Steve on Security

Registration for the Security Development Conference just went live not too long ago and I just registered. Early bird pricing is $300.

Check it out.

3 TRACKS & 24 SESSIONS

The session tracks for this industry event will target three important roles for any security organization: security engineers, business decision makers, and lifecycle process managers. The sessions in these tracks will include experts representing over 30 organizations from a variety of industries. Visit the event website to see our current list of speakers, spread the word and register early to join us at the Security Development Conference 2012 on May 15 & 16!

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

• Accelerate Adoption – Hear from leaders across a variety of organizations and learn from their experiences on how to accelerate SDL adoption in your own organization
• Gain Efficiencies – Learn effective ways to align SDL practices across engineering, business, and management
• Networking – Interact with peers, vendors and sponsors who provide SDL services, training, and tools
• Affordable Training – This is an affordable training opportunity that can benefit your entire security team
• Continuing Education – Earn 8 CPE Continuing Education (CE) credits for your CISSP credentials

REGISTRATION FEES

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Cory Fowler is the Canadian MVP for Windows Azure, an ObjectSharp Consultant, and a good friend of mine.  He will be presenting on Windows Azure at, you guessed it, AzureFest!  We have two half day events on December 11th 2010 (two days from now – see what I did there?) at Microsoft’s office in Mississauga and it’s chock full of everything you need to know about getting started with Windows Azure.  You can register by clicking here.

What You'll Learn

• How to setup your Azure Account
• How to take a traditional on-premise ASP.NET applications and deploy it to Azure
• Publishing Applications to Azure Developer Portal
• Setting up the Azure SDK and Azure Tools for Visual Studio on your laptop
• using the development App Fabric

We Provide

• The tools you will need on your machine to prepare yourself for Azure
• Hands on instruction and expert assistance
• Power and network access
• Snacks and refreshments
• For every azure activation – funding for your User Group
• Post event technical resources so you can take your skills to the next level

You Provide

• Your own laptop
• Your own credit card (for Azure activations this is required, even if you only setup for a trial period, but this event is free!)
• Your experience in building ASP.NET Applications and Services

Seats are still available.  Register!

P.S. Did I mention this event is free?