EastBay.NET: Open Source Technologies on Azure: A Survey

FUNDAMENTALS at 6:15: Best of //build/ - Beth Massi

MAIN PRESENTATION at 6:45: Open Source Technologies on Azure: A Survey - David Chappell

Even though it was once called Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud platform offers more than Windows—there’s plenty of support for open source technologies as well. This presentation takes a broad look at the open source offerings that Azure provides today, including:

• Linux, where the platform supports several distributions

• Programming technologies, including PHP, Node.js, and others

• Database technologies, including NoSQL options such as MongoDB and Cassandra

This is an architectural talk, so don’t expect to see demos. Instead, the goal is to give you a big-picture perspective on the open source options available on Azure today.

David Chappell is Principal of Chappell & Associates (www.davidchappell.com) in San Francisco, California. Through his speaking, writing, and consulting, he helps people around the world understand, use, and make better decisions about new technologies.

FUNDAMENTALS at 6:15: Best of //Build// - Beth Massi

Come a half hour early (6:15 PM) to enjoy our .NET FUNdamentals series.

Beth will provide an overview of the key announcements and product releases from this year's //build/ conference.

AGENDA

6:15 - 6:45 FUNdamentals

6:45 Announcements

7:00 - 8:45 Main presentation

8:45 - 9:00 Raffle

Pizza will be provided before the main presentation.