Attending the Windows Azure Bootcamp?
... this is what you should expect!
The GLOBAL Event!
This event is somewhat like Azure: It is GLOBAL! During the same day, over 80+ countries will be having the same exact event! Windows Azure experts will be giving a FREE in-depth workshop on what is, and how to best use the Azure platform. Learn about Azure by following the presentations and labs that will be taking place this April, 27th 2013! We are all over the map!
Agenda!
| 8.30am | Registration (and coffee!) |
| 9am | Intro to the Windows Azure bootcamp! |
| 10am | The BIG Render Experiment |
| 11am | Labs |
| 12pm | Lunch & Networking (the social kind) |
| 12.30pm | More Labs! (not the canine type) |
| 3pm | Coffee! |
| 3.30pm | More Labs! |
| 4.30pm | Round-off |
* Q/A session is THROUGHOUT! Don't hold back!
The Experiment!
As part of the event, we'll try to melt on of Microsoft's datacenter. No kidding! During the day, each participant in all of the sessions around the world (that's over 3k+ and still counting!) will start by deploying a worker task, possibly with multiple instances. All these tasks will become part of a very large render farm that works on graphics renderings, as a BIG workload. At the end of the day, we will gather statistics on how it fared and will publish the results! Think about it, this experiment will potentially have tens of thousands of running instances at the same time! Can Windows Azure keep up?
What YOU should bring
Laptop, an Azure subscription and a hungry brain. That's basically it. If you like to scribble notes, get a pen/paper (or just use word/skydrive).
System Requirements for the laptop:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 (full version or Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web) or Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 with SP1 installed (full version or Visual Studio Express 2010 for Web) - do note if you use Express Edition you will not be able to complete all of the labs.
- Install the Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio - http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/downloads/
- Install the Windows Azure Training Kit - http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/other-resources/training-kit
Remember that the SDK requires Windows 7/8 (NO XP!) and Visual Studio 2010/2012.
The Rest!
Well, I hope to do my best in showing how great Windows Azure is. After some introductory presentations, we'll do some hands-on work (the best way to learn). Q/A session is THROUGHOUT so prepare as many questions as your brain can hold (you may want to write some down too!). We'll also have some freebie software to give out, but I'm sure you won't be coming just for that, right? RIGHT?
Thanks to!
Magnus Mårtensson (Windows Azure MVP and generally bright guy!) for inspiring me to host this event - http://magnusmartensson.com/
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