Back in August I wrote a blog post about a book that I am writing for Packt Pub on Windows Server AppFabric. This post intends to summarise updates on this front.

Co-Authoring with Rick Garbay:

I have been extremely lucky to have my friend, MVP and an industry expert Rick Garibay co-author this book with me.

Updated for Windows Server AppFabric V1.1:

This book is up to date with the latest release of Windows Server AppFabric 1.1 which means that readers get to know the latest and greatest features of Windows Server AppFabric. Although v1.1 was released late last year we decided to update our work so that we really offer the best value to our readers.

Current Status of the book:

Last few months have been really busy for us and we have been going through arduous cycle of writing, editing, reviewing and then re-writing with the help of our editors and technical reviewers ( I will write a spearate post on technical reviewers later on). At the moment the book we are “text complete” (anlogous to code-complete terminology) and the book is available for pre-order at Amazon (with free shipping in the UK).

Next Steps:

In next few weeks myself and Rick will be sharing some of the content from the book as blog posts/articles to give you a glimpse of what to expect in the book.

Asks:

If you are invested in WCF and WF technologies and use Windows Server 2008 (or the upcoming Windows Server 8 ) you should definitely consider buying this book. Windows ServerAppFabric cookbook offers 60+ recipes that help and guide readers in utlizing the power of Windows Server AppFabric. We have covered Caching, Hosting and Moniting scenarios in a very detailed and easy to follow recipes.

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I will be speaking at Web Science and Open Data Workshop organized by A*STAR and University of Southampton on 12th of March 2012.  Following is a quick synopsis of my talk followed by event registration and venue details.

Marketplace for Open Data:

The internet is a source of vast quantities of data, both public domain and commercial content. Many organizations publish datasets in a wide variety of disparate formats, to which customers can subscribe. However, it can be difficult for customers to locate and subscribe to these datasets. Furthermore, it can be challenging to use these datasets in ways that add value.  During this presentation we will learn about The Windows Azure Marketplace which is a global online market for customers and partners to share, buy, and sell premium datasets as well as Software-as-a-Service applications in a standard, secure and open way.

Venue

12 March 2012 (Monday)
0900-1430
INFUSE Theatre,
Level 14 Fusionopolis Connexis South Tower , Singapore

Registration

If you are interested in attending this workshop, please email to gree@i2r.a-star.edu.sg(name, designation, company) by latest 7 March 2012.

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Singapore TechDays was super awesome. From the keynotes to the breakouts, rooms were jam packed. Developers and IT Pros were super enthusiastic. We got good positive feedback from one and all. So all in all it was a great event. Now we have to top it up next time around.

I did a session on Windows Azure AppFabric where I talked about how we can use AppFabric as a platform for middleware services. Since I was running the Platform track, I had the honor to introduce myself . I think overall the talk went well, I had 4 code demoes to share and I covered Caching and Service Bus for the most  part. All the code in demoes was based on SDK samples that come with Windows Azure AppFabric v 1.5 and can be downloaded (along with the SDK) here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27421

Slides are available here.  https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=29B42AB82635B61D&resid=29B42AB82635B61D%216431

You can also view them via Slide Share:

To learn more about AppFabric Service Bus please view the following sessions from Clemens Vasters.

I did some changes to the code (mostly configuration related) so that the demo does not prompt for namespace, issuer and token when connecting to the Azure AppFabric. Should you wish, you can download the code samples from here http://bit.ly/ohR1hO.

AppFabric · Azure · Cloud

If you are in Singapore and consider yourself a Developer or an IT Pro then this is the must attend event. We are covering number of topics from the Cloud Computing to the HTML5 and lots and lots in between. For a detailed agenda take a look here.

Amongst much more illustrious speakers you can find me here. If Cloud Computing is of interest to you and you want to know about some common messaging patterns for Middleware integration then I will definitely recommend you to attend my session.

How to Run Middleware in the Cloud? Story of Windows Azure AppFabric

Hammad Rajjoub, Architect Evangelist, Microsoft Singapore
IT Pro – Level 200

Don’t worry about the “IT-Pro” audience. This session is definitely aimed at Developers and Architects. Level will range between 200-300 depending on the folks we have in our conference room.

Also, i will be more than happy to discuss your integration scenarios offline as well.

AppFabric · Azure · Cloud · ServiceBus · Speaking

I have an exciting news to share with you all. I have joined Microsoft Singapore as an Architect Evangelist. Those who know me would testify on my passion for Architecture. I have written about it, I have presented on it at various conferences and more importantly in last 5-6 years I have spent a great deal of time working as System Architect, Solutions Architect and CTO at various organizations (including start-ups and fortune 500 companies).

Now, I am super excited to be working for Microsoft after being an MVP for 7+ years. I am also really glad to be working with smart people at Microsoft in general the Singapore SUB and DPE team in particular. I realize that this is an interesting time to be in this industry when the consumerization of IT is driving innovation, cloud is no longer a dream and its becoming reality, and enterprise (as well as business) architecture is (finally) gaining traction. I am very positive that this opportunity will give me a chance to work on things that I am really passionate about.

I have one more interesting news to share with you and i intend to blog about it in next couple of weeks. So stay tuned!

Wish me luck and expect much more (and hopefully exciting content and conversations) coming your way.

Architecture · Microsoft · Singapore

Last week I was invited to speak at Microsoft Singapore’s ALM briefing event. I covered some interesting areas around software development life cycle and software testing. The main focus was on highlighting development + QA + project management eco-system offered by Microsoft’s ALM offering.
Some of the interesting discussions were around ‘Non repro’ problem and the power of lab center and test center. I think audience loved the fact that now developers and testers can think collaboration rather than being at ‘war’ all the time because they are using the same tools!

Update:

To download the slide deck and demo videos click here

Microsoft; Singapore ; ALM

<DotNetBulls/>  successfully hosted PDC 2010 viewing party at Bank of America Merrill Lynch HarbourFront Center office in Singapore on 8th of November, 2010. This was a super awesome event that had a keynote delivered  by Ziriad Saibi (DPE, Director of Microsoft Singapore) that covered some of the key technologies (Mobile, Cloud, IE9, Silverlight etc.) highlighted during PDC 2010. This was followed by two break-out sessions. First one was on Windows Azure AppFabric hosted by Minfei Yan (Developer Evangelist at Microsoft Singapore. Hammad Rajjoub (Microsoft MVP and UG Lead) hosted the next session on Windows Server AppFabric. Highlights of PDC 2010, including Steve Ballmer’s key note were played after the breakouts. After this floor was opened up for questions and audience engaged with speakers and asked technical questions. Veerasivanantham Paramasivam of Bank Of America Merrill Lynch was the lucky draw winner for the ‘Xbox 360 – Guitar Hero Bundle!’. After the event dinner was served which everyone thoroughly enjoyed!

And here;s the one from Ziriad..

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Just a quick note that I will be presenting Windows Server AppFabric at a Microsoft PDC Local Launch Event (https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032464044&Culture=en-SG).  In fact I will be co-hosting this talk with Ming Fei (@mingfeiy) of Microsoft Singapore’s DPE team.

If you are interested in attending this pls feel free to give me a shout @hammadrajjoub on twitter.

I will post the slide deck some times next week.

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Here is the slide deck from my yesterday’s presentationat TechEd.

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I just quickly wanted to write down a brief introduction to my ‘Combating Software Entropy‘ at Tech-Ed Middle East 2010

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