Webinar Archive
Is Your Website Really Secure?
With expert Robert Hurlbut
Recorded on July 18, 2018
The OWASP consortium spent most of 2017 re-evaluating the OWASP Top 10 list to insure the top internet threats are still relevant today. After much debating, the group released the new list which includes new threats. Don’t become a casualty because yo... read more
PMBOK® Guide 6: Project Management Gets Rebooted
With expert Steve Caseley
Recorded on June 21, 2018
In this webinar Steve will review the changes that PMI introduced with the 6th edition in Nov 2017, and probably more importantly how this is reflected in the new PMP exam that rolled out in March 2018. Join us to ensure that you’re up to date and... read more
Computer Forensics: Do Not Become Another Statistic
With expert David Bigger
Recorded on May 31, 2018
Computer forensics are a major topic in today’s infrastructures. The need for a professional to analyze hard drives, learn the steps of forensic process, and know data acquisition techniques cannot be under stated. In our ever-changing cyber world with... read more
Cyber Security: Education is Everything
With expert Martin Schaeferle
Recorded on February 08, 2018
Many of the most publicized breaches were a result of poor decisions by one or a few individuals. For example, Sony’s hackers were said to have used internal employees to "let them into the building." Equifax's IT team waited too long to implement a sec... read more
OWASP: The Next Generation
With expert Robert Hurlbut
Recorded on January 25, 2018
Throughout 2017, the members of the OWASP consortium spent countless days and months formulating the new OWASP Top 10 list. This is a list if the top ten exploits and security threats for web applications along with what developers, IT professionals, an... read more
Chinking the Armor in SQL
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on August 24, 2017
Microsoft’s last major overhaul of the security features of SQL Server occurred in the 2005 edition. Those changes, which laid the foundation for what would become a much more secure server product, helped to support far more secure applications. Since ... read more
The Cloud: Embracing the Future
With expert Patrick Loner
Recorded on June 28, 2017
The use of cloud technologies represents a continued evolution in virtualization that has become a staple in today's datacenters. While the knowledge of virtualization has been a requirement for IT professionals, today they must further augment their u... read more
Docker: The Good, The Bad and the DevOps
With expert Philip Wheat
Recorded on June 07, 2017
You can’t open up a Cloud Dev article without seeing Docker mentioned somewhere. The latest fad, the newest way to manage production images, the Git of the Operations side of the house. Is it all that, or is it something else? In this webinar, we’ll loo... read more
Take Your Security Skills to 11
With expert David Bigger
Recorded on April 19, 2017
Join security expert David Bigger as he explores CompTIA’s highest level certification: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP). This vendor-neutral, globally-recognized certification will not only help you excel in your career, but also give you... read more
Look Under the Hood Using Application Insights
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on April 05, 2017
The software development lifecycle generally includes a few well-known phases: plan, code, build, and deliver. This cycle should repeat as feedback from customers is turned into new enhancements, feature fixes, and other backlog work. But is the feedbac... read more
Newsflash! ASP.NET Core Adds New Component Type
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on March 23, 2017
It’s not uncommon for a website to have content repeated in various places throughout the site, whether it’s a list of most popular blog posts or a tag cloud that shows up in a sidebar on every page. The list of the ways that content can be repeated goe... read more
SQL Server 2016: New BI Superpower
With expert Thomas LeBlanc
Recorded on March 08, 2017
SQL Server 2016 includes some of the best features from Microsoft ever! Plus, the Standard edition now includes many features previously available only in Enterprise. In this webinar, we’ll review four areas of changes—the database engine, administratio... read more
Modernize Your Utility Belt with CompTIA NET+
With expert Patrick Loner
Recorded on February 22, 2017
CompTIA's hugely successful certification track Network+ has become the gold standard for IT professionals. Recently, CompTIA updated the certification to modernize it with today's technology and best practices. It is important for those that specialize... read more
Add a Kick to Your Recipe with C++
With expert Peter Thorsteinson
Recorded on February 08, 2017
Nearly any developer can take advantage of the speed, power, and flexibility within C++ without having to become a full-time C++ developer. Whether you typically code in C#, Java, Python, Ruby, or others, by mastering C++ Interop you can increase perfor... read more
Azure Management Portal: New Possibilities
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on January 25, 2017
Since Microsoft launched its public cloud offering with Azure in 2010, keeping track of how to provision and use the services has evolved as the number of services has expanded. This expansion led to a growing need for provisioning automation. In this w... read more
Microsoft's Latest Web Technology Comes into Focus
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on December 14, 2016
Microsoft is in the early process of the first major overhaul of the .NET Framework platform in some 15 years. ASP.NET Core is not the next version of ASP.NET, but a complete rewrite from the ground up made to support the modern Web. It's so new and dif... read more
Rule Over Your Data with R
With expert Kevin McCarty
Recorded on November 30, 2016
Data Science is one of the hottest topics in the IT industry. The R language has gone from being relatively obscure to being the number one language for data science. R is widely used because of its ability to quickly and easily manage data and tap into... read more
Workflow Supersized in SharePoint 2016
With expert Philip Wheat
Recorded on November 09, 2016
One of the most powerful, yet possibly one of the most underutilized features within SharePoint is workflows. Workflows provide users with the ability to automate complex business processes, saving them both time and effort. However, due to the frequent... read more
Java 8 Features Demystified
With expert Kevin McManus
Recorded on October 26, 2016
Not since Java 5's introduction of Generics and the Collections API has a Java release been so highly anticipated. Join us to learn about some new and powerful features of the Java SE 8 platform. Chief among the new features are Lambda expressions allow... read more
Security Certification: The Next Level
With expert David Bigger
Recorded on October 13, 2016
Join security expert David Bigger as he explores CompTIA's newest and highest level certification. This vendor-neutral globally recognized certification will help you excel in your career and give you leverage over your competition, covering the breadth... read more
Tips and Tricks to Vim Mastery
With expert Jordan Hudgens
Recorded on September 28, 2016
Whether you're a developer working in Linux or a developer planning to work in Linux, mastering Vim is essential to your success. Join expert Jordan Hudgens as he guides you through harnessing the power of Vim in writing your code, working with multiple... read more
CompTIA Overhauls Its Most Popular Certification!
With expert Patrick Loner
Recorded on September 07, 2016
We live in a highly mobile world and, as a result, IT professionals are facing many new troubleshooting challenges that come with modern mobile devices and new operating systems (Windows 8, Linux, and Mac OS). In this webinar, expert Patrick Loner discu... read more
First Exploration into ASP.NET Core 1.0
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on August 31, 2016
Microsoft released the initial pieces of the first complete overhaul of .NET and ASP.NET since the development technologies were released. At some 15 years old, an overhaul to make them more useful for the needs of real-world, modern application develop... read more
SharePoint 2016: Cloud First, Mobile First
With expert Philip Wheat
Recorded on August 17, 2016
SharePoint has been an evolving product throughout its history. The technology, objectives, and usages have changed dramatically over the last decade and a half. SharePoint 2016 is the first release following the Microsoft "Cloud First, Mobile First" in... read more
A Big Scoop of Hadoop
With expert Kevin McCarty
Recorded on August 03, 2016
The world of Big Data has arrived, and with it, new challenges for data analysts and administrators alike. This presentation will introduce you to the world of Hadoop, from its massively parallel architecture to its extensive ecosystem. Along the way, y... read more
Agile Practices: Add High Octane to Your Team
With expert Kevin McManus
Recorded on July 20, 2016
Being agile means applying iterative and incremental planning to how you go about delivering your projects and focusing on improving communication at every turn. If you're involved with software development, you understand that developing software is an... read more
DevOps and Azure Demystified
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on July 13, 2016
Who's on First, What's on Second? Tracking work and delivering results consistently, and providing visibility along the way is a key challenge for the technologist. In this session, former MSDN Evangelist Mike Benkovich will show how the latest features... read more
Docker and Vagrant: A Powerful Development Duo
With expert Chris Penick
Recorded on June 22, 2016
Docker and Vagrant, two tools that work well together to build isolated and repeatable development environments, can speed up setup for a new project, and ensure it's consistent with your production environment. This webinar will walk you through instal... read more
Become an OOP Ninja Using Ruby
With expert Jordan Hudgens
Recorded on June 08, 2016
Follow a step by step webinar that showcases the Ruby programming language and specifically how you can work with Ruby's object oriented nature. This will include working through how to build classes, implement inheritance, use polymorphism and all of t... read more
Why Programmers Are Increasingly Embracing C++
With expert Peter Thorsteinson
Recorded on May 18, 2016
Decades old, C++ remains one of the most popular programming languages today with the Tiobe Index consistently ranking it among the top three languages based on usage. In 2015, C++ saw another increase in popularity due in part to the release of the C++... read more
Making the Most of the Evolving C# Language
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on May 05, 2016
C# is a living, dynamic language, that gets great new features and supports ever-more technologies with every new version. It can be a bit overwhelming, to stay on top of it all and internalize the new stuff, and make effective use of it at the right ti... read more
Scrum 101: Stop Taking Your Projects Over the Waterfall
With expert Kevin McManus
Recorded on April 20, 2016
The agile philosophy is fundamentally changing the way we build and deliver software. We'll introduce you to the agile philosophy and one of the most popular agile frameworks, Scrum. Learn to improve your teams' software development capabilities by chan... read more
Take Control of SQL Server with PowerShell
With expert David Cobb
Recorded on April 07, 2016
Successful developing for SQL Server requires staying abreast of development tools and programming languages. Join noted SQL Server trainer and consultant David Cobb for a webinar discussing how developers working with SQL Server can utilize Microsoft's... read more
When Applications Attack!
With expert Ryan Hendricks
Recorded on March 23, 2016
In this webinar we will discuss some of the various attacks Security professionals need to be aware of in order to protect their company from attacks on their personnel, back-end systems and Web applications. We'll discuss how these attacks are carried ... read more
Why Developers Are Choosing Linux!
With expert Chris Penick
Recorded on March 02, 2016
Whether you a Windows developer or not, it's good to understand the power of Linux. It's an operating system built by developers for developers. When compared to Windows, Linux often equals or exceeds in usability, utility, and security. In this webinar... read more
Kali Linux: The Weapon of Security Professionals
With expert Rafiq Wayani
Recorded on February 17, 2016
Kali Linux is the premier operating system with all of the Ethical Hacking tools included as part of the distribution. During this webinar, you will see some of the tools that are provided within Kali Linux to assist security professionals with Digital ... read more
Make Report Building Easy with Dimensional Modeling!
With expert Thomas LeBlanc
Recorded on February 03, 2016
Why do you need Dimensional Modeling? Analysis Services in combination with good Dimensional Modeling is the ticket for managing constant requests for new or changing reports. In this webinar, we'll start by covering some examples of T-SQL that's genera... read more
Wireless Security and Other Growing Threats
With expert Ryan Hendricks
Recorded on January 20, 2016
As more advanced security threats are created, it is of utmost importance to keep up with trends in security. In this webinar, we'll introduce you to different methods and topics covered in many security courses and why security training is critical to ... read more
Why Security Professionals Love PERL
With expert Chris Penick
Recorded on January 06, 2016
Nearly everything in Linux is represented as a file and most of them are simple text files. Perl is extremely adept at reading, manipulating, and extraction data from text files. Join Chris as he shares his insights into the Perl programming language. S... read more
More Power and Control with C# 6
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on December 09, 2015
C# is the very first language designed specifically for use with Microsoft's .NET Framework. Over the 15 years of its life, the language has retained its character as a close-to-the-metal descendant of C, while expanding to serve the needs of more compl... read more
Getting Ready for Angular 2: Fighting Fear with Code
With expert Troy Miles
Recorded on November 19, 2015
Please note that this webinar date has changed. Angular 2 is coming and with it lots of changes. But fear not, you don't have to sit around and worry. Start preparing today by writing code that will be more portable when migrating to Angular 2 - we'll s... read more
Ethical Hacking: Creating a Shadow
With expert Rafiq Wayani
Recorded on October 28, 2015
As an ethical hacker, perhaps the most effective way to learn about someone's unusual behavior is to record everything they are doing on their computer without being detected. Fortunately for you, recording what someone is doing on their computer is not... read more
OWASP: Securing Your Website
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on October 14, 2015
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a fabulous community resource to help make Web applications more secure, across all platforms and development tools. One of its flagship projects is the OWASP Top Ten list of the most critical Web app... read more
Ethical Hacking 101
With expert Rafiq Wayani
Recorded on September 30, 2015
In this webinar, you will be introduced to the world of hacking and what it means to be a hacker. Many of the myths about the term “hacker” will be addressed. For example, do you know level of computer skills it takes in order to be a professional hacke... read more
OWASP and Protecting Your Website from Hackers
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on August 26, 2015
Are you afraid? You should be. Although computer hacking has been around a long time, new threats are always coming out. Today's ever-changing technology landscape means that the fundamentals of writing secure code are more important than ever. In this ... read more
MVC 6: Your Web Development World is About to Get Rocked!
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on July 22, 2015
ASP.NET hit the Web nearly 15 years ago and since then the Web itself has changed dramatically. Although Microsoft did its best to keep up, including the multiple releases of MVC, the technology continued to fragment and lag behind. So with the release ... read more
Write Better, Faster Code Using Visual Studio 2015
With expert Joe Mayo
Recorded on June 24, 2015
Visual Studio and C# 6.0 offer several new features that help streamline your code so you can develop Windows and Web applications faster. You'll learn about new coding enhancements like string interpolation, property initializers, exception filters, an... read more
OWASP and Protecting Your Website from Hackers
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on June 10, 2015
Are you afraid? You should be. Although computer hacking has been around a long time, new threats are always coming out. Today's ever-changing technology landscape means that the fundamentals of writing secure code are more important than ever. In this ... read more
Building Apps for Windows 10 with Visual Studio
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on May 27, 2015
Windows 10 is leading the next wave of releases from Microsoft including new versions of Visual Studio and Blend. In this webinar, you will learn what you need to know about the platform and the tools to get started. We will explore what's new in the to... read more
What's New in Visual Studio 2015
With expert Joe Mayo
Recorded on May 13, 2015
Back by popular demand plus includes new content! If you missed it last time around, now is your chance to attend this popular live event and learn about Microsoft's latest development environment, Visual Studio 2015. You will learn about support for la... read more
Introduction to Swift
With expert Jordan Hudgens
Recorded on May 06, 2015
In this webinar you will be introduced to Swift, a new programming language for iOS mobile. You will learn about the background of Swift, and then you'll see the program in action, including the basics of what Swift has to offer.
What's New in Visual Studio 2015
With expert Joe Mayo
Recorded on April 22, 2015
This session will introduce you to what's new with Microsoft's latest development environment, Visual Studio 2015. You will learn about support for languages and productivity features, as well as 3rd party and open source tool integrations. You will als... read more
Get Started Building for Windows with XAML
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on March 04, 2015
Microsoft launched Windows 8.1 as Windows re-imagined -- a new and improved way of interacting with your data and systems, where Touch is a first class citizen. With Windows 8.1 they have refined the experience and delivered a platform that has some gre... read more
What's New in Java SE 7
With expert Brigitte Birze
Recorded on February 18, 2015
In this webinar you will get an overview of the new packages and frameworks, features, and JVM enhancements that are part of Java SE 7. You'll also learn about new language enhancements, small changes that make a big difference in your code. ... read more
Get Started with Xamarin Forms
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on January 28, 2015
Mobile applications is where it's at, and if you want to be there you have to look your options for the cross platform story. If you're a web developer you probably want to look at Cordova or mobile HTML, but if you're a C# developer and want to build n... read more
Newer SQL Server-Specific Features of Entity Framework 6.1.x
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on January 14, 2015
Microsoft has a lot of related technologies, and you'd probably expect that the relationship of two of its products, SQL Server and Entity Framework, would be pretty tight. Entity Framework, after all, is their self-proclaimed primary data access techno... read more
Python 3: Tools, Modules and Packaging, Meta Programming
With expert Jordan Hudgens
Recorded on December 10, 2014
In the session, Jordan will show you some of the programming tools for Python 3, including Iterators, Generators, Regular Expressions and others. We will then move on to Module and Packages where he'll set up a module, give Numpy examples and API integr... read more
Get Started with ASP.NET Identity 2.0
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on November 19, 2014
Microsoft's identity story has been evolving over the years to make it easier for developers to authenticate and authorize users of their applications. Securing data is critical, and understanding how to use the tools is critical. When the provider mode... read more
What is Agile Project Management and Why Does it Work?
With expert Geof Lory
Recorded on November 05, 2014
In this webinar, Geof Lory will introduce the Agile approach to managing projects and explain why it is different from a traditional project management approach. There will be a general overview of Agile focused on the Agile Manifesto, and Agile Princip... read more
Introduction to Developing with Ruby on Rails
With expert Jordan Hudgens
Recorded on October 08, 2014
In this webinar we will start creating a full-featured web application using the Ruby on Rails framework. In order to accomplish this we will be leveraging a number of tools in addition to Rails—Heroku for easily deploying to the Internet, and then GitH... read more
MVC 5 Attributes: Routing, Authentication, and Overrides
With expert Eric Greene
Recorded on September 18, 2014
In this webinar, Eric Greene will be discussing the many new capabilities of attributes in MVC 5. He will explore the many facets of Attribute Routing through coding demonstrations. Next, he will walk you through how to use Authentication filters and ex... read more
The Entity Framework Entity Data Model
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on September 10, 2014
Entity Framework's Entity Data Model is the key link between the entity data objects in your application and the backend data store where data resides. It provides all the pieces that Entity Framework needs to provide your application with a conceptual ... read more
Avoiding Hacker Tricks
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on August 20, 2014
Are you afraid? Should you be? Computer hacking isn't a new thing, but the threat remains. In this attackers' advantage and defenders' dilemma, how do you keep your data and secrets safe? Today's ever-changing technology landscape means that the fundame... read more
Power Pivot Dashboards
With expert Doug Ortiz
Recorded on July 23, 2014
In this session we'll cover adding graphics to your data with Power Pivot. You'll see how to create dashboards, pivot charts, pivot tables and power views so your audience can see what all that data means.
Getting Started with AngularJS
With expert John Culviner
Recorded on July 09, 2014
In this session, we'll cover why AngularJS is quickly becoming one of the most popular frameworks to build rich web applications using HTML and JavaScript, touching on why it is such a robust framework for building out web applications big and small. We... read more
Cross Platform Development with Xamarin
With expert Wallace McClure
Recorded on June 25, 2014
Developers want to reuse as much code as possible. Microsoft has created Portable Class Libraries (PCLs). Xamarin has integrated PCLs into their iPhone and Android development tools. As a result, one assembly (project) can be used across multiple platfo... read more
Making Sense of One ASP.NET
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on June 11, 2014
ASP.NET is a server side web development technology that enables web developers to create sites and services that leverage the .NET framework. Since 2001 it has included a lot of powerful features and enhancements, most recently MVC and Web API. These n... read more
SSIS 2012/14: Data Flows and Components
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on May 22, 2014
The Data Flow task is a special Control Flow task that moves data from a data source to a data destination, optionally transforming the data in various ways as it moves. It is so important and complex that, unlike any other Control Flow task, the Data F... read more
SQL Server 2012: Prevent Recovery Amnesia - Forget the Backups
With expert Chris Bell
Recorded on May 07, 2014
Do you suffer from Recovery Amnesia? You have a complete strategy to backup your SQL environment; but what about the recovery? Is that even part of your strategy? Through this introductory session we will review the various aspects and myths of backups ... read more
CompTIA NET+ Security
With expert Patrick Loner
Recorded on April 23, 2014
In this session Patrick Loner will cover the security aspects of the CompTIA Net+ certification including, security threats and attacks, network attacks and threat mitigation.
Exploring What's New in .NET 4.5.1 and Visual Studio 2013
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on April 09, 2014
With the ever-changing technology landscape and the rapid fire releases of new technology, how do you keep up with what is worthy of your time and focus? In this session we take a look at some of the compelling new features available in the latest tools... read more
Project Management Basics for PMI Certification
With expert Sandy Haydon
Recorded on March 26, 2014
This webinar will provide a overview of the project management knowledge areas and process groups as defined by PMI in the PMBOK Guide, Fifth Edition. It also serves as an introduction to the LearnNowOnline series that covers these topics in detail. ... read more
SharePoint Development in the Cloud
With expert Philip Wheat
Recorded on March 21, 2014
Cloud is all the rage right now, and one of the interesting items that is happening is that development is moving there as well. For example, did you realize that you can fully develop, deploy, and even market SharePoint Applications by exclusively usin... read more
SQL Server 2012 Security Administration
With expert Chris Bell
Recorded on February 26, 2014
In this session we will dive into some of the features in SQL Server 2012 that relate to security. We will take a look at the encryption keys that SQL Server creates and uses, along with certificates, to protect everything from cell level data to entire... read more
SharePoint 2013 Business Connectivity Services
With expert Tim McCarthy
Recorded on February 12, 2014
In this presentation, you will gain a basic understanding of how Business Connectivity Services (BCS) works. You will learn about the tooling available for BCS in SharePoint 2013. You will then apply that knowledge to create external content types and l... read more
Introduction to Node.JS
With expert James Curtis
Recorded on January 22, 2014
If you ever wanted to have a relatively quick introduction to Node.js, then this is the webinar to attend. Node.Js is a powerful JavaScript engine that allows a website to be completely event-driven. We'll cover the basics to get you going and look into... read more
The Reporting Services Tablix: One Component to Rule Them All
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on January 09, 2014
It's pretty much impossible to create a useful report in SQL Server's Reporting Services without using a tablix. What's a tablix, you say? It's the unification of the table, list, and matrix data regions--thus the name tablix--in a single component with... read more
Build a Great Connected Experience
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on December 12, 2013
In this talk we will show how you can get started building applications for Windows 8.1 that leverage Windows Azure's data, identity and notification features that are part of Mobile Services. See how to create a consistent view of information, protect ... read more
Using Search in SharePoint 2013
With expert Philip Wheat
Recorded on October 23, 2013
One of the big reasons companies choose to install SharePoint is the search engine. But do they take advantage of the search capabilities once they install it? In our Live Learning session, we'll cover the oft overlooked setup of SharePoint search and g... read more
Intro to iOS7 for C# Developers with Xamarin
With expert Wallace McClure
Recorded on October 09, 2013
iOS7 has recently shipped for the iPhone and iPad. Within the first 24 hours, it has been installed on 35% of existing devices. Xamarin has shipped same day support for iOS7. In this session, we'll look at: - What is iOS7? What makes it different from i... read more
SQL 2012 Administration: Trace Flags, Blocking, and Locking
With expert Chris Bell
Recorded on September 25, 2013
Trace flags are curious things. They actually change the fundamental ways that SQL Server functions. Sometimes these changes are good, sometimes bad, and sometimes just down right odd.Join Chris Bell as he introduces you to some of the trace flags in SQ... read more
Introduction to C++AMP for GPU Acceleration
With expert John Stratton
Recorded on September 11, 2013
John will present an introduction to the C++AMP language features for accelerating data-parallel computation on GPUs in Visual Studio. Experienced GPU developers in other languages like CUDA and OpenCL will learn what they need to translate their knowle... read more
MVC 4 Security Topics
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on August 21, 2013
There are few kinds of applications that scream for strong security more than Web applications. Those developed in MVC 4 are no different, although it has some nice built-in security features that go a long way in helping to protect your applications an... read more
Enhance Your Web App with jQuery UI and MVC 4
With expert James Curtis
Recorded on July 10, 2013
In this session we will be doing a quick world tour of the MVC 4 UI and then get into keeping things DRY (don't repeat yourself). We'll get into creating Partial Views, loading them into jQuery UI Tabs, and then doing it again, but by way of event-drive... read more
SQL Server Partitioning
With expert Frank Tillinghast
Recorded on June 27, 2013
Partitioning data is an essential part of creating and maintaining large databases. In this session we'll look at how to create partitioned tables and indexes using SQL Server 2012. Then we'll move on to querying partitions and finish up with how to man... read more
Building Connected Apps with Windows Azure Mobile Services
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on June 12, 2013
Today's users don't live on just a workstation or a laptop. With the proliferation of tablets, smart phones, and laptops people work from a variety of forms and clients. Building applications that can leverage a consistent view of identity, data and ser... read more
Building Large Scale Apps with Office 365 and Windows Azure
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on May 29, 2013
SharePoint apps provide an intimidating range of architectural options. Some are good, some are bad. If you start with the wrong approach you will be disappointed. In this session we will take a look at the architecture of a real and sophisticated hybri... read more
Async Programming in C#
With expert Joe Mayo
Recorded on May 08, 2013
In C# v5.0, Microsoft added a new feature called Async, which allows you to make your applications more responsive and perform better. In this webinar, you'll learn about the new keywords for Async and how to write Async code. Along the way, you'll pick... read more
Building Connected Mobile Solutions with Azure
With expert Mike Benkovich
Recorded on April 10, 2013
Today's users don't live on just a workstation or a laptop. With the proliferation of laptops, smart phones, and tablets people work from a variety of forms and clients. Building applications that can leverage a consistent view of identity, data and ser... read more
Getting Models into Views (and Views into Models) in MVC 4
With expert Phil Ledgerwood
Recorded on March 20, 2013
Interacting with data is the hallmark of a web application, but it's also where most developers make their mistakes. Code that interacts with data and a UI has a tendency to get tightly coupled, hard to test, and hard to maintain - especially in a world... read more
Object-Oriented JavaScript by Don Kiely
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on March 06, 2013
JavaScript is not an object-oriented programming (OOP) language in the purest sense, but at the very least it is object-based and has some rich support for object-oriented features. You can create rich object hierarchies with objects that inherit from o... read more
Using Toast Notifications in Windows 8
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on February 20, 2013
Toast notifications make it possible to interact with users in a non-disruptive way, displaying information that's important, but not critical, about your application. In this course, you'll learn the basics of creating and interacting with toast notifi... read more
Enjoy Real-Time Web Functionality in Your ASP.NET Application with SignalR
With expert James Curtis
Recorded on February 06, 2013
We will be looking at some of the aspects of the SignalR using its .NET library and how it uses HTML 5 web sockets (when available) to deliver instant information to and from the server.
Working with iOS 6
With expert Wallace McClure
Recorded on January 24, 2013
iOS6 is the latest version of the iOS operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. With this new version of iOS comes the iPhone 5. In this Live Learning, we'll discuss how to support the new iPhone 5's display, support for social networks in ... read more
Building Windows Store Line of Business Apps
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on December 12, 2012
In this session, we will explore how to build Windows Store line of business apps. We'll discuss how to talk to data services, how to work with local data, how to build line of business apps that adhere to the Modern UI design principles, and how to tes... read more
Cross Platform Development with MonoTouch for the iPhone and Mono for Android
With expert Wallace McClure
Recorded on November 09, 2012
The iPhone and Android are dominant in the marketplace. The two platforms currently have 85% of the smartphone marketplace and are continuing to grow that marketshare. Developers are being tasked with targeting these two platforms. In this session, we'l... read more
Building Windows 8 Apps Quickly with Caliburn.Micro
With expert Adam Barney
Recorded on October 25, 2012
They're calling the release of Windows 8 the greatest developer opportunity ever. This is your chance to put your app in front of hundreds of millions of potential buyers in the new Windows Store. But how will you build it? At long last, Caliburn.Micro ... read more
jQuery Mobile Quick Start
With expert Troy Miles
Recorded on September 28, 2012
The mobile web is one of the fastest growing segments of the Internet, but where do you start? With jQuery Mobile of course. jQuery Mobile is a open source, mobile web framework built on top of jQuery. With it you can easily create expressive and respon... read more
Introduction to Knockout.js
With expert James Curtis
Recorded on September 13, 2012
KnockoutJS is a JavaScript library that allows you to build Model-View-View-Model web applications in the UI. This means that you can simplify your JavaScript User Interface with the MVVM model. This library is a great companion to creating ASP.NET MVC ... read more
What's New in SharePoint 2013
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on August 22, 2012
Microsoft recently announced the betas of SharePoint 2013 and Office 365. These new products from Microsoft are more cloud based than the past versions and Office 365 is completely cloud based. In this session we'll take a look at some of the new featur... read more
First Steps Exploring Developing Metro Style Applications Using C# and XAML
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on August 16, 2012
Get started building Metro style applications for Windows 8, using Visual Studio 2012, with C# and XAML. This session will introduce the basics, including creating a first application. You'll learn about saving and restoring application state, as well, ... read more
Using ASP.NET Web API with JavaScript, JSON, and More
With expert Phil Ledgerwood
Recorded on July 11, 2012
Have you been curious about the buzz around the ASP.NET Web API, but you don't know how you'd use it in your own applications? How easy is it to use? What kind of flexibility and interactivity can it bring? Is it only for JavaScript and JSON, or can you... read more
The Evolution of Security in SQL Server 2012
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on June 27, 2012
Microsoft rebuilt SQL Security from the ground up in SQL Server 2005, and since then they've evolved database security in each new version. SQL Server 2012 continues that trend with some new features that can keep your data even more secure, such as new... read more
User Experience (UX) Design and the Microsoft World
With expert David Kelley
Recorded on June 18, 2012
This live learning event will cover UX Design in the Microsoft world, from working with designers and consuming design assets to building wireframes in expression blend. The presentation covers best practices with Adobe design assets to be used in the M... read more
Mono for Android Designer
With expert Wallace McClure
Recorded on May 30, 2012
Android user interfaces can be created declaratively by using XML files, or programmatically in code. The Xamarin Android Designer allows developers to create and modify declarative layouts visually, without having to deal with the tedium of hand-editin... read more
Building Metro Style Applications for Windows 8 Using JavaScript and HTML - Part 2 of 2
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on May 01, 2012
Microsoft has released the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, the next release of Windows, along with beta versions of Visual Studio 11 and Expression Blend 5. These new beta versions allow developers to get started today in creating applications hosted on ... read more
Building Metro Style Applications for Windows 8 Using JavaScript and HTML - Part 1 of 2
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on April 25, 2012
Microsoft has released the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, the next release of Windows, along with beta versions of Visual Studio 11 and Expression Blend 5. These new beta versions allow developers to get started today in creating applications hosted on ... read more
A Lap Around the Visual Studio 11 Development Environment
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on April 18, 2012
In this talk, you will take a quick look at some of the new features and enhancements of the next version of Visual Studio. A primary goal of this new release is to streamline the development environment, based on two big pillars: simplicity and speed. ... read more
Application Pages are Lame! Building ASP.NET Apps for SharePoint
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on April 04, 2012
If your organization makes heavy use of SharePoint, sooner or later someone will want to port an existing ASP.NET app or build a new business application on SharePoint. In this session you'll learn how to do this effectively. We will cover architecture ... read more
Discovering JavaScript
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on March 14, 2012
JavaScript has been around since Brendan Eich created the first version in just 10 days for use in Netscape Navigator 2.0 in 1995. After languishing for years, derided by "professional" programmers as a toy language, it has surged to prominence as a key... read more
Introduction to Android User Interfaces with Mono for Android
With expert Wallace McClure
Recorded on March 05, 2012
In this Live Learning, we'll look at the basics of building a user interface for Android with Mono for Android. The user interface is typically the first thing that a user sees when they work with your application. They will often judge your application... read more
Drawing and Animating on the HTML5 Canvas
With expert Dustin Tauer
Recorded on February 22, 2012
The HTML5 Canvas element enables JavaScript to draw two-dimensional and the three-dimensional graphics on a webpage without the need for plug-ins like Flash or Silverlight. This webinar will demonstrate a number of different techniques for dynamically d... read more
Building Cross-Platform Mobile Apps Using HTML and JavaScript
With expert David Kelley
Recorded on January 25, 2012
In this live learning event, you will learn how to get started building HTML-based applications for Mobile devices including Android, iPhone, WP7, and third-party hosting frameworks such as PhoneGap. You will also learn how to use JavaScript and CSS to ... read more
Introduction to Entity Framework 4.1
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on December 13, 2011
Entity Framework is an exciting technology that is fast becoming the primary data access technology in Microsoft's .NET development world. It is an object-relational mapping tool that is deeply integrated in the .NET Framework and fully supported by too... read more
HTML5 and CSS3 Web Forms and Embedding Media Overview
With expert Dustin Tauer
Recorded on December 07, 2011
In this session Dustin will show you the changes with HTML5 when it comes to Web Forms. He'll show you the new form inputs, how to create user-friendly web forms and advanced form validation. Then he'll move on to embedding audio and video in your web p... read more
Leveraging Visual Studio Skills for Android Development
With expert Robert MacHale
Recorded on November 11, 2011
Description: Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse development platforms have many similarities. In this session we will take a look at how to transfer your existing skill set from VS to Eclipse when developing applications for the Android OS. We will wal... read more
Sensors on Windows Phone 7 - Mango
With expert David Kelley
Recorded on November 04, 2011
This session will focus on using devices and sensors in Mango, from GPS to new sensor API. Usage examples will be reviewed, including Bing Map Controls and more. We will walk through the code for wiring up and using the various sensors in Mango includin... read more
Building Business Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on August 23, 2011
Visual Studio LightSwitch is the simplest way to build business applications for the desktop and cloud. LightSwitch simplifies the development process by letting you concentrate on the business logic, while LightSwitch handles the common tasks for you. ... read more
A Lap Around SQL Azure
With expert Scott Klein
Recorded on July 25, 2011
As the Cloud becomes more used, Microsoft has introduced a way to place your SQL databases on the cloud...enter SQL Azure. This presentation will begin with an overview of SQL Azure, then will cover SQL Azure Federation which provides scale out function... read more
Web Services and Service Applications - SharePoint as Middleware
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on June 30, 2011
Middleware is computer software that connects software components or some people and their applications. SharePoint 2010 contains many components that make it an attractive middleware solution. These include out of the box features like BCS and Search. ... read more
Build Your First Android Phone Application Using Mono Android
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on June 16, 2011
If you're just getting started creating applications for Android phones, you're probably confused as to the tools you should use, and the language to develop in. If you're a Microsoft-focused developer, the thought of using Eclipse and Java may be a bit... read more
Understanding SQL Azure
With expert Scott Klein
Recorded on May 13, 2011
This presentation will take a detailed look at Microsoft SQL Azure, one of the components of the Microsoft SQL Azure platform. We'll look at how SQL lives in the cloud what the differences are between on-premises SQL Server and SQL Azure, as well as str... read more
Introduction to Cloud Computing and the Microsoft Azure Platform
With expert Scott Klein
Recorded on April 29, 2011
This session will provide an overview of cloud computing and the different cloud service offerings, and will also look at the inefficiencies that exist with on-premise computing. We'll then take a look at the Microsoft Azure platform and how it fits int... read more
What is Visual Studio LightSwitch? Why Would I Care?
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on April 26, 2011
Microsoft is in the late stages of releasing version 1 of its latest addition to the Visual Studio family of products: LightSwitch. LightSwitch is intended to be a rapid development environment integrated into Visual Studio for forms-over-data applicati... read more
Using Silverlight Brushes and Transforms
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on April 06, 2011
Although you might think you can get by without learning much about brushes and transforms, when building Silverlight applications, these topics can be of great importance. Learn to work with solid, gradient, and image brushes; add transparency effects,... read more
Understanding Claims Based Authentication in SharePoint 2010
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on March 29, 2011
SharePoint 2010 adds claim-based identity as an option for authentication and authorization for your sites. In this session we will examine the fundamentals of claims, how Windows Identity Foundation enables claims for ASP.NET applications, and then imp... read more
SharePoint 2010: Displaying Content with Web Parts and JavaScript
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on February 25, 2011
Many of the SharePoint Web Parts and controls use XSL as the basis for styling. In this session we'll look at the XML Viewer Web Part and talk about XSL basics to create formatted HTML from an XML document. Then we'll look at the Content Query Web Part ... read more
Building Silverlight 4 Applications with Visual Studio 2010
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on February 09, 2011
Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in that helps you deliver rich interactive Web applications. In this session, you will see how to build Silverlight 4 applications using Visual Studio 2010. You will see how to use th... read more
ASP.NET MVC 3: The Web Forms Alternative Comes of Age
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on January 25, 2011
It hasn't been even a year yet since MVC 2 hit MSDN, and already Microsoft is releasing MVC 3. This new version provides ample proof that MVC is a maturing technology for Web development, making easy a lot of what used to be so very hard in Web forms ap... read more
Getting Ahead of the Changes in Java Technology
With expert Stuart Smith
Recorded on January 13, 2011
Getting Ahead of the Changes in Java Technology with Stuart Smith.
Introduction to Visual Studio LightSwitch
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on November 10, 2010
The aim of LightSwitch is to make it easier to build business applications. Based on Silverlight and well proven architecture patterns, LightSwitch writes your plumbing code for you and lets you focus on the data, business rules and user interface. In t... read more
Build Your First XAML Application (Part 2)
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on October 27, 2010
Given the skeleton application you saw created in Part I of this session, this second half completes the XAML video-viewer application using data binding to fill a list of videos, templates to display the video thumbnails, converters to convert from a f... read more
Build Your First XAML Application (Part 1)
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on October 13, 2010
WPF and Silverlight makes it possible to build rich graphical user interfaces, but it doesn't necessarily make it easy. Getting your head around where to start, and how to display information, can be a daunting task. This session gets you started with X... read more
Gentle Introduction to 2D Animation in Silverlight
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on September 27, 2010
Animation in XAML is both simple, and incredibly complex. To get started, however, just requires learning about a few different XAML elements, and then learning how to use the tools. This session will get you started, and show you enough to create simpl... read more
Making the Most of SharePoint 2010 Wikis
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on September 21, 2010
Wiki pages are central to the SharePoint 2010 user experience. This talk is intended for business users who want to deliver information with SharePoint. This session will cover many of the important areas of a wiki page including SharePoint Wiki basics,... read more
WCF Data Services and Silverlight
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on August 26, 2010
WCF Data Services, formerly known as ADO.NET Data Services, provide developers a way to create data services for the Web. WCF data services use the Entity Framework and expose data using simple URIs. That way, clients can work with data in a RESTful way... read more
Creating Dazzling Charts with the Microsoft Chart Control
With expert Paul Litwin
Recorded on August 11, 2010
The ASP.NET chart control, which ships with Visual Studio 2010 and ASP.NET 4.0, has a number of advanced capabilities for producing flexible and informative charts. The control is based on the same charting package that's part of SQL Server 2008 Reporti... read more
SQL Server 2008 R2: What's New, Different, and Interesting
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on July 21, 2010
Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 in April 2010, and there is a lot of confusion about what exactly this release is all about. Is it a brand new version? A major upgrade? A minor upgrade? Something else? Microsoft calls it a "point release," meaning... read more
Developing SharePoint Solutions with Visual Studio 2010
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on July 14, 2010
Visual Studio 2010 has a new level of support for the new release of SharePoint 2010. In this Live Learning we'll cover developing SharePoint solutions using Visual Studio 2010. We'll look at SharePoint 2010 projects and item templates, use the feature ... read more
Visual Studio Developer's Tour of Expression Blend
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on June 23, 2010
If you're like most Visual Studio developers, you most likely look on Expression Blend (if you think about it at all) as some sort of toy product, not for you. Actually, Expression Blend integrates seamlessly with Visual Studio, and makes many XAML-base... read more
Working with Data in Silverlight Applications
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on June 09, 2010
This talk will focus on how you handle typical data scenarios in Silverlight. What are your options for working with data? How do you retrieve data from a database and display it? How do you scroll from record to record? How do you sort and filter data?... read more
Introduction to Binding in Silverlight
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on May 19, 2010
Silverlight allows you to bind pretty much any property of any element to any other property of any other element. This technique makes it possible to build complex user interfaces with little or no event handling. In this session, you'll learn about ge... read more
Content Management in SharePoint Server 2010
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on April 21, 2010
This session provides a thorough overview of content management in SharePoint Server 2010 with an emphasis on the new features. We'll be covering Lists and Libraries, Content Types, Document Templates and Content Type Hubs. Then we'll move on to Managed... read more
Lap Around Microsoft ALM Tools
With expert Chris Menegay
Recorded on April 07, 2010
In conjunction with the new course "Exploring Visual Studio 2010 ALM Tools", we will cover at a high level all of the capabilities of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 that pertain to Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). This includes the capabilities of ... read more
What's New in ASP.NET MVC 2: MVC Matures
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on March 24, 2010
Microsoft will release a new version of ASP.NET MVC with Visual Studio 2010 and ASP.NET 4.0 in April. MVC is still a relatively new product, but it has matured quickly with heavy input from the community, and with the new release it provides an even mor... read more
Introduction to the Entity Framework 4.0
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on March 10, 2010
The ADO.NET Entity Framework provides you with the ability to create data applications by programming against a conceptual model rather than programming against a database schema. This means that instead of working with SQL statements, you can work with... read more
SharePoint 2010 Sandbox Solution Walkthrough
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on February 24, 2010
Sandbox solutions are a new deployment option in SharePoint 2010. In this session Doug will show a fully functioning ecommerce site created and deployed as a sandbox solution. The topics covered are overview of sandbox solutions, developing, deploying, ... read more
Building Silverlight Applications with Visual Studio 2010
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on February 10, 2010
Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in that helps you deliver rich interactive Web applications. In this session, you will see how to build Silverlight 3 applications using Visual Studio 2010. You will see how to use th... read more
What's New in WPF 4
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on January 20, 2010
WPF 4 introduces a great number of new and improved features. In this session, you'll learn about some of the most prominent and useful new features, including: New Controls and Data Binding, WPF and Silverlight Designer Enhancements, Visual State Manag... read more
ASP.NET AJAX: Power to the Client
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on December 17, 2009
Web applications have long paled next to their desktop brethren in the richness of the user interface. Web pages flash and repaint in their entirety, while desktop apps provide a much richer, seamless interface to the user. All that changed with the int... read more
What's New in Visual Studio 2010 Part 2
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on December 02, 2009
What's New in Visual Studio 2010 Part 2 with Robert Green
Introduction to LINQ
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on November 18, 2009
The .NET Framework 3.5 provides support for a new way of querying data, whether it comes from a database, from a collection, or from XML. This session introduces the concepts involved in creating and using LINQ queries. If you've heard about LINQ, but r... read more
Using jQuery to Customize the SharePoint User Experience
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on November 12, 2009
'Using jQuery to Customize the SharePoint User Experience' with Doug Ware
What's New in Visual Studio 2010
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on October 28, 2009
What's New in VIsual Studio 2010 by Robert Green, Part 1of 2
SQL Server 2008 BI: Error Handling and Troubleshooting Integration Services Packages
With expert Don Kiely
Recorded on October 13, 2009
"SQL Server 2008 BI: Error Handling and Troubleshooting Integration Services Packages" with Don Kiely
SQL Server 2008; Partitioning
With expert Frank Tillinghast
Recorded on September 23, 2009
This session will discusses the fundamentals of table-based partitioning in SQL Server 2008. A challenge facing all developers is to design systems that are maintainable, scalable, and perform well. Table-based partitioning is one approach to help to ac... read more
Managing SQL 2008 Business Intelligence: Using the BI Wizard and Managing Properties
With expert Ann Weber
Recorded on August 27, 2009
Live Learning Ann Weber
Hosting and Calling WCF Services
With expert Robert Green
Recorded on July 30, 2009
Hosting and Calling WCF Services with Robert Green
Micorsoft SharePoint 2007 Branding Tips
With expert Doug Ware
Recorded on July 15, 2009
Micorsoft SharePoint 2007 Branding Tips with Doug Ware
Investigating LINQ to XML
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on June 23, 2009
Investigating LINQ to XML with Ken Getz
Building a WPF Application in One Hour
With expert Ken Getz
Recorded on June 02, 2009
Live Learning Event: Building a WPF Application in One Hour with Ken Getz