Announcing the launch of Windows Server 2016

by bill-s, 2016-09-30T20:36:50.000Z

I’m incredibly excited that this morning at our Ignite conference in Atlanta we launched the newest release of our server operating system – Windows Server 2016!

A Cloud for Global Good

by bill-s, 2016-09-30T23:25:19.000Z

Microsoft CEO @SatyaNadella introduces A Cloud for Global Good, a roadmap to a trusted, responsible, and inclusive cloud

Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2016

by bill-s, 2016-10-01T09:54:30.000Z

Download this free nine-chapter ebook today to learn from expert authors Stacia Varga, Denny Cherry, and Joseph D’Antoni, who describe the features and enhancements that make this release of SQL Server 2016 the best ever

Get started with VS Code using C# and .NET Core on Windows

by bill-s, 2016-10-01T09:53:55.000Z

Excellent introduction for VS Code with C#

Microsoft Ignite | Day 1

by bill-s, 2016-10-01T21:50:43.000Z

Microsoft Ignite is going full-force in Atlanta. Even if you weren't able to be with us in person this year, you're still part of it—and you can catch a huge amount of content, including keynotes and sessions, on-demand now, wherever you are.

Introducing .NET Standard

by bill-s, 2016-09-30T23:13:40.000Z

In my last post, I talked about how we want to make porting to .NET Core easier. In this post, I’ll focus on how we’re making this plan a reality with .NET Standard. We’ll cover which APIs we plan to include, how cross-framework compatibility will work, and what all of this means for .NET Core.

Microsoft Bot Framework Resources

by bill-s, 2016-10-01T01:12:54.000Z

There are quite a few great blog posts, samples and videos around on Microsoft Bot Framework.

Windows Containers – Getting started – A step by step guide, walkthrough, tutorial

by bill-s, 2016-09-30T19:01:17.000Z

The world of containerization has seen some pretty incredible innovation over the past couple of years. Yet there has been a whole class of applications that have been absent from the conversation – applications that run in containers on a Windows operating system. But that is about to change over the next few months as Microsoft goes GA with the next version of Windows Server, which is Windows Server 2016.

Understanding Azure - A Guide for Developers

by bill-s, 2016-09-30T21:05:46.000Z

There is no time better to be a developer. With the cloud, you can compose solutions that were never possible before. You can release new features to millions of users within minutes.