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G'day Developers!
SSW TV Has a New Face!
Guys, I'm happy to tell you that we have completely redesigned SSW TV and I'd love if you
could spare a few moments to take a look!
https://tv.ssw.com/
Here are the top 3 changes I think you will like:
- Quizzes: We wanted to provide more value to the viewer and give
them an opportunity to reinforce the key points of the video. Now you can take a
short quiz. Go ahead and test your knowledge!
- TV Format: We have finally ditched the blog format. See how the
content is now more accessible in our new TV-friendly format with the playlist down
the right, showing the newest 16 releases. I preferred the scroll stopped when it
got to #16, but I lost that argument and it now revolves endlessly.
- Navigate by Technology: Say you want to see all the SharePoint
videos? Now just click "SharePoint" in the new section on the bottom right "Navigate
by Topic"
Keep reading to find
out more about the new SSW TV website
-Adam Cogan, SSW
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NEW SSW TV VIDEOS!
What's new in Visual Studio 2013 and TFS 2013 for ALM
The latest versions of Visual Studio and TFS bring some great new features for
developers, Product Owners, testers, and even the crusty old stakeholders.
More than ever, TFS integrates the whole ALM story to help you deliver your project on
time and on budget.
In this session, we’ll quickly recap the best features of TFS 2012 and then look at the
great new features in TFS 2013. Adam Cogan will show you the new
ALM features that make TFS perfect for Product Owners and company Stakeholders, and how
developers work with TFS more effectively than ever, right from Visual Studio.
The session finishes off with an awesome story for testers.
This is the presentation Adam gave at TechEd Australia and New Zealand earlier this year!
If you were unable to attend, now's your chance to see what you missed!
Watch
more videos on SSW TV
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SSW and TechEd Australia
Party like it's 1999
In September, SSW's own Adam Cogan and Damian Brady attended both TechEd Australia 2013
and TechEd New Zealand 2013.
In each location they gave two presentations, which are now available to watch online for
those not lucky enough to be there in person:
- Climbing the
Agile Testing Ladder featuring Visual Studio 2013,
TFS 2013, Microsoft Test Manager 2013, and Lab Management 2013
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What's New for ALM in Visual Studio 2013 and Team Foundation Server 2013.
In honor of Adam and Damian's success, we've dug into the archives to share a vintage SSW
brochure released in
1999 to celebrate IE5:
Figure: In 1999 SSW celebrated IE5 with a new brochure for that year's TechEd held in
Cairns.
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Lessons Learned Writing Mobile Sites
Presented by Dino Esposito - SSW live-streamed webinar
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Tuesday 15th October 2013
4.00pm - 5.00pm AEDT
Cost: No Charge
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Too many web sites are neither optimized nor adapted to render well on mobile devices and
too many developers think it only needs some CSS.
Responsive Web Design (RWD) delivers multi-device views without extra costs, but what if
you have workflows to implement or different use-cases?
The session discusses a few real examples where RWD is not enough and server-side
detection is necessary.
About the presenter:
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Agile in the Enterprise: Lessons from the Real World
SSW live-streamed webinar
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Tuesday 15th October 2013
11.00am - 12.00pm AEDT
Cost: No Charge
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This is probably the most confronting interview we have done at SSW TV!
SSW has just spent 8 months building the first release of a transport management system
for a major Australian transport company.
Join the Product Owner (client) and the lead developer as they hold a live retrospective
reflecting on what went well and what could be improved.
The project was a time and materials engagement using scrum. This warts and all interview
is your opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at
the scrum process from the perspectives of a client and a developer. You will hear
honest feedback of the pros and cons of scrum from both parties.
The webinar will be hosted by Keith Longworth and SSW's own Marlon Marescia and Gerard
Beckerleg.
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There's Still Time to Sign Up for the 3 Day Scrum Training!
Intensive Professional Scrum Developer Course
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Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide
Cost: $2,995 + GST
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Professional Scrum Developer courses teach students how to work in a team - using modern
software engineering practices - to develop
an increment of potentially releasable functionality using a specific technology
platform.
Classes are exercise-driven, with students working in self-organizing teams to develop
"done" increments from Product Backlog items.
Course at a Glance:
This 3-day Professional Scrum Developer .NET course is a mix of lecture, demonstration,
group discussion, simulation, and hands-on
software development. The bulk of the course will be spent working as a team on a case
study application delivering increments of new
functionality in mini-sprints. Here is the course at a glance:
Note: Scrum fundamentals are not covered in this 3-day course. If you are not
experienced with Scrum fundamentals, the
5
day course is still available.
*Melbourne* Enroll now!
25 NOV 2013 |
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Canberra
10 DEC 2013 |
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Sydney
13 JAN 2014 |
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Adelaide
04 FEB 2014 |
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Perth
10 FEB 2014 |
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Find
out more and Register
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ALM in a Day Training
Brings developers up-to-speed on the new features of VS and TFS 2013
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Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Canberra
Cost: $110 + GST half day or $190 + GST full day
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This full day training course brings developers up-to-speed on the new features and
benefits of Visual Studio 2013 and Team Foundation Server
2013. With detailed insight into project management using Scrum and testing using the
Microsoft Test Manager. Attendees will leave with a strong
understanding of how to embrace TFS 2013 in their organization.
Course at a Glance:
Team Foundation Server 2013 (TFS) for Successful Project Management
Visual Studio Ultimate (formerly Visual Studio Team System (VSTS)) and Team Foundation
Server (TFS) are the cornerstones of development on the Microsoft
.NET platform. These are the best tools for a project manager to have successful
projects and for the developers to have a focused and smooth
software development process.
Visual Studio 2013 and TFS - An ALM Overview
Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 ALM Team System is an integrated software development
platform to build the mission-critical
applications that businesses depend on. It extends Visual Studio's integrated and
productive experience from the developer to the entire
development team, by delivering powerful new role-based tools for software architects,
developers, testers and project managers (or Scrum
Masters if you are agile). In this session you will see an overview of these tools and
how they can improve your software development cycle.
Find
out more and Register
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Sydney .NET User Group
The best place to learn .NET for free in Sydney
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Sydney
.NET User Group
Wednesday 16th October 2013
6:00pm - 8:00pm
SSW Office
Gateway Court, Suite 13
81-91 Military Road, Neutral Bay NSW 2089
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"ALM for CRM" - George Doubinski
Do you need ALM if you do not have code to write and maintain? How do you manage the
unmanageable? Microsoft Dynamics CRM continues pushing
towards the enterprise space, it becomes increasingly important to support the
requirements of the enterprise—not only through functionality, scale,
resilience, and security of the product —but also by inclusion of CRM into the
enterprise development lifecycle. This session focuses on providing a
coherent end-to-end approach to enterprise development for Dynamics CRM.
In fast-paced hands-on session we're going to cover CRM solution lifecycle management
including managed vs. unmanaged battle, version control of
solution components, multi-regional deployment, ISV vs. Enterprise approach, to name but
a few. Learn how to use Powershell-based ALM Toolkit for CRM
to fully automate the solution lifecycle including provisioning of CRM organisations,
deployment, data migrations and much more.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
George Doubinski is a technical director of Alexanders IT where everyone sleeps and
breathes Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Prior to his role at Alexanders IT,
George spent many years splitting the atom, working for large insurance companies,
blowing fortunes on The Next Internet Thing, coding web sites in Notepad™
and enjoying life. If you cannot find him in the Microsoft CRM forums, it must be a rare
occasion when he sleeps or spends time with his family.
To see more details and RSVP, please visit our Facebook .NET Group, our
LinkedIn
.NET Group
or our Meetup
Group.
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Can't make it to the Sydney .NET User Group?
Watch the Live stream!
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Tune in from anywhere!
Sydney .NET User Group Live
6PM AEDT (UTC+11)
The team at SSWTV are now streaming our User Group sessions live. Each
session will also be published on the SSWTV site after the event so you can
review what was said in the sessions.
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…then join us at the Telerik NerdDinner
Where nerds meet and eat
SSW and Telerik invite you to join us for pizza at The Oaks. A fantastic opportunity for
networking with peers and sharing thoughts after the Sydney .NET User Group
presentation.
Sydney .Net User Group and NerdDinner proudly sponsored by:
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Canberra .NET User Group
The best place to learn .NET for free in Canberra
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Canberra
.NET User Group
Monday 14th October 2013
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Microsoft Canberra Branch
Walter Turnbull Building
Level 2, 44 Sydney Ave
Canberra, Australia
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"ALM for CRM" - George Doubinski
Do you need ALM if you do not have code to write and maintain? How do you manage the
unmanageable? Microsoft Dynamics CRM continues pushing
towards the enterprise space, it becomes increasingly important to support the
requirements of the enterprise—not only through functionality, scale,
resilience, and security of the product —but also by inclusion of CRM into the
enterprise development lifecycle. This session focuses on providing a
coherent end-to-end approach to enterprise development for Dynamics CRM.
In fast-paced hands-on session we're going to cover CRM solution lifecycle management
including managed vs. unmanaged battle, version control of
solution components, multi-regional deployment, ISV vs. Enterprise approach, to name but
a few. Learn how to use Powershell-based ALM Toolkit for CRM
to fully automate the solution lifecycle including provisioning of CRM organisations,
deployment, data migrations and much more.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
George Doubinski is a technical director of Alexanders IT where everyone sleeps and
breathes Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Prior to his role at Alexanders IT,
George spent many years splitting the atom, working for large insurance companies,
blowing fortunes on The Next Internet Thing, coding web sites in Notepad™
and enjoying life. If you cannot find him in the Microsoft CRM forums, it must be a rare
occasion when he sleeps or spends time with his family.
To see more details and RSVP, please visit
our Facebook .NET Group,
our LinkedIn
.NET Group or
our Meetup
Group.
Canberra .Net User Group proudly sponsored by:
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Advertise with SSW
If you would like to advertise your product or service with SSW or would like to
find out more about various advertising opportunities, please email your enquiry
to [email protected] or call: +61
2 9953 3000.
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October 2013
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Employment
Senior Web Designer!
SSW is looking for a highly talented Web Designer who is passionate about creating great
standards-based sites.
This role requires a deep understanding of how people interpret information and the best
way to achieve this
goal in different scenarios.
You will be working with both creative designers and technical-minded developers in a
wide variety of exciting corporate projects.
This role requires someone who is able to articulate concisely, think critically, and
create aesthetically pleasing prototypes.
A solid understanding of what constitutes a great user experience is a must.
General knowledge of other design aspects, primarily print and digital, are also
favorable.
SharePoint 2013 Developer
Are you looking to establish a career working with the latest software technology for a
large range of great organisations? Do you enjoy managing
your own clients in a fun, fast-paced and dynamic environment?
SSW has been the leading Microsoft technology company in Sydney for 21 years. We require
an enthusiastic SharePoint developer to start ASAP.
Read
more and APPLY NOW...
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