilesingapore.org/programme.html Get your tickets at: http://2014.agilesingapore.org

What is UnityVS? Building a Unity Game but looking for an alternative IDE to develop in? Look no further as UnityVS might be a solution for you. Developing games on the Unity Game Engine has traditionally restricted developers to just Monodevelop IDE. Recently, the creator of UnityVS, SyntaxTree, was acquired by Microsoft and together that had improved on UnityVS to provide an alternative development environment to game developers. UnityVS enables Unity developers to take advantage of the productivity of Visual Studio to code and debug their Unity applications in a more sophisticated C# development environment. It can support Visual Studio 2010 and newer versions. To learn more about Unity Game Engine, do visit Unity website at https://unity3d.com/ ...

It only takes 10 minutes to deploy your website with Azure. Free distinction for everyone! Just follow the guide below. What do you need? 1. A Microsoft Account with Azure! (Hey! Microsoft gives you a 30 day free trial) 2. A Dropbox Account (Free 2GB account is more than enough) 3. A folder with all the developed HTML/PHP/JavaScript/CSS files (Make sure they can run on local host to save your 30 days free trial) 4. 10 mins of your time Alright! Let’s start! ...

Always thinking whether it is a good time to consider investing in Windows or Windows Phone development? Now you have an extra incentive for jumping on the bandwagon. Starting this week, developers do not have to renew their subscription for the Windows Developer Center. Previously Windows Developer Center requires developers to pay USD19 every year to continue publishing apps on the Windows Store and the Windows Phone Store. Now, only a one-time payment during registration is needed when new developers sign up for the program. For more information, you can check out the Windows’s Blog. If you are interested to find out more about how to develop for Windows or Windows Phone, you may want to check out Microsoft Virtual Academy. There is a loads of tutorials and courses to make your development easier! Don’t hesitate to leave a comment below about what you think!

Coping with ever-changing technologies is just one of the many challenges we must face as IT developers. Technology, tools and SDKs are rapidly evolving and you may notice that many products are now on a yearly release cycle. While we are busy coping with all our other commitments, it is difficult to stay on top of these latest developments and keep our skills current and relevant. What I’ve found that this problem is easier to handle with Microsoft products because of the Microsoft Virtual Academy or MVA! It’s a great place to go if you’re an IT professional or developer and you can learn from fundamentals to advanced levels on a wide range of topics on Microsoft technologies. If you’re a teacher or lecturer, you can recommend students to use MVA as a learning platform to grab new skills which can be used in the working environment. If you are a hiring manager, plan to hire fresh graduate or experienced IT personnel, you could require the candidate to complete required courses to make sure they’re ready for challenges ahead. If you are a team leader or manager, you could ask team members to learn some specific courses, for common understanding and have standard skill sets among team members. And if you’re looking to enhance your skills or pursue Microsoft certifications, MVA is the definitely the best place to start with. Do make sure you check out Microsoft Virtual Academy soon and register at http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/. There is new content uploaded regularly and live sessions every week!

Love to build mobile applications but lacking the time to develop the components you need? Take a look at Essential Studio for Windows Phone 8 by Syncfusion. For just $1 (original price of $99), create your application with a beautiful UI quickly. What is Essential Studio? Essential Studio for Windows Phone 8 provides all the controls necessary to build complete line of business applications for the phone. The wide selection of controls available let you push the limits of the scope of enterprise applications that can be build on a phone. ...