SFTN Mtg, Microsoft Ft. Lauderdale Hq, 10 May 12

It's been since last July since I've been able to do the SFTN group.  Back then they were still at the TUA in Coconut Creek.  The group now meets at the Ft. Lauderdale Microsoft Hq. bldg.  It co-meets with the IAMCP.  This month's meeting was presented by Jon Sastre, head of the local IAMCP group.  We had a lot of hard content on transitioning our 'Office' and other product lines to an 'Office 365' / Cloud format.  This is a very different ball game and it's very important that we learn the new rules.  Jon proved to be very knowledgeable  and an excellent speaker in this area.  Thank you also for the abundant refreshments, before and after the presentation.   See photo's and a few screen shots by clicking HERE.

Palm Beach IT Users Group mtg, 8 May

Quoting from Group Leader, John Vighetto,
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I wanted to thank Carlos, Paul & Pete for their great presentation last night. Paul did a really good job of explaining what the Forensics division is currently up against with regards to cyber-crime, and all 3 gentlemen kept the presentation not only informative, but entertaining. Once again, thank you!

Special thanks to David Simpson of Windstream Communications who stepped in for Lynne this month to allow us to once again have our meeting at this facility.

I also wanted to thank everyone who came last night. We saw some new faces as well as some old ones that have not seen in some time.

Regards,

John Vighetto

Vighetto Networking, Inc."

As John has said, Peter, Paul and Carlos put on a really great presentation.  This entire event was fully interactive on both sides and we really picked up a lot.  We also got a CD with some basic tools that were used in the forensic process.  Please check out the photo's with a few of the technical screen shots HERE.

  Surfs Up !

 The following description of tonight's presentation from the FlaDotNet newsletter:


'How do you handle growing number of sql transactions? I will be going over scaling the database layer: scaling-out vs. scaling-up. In the next segment I will present the out-of-the box scale-out solution for SQL Azure: Federations. Together we will go over the concept of Federations in SQL Azure, Management of Federations. This segment will contain demos showcasing how to create and manage federations using the Azure Portal. I will conclude with comparison of Azure Federations with other technologies for building multi-tenant database solutions.

Speaker:

Alex Koval is a CEO and President of Codemasters International, a premier provider of Software Development services.

Being a technical leader for many years, Alex pursued his dream of assembling a team of talented software professionals he met over the years. He started Codemasters International LLC (www.codemastersintl.com) in 2008 applying his best knowledge of technical leadership, team building, as well as industry best practices. The company offers quality software consulting services for Small and Medium businesses at affordable rates. Today Codemasters International is a global company of 30+ employees with offices in US, Russia, and Ukraine.

Alex Koval is happily married to his wife Anna. In his free time he enjoys family, friends, sports, and travel . Alex gives back to the community by organizing the meetings for the TulaDev.NET user group (www.tuladev.net) as well as being a speaker for Florida User groups and Code Camps.'

Click HERE for the pictures of this event and slide shots. 

Fort Lauderdale Windows 8 Developer Camp

Fort Lauderdale Windows 8 Developer Camp
19 April, 2012

Fort Lauderdale Marriott North
6650 N Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

A very worthwhile and well presented Camp on writing Win 8 apps and what Microsoft expected as criteria in those apps. I attempted a head count and gave up with an estimate of about 200 laptops in operation. If you didn't sign up early, you didn't get in - and yes, you did miss something. Thanks to Microsoft presenters, Jim Blizzard & Rachel Appel. Check out the action a a few of the screen shots HERE.

Palm Beach IT Users Group Mtg, 10 Apr 12

This evening's meeting headlined with a presentation by Brian Betron of 'Video Conferencing USA'. This included various types of video conferencing options available including size and bandwidth recommendations. Take a look at the presentation and more information by clicking HERE.

Deerfield Beach Coder's Cafe, April 3

Deerfield Beach Coders Cafe @ Casa Maya - 04/03/2012 - 6:30 PM - Introducing SQL 2012 Business Intelligence (BI) - Joe Homnick

In case you didn't know it, Joe Homnick gives really great Event Presentation. If you missed this, you owe yourself a 'Joe-Event'. Following is the Presentation description and at the end is a link to a few of the slides and other photo's.
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SQL Server 2012 will provide Mission Critical Confidence with greater uptime, blazing-fast performance and enhanced security features for mission critical workloads; Breakthrough Insight with managed self-service data exploration and stunning interactive data visualizations capabilities; Cloud On Your Own Terms by enabling the creation and extension of solutions across on-premises and public cloud. Specific BI capabilities investigated include Rapid data discovery with Power View. Corporate and scalable reporting and analytics, Data Quality Services

Joe Homnick is the principal owner of Homnick Systems, a Microsoft Gold Partner located in Boca Raton, Florida. He has been a featured speaker at Microsoft Tech Ed for eight years in America, Europe and Latin America, the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC), all Microsoft DevDays events and the SQL PASS Summit. Joe has been selected by Microsoft as a Metro trainer for Azure, SharePoint, Visual Studio and SQL Server. He has delivered training for Microsoft on their Early Adopters program for these technologies throughout the world touching four of the five continents. He founded the Gold Coast Users Group http://GCUsersGroup.org which which serves the South Florida area delivering Microsoft SQL Server, O/S and Developer knowledge to the community for over 18 years.

Click HERE for the photos & slides.

SMB VAR Summit - Ft Lauderdale, FL

Another great SMB VAR Summit - Ft Lauderdale, FL hosted by KIM TUBBS-HERRON ,SMB&D GENERAL MANAGER, EAST REGION and her team. Please check out a few screen shots and pic's by clicking HERE . Thanks to Kim and her team for a great job!