Sunday October 14 - Click to Expand
200pm - 600pm
200 - 600pm Registration Open Hours
Monday October 15 - Click to Expand
700am - 830pm
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700 - 800am Continental Breakfast amp Networking -for All Access pass holders only
800am - 1200pm Pre-Conference Workshops
1200 - 100pm Lunch amp Networking - for All Accesspass holders only
100 - 400pm Pre-Conference Workshops Continued
100 - 500pm Sponsor Tabletop Setup
600 - 715pm Opening Remarks amp Keynote
715 - 830pm Welcome Reception amp SponsorShowcase
830 - 900pm Hackathon Kick-Off
Tuesday October 16 - Click to Expand
700am - 700pm
700am - 530pm Registration Open Hours
730 - 830am Continental Breakfast amp Networking
830 - 945am Sessions
945 - 1015am Networking Break amp SponsorShowcase
1015 - 1130am Sessions
1130am - 1230pm Lunch amp Networking
1230 - 145pm Sessions
145 - 215pm Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase
215 - 330pm Sessions
330 - 530pm Daily Debrief
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700am - 700pm
700am - 500pm Registration Open Hours
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830 - 945am Sessions
945 - 1015am Networking Break amp SponsorShowcase
1015 - 1130am Sessions
1130am - 1230pm Lunch amp Networking
1130am - 1230pm Women in Technology Luncheon -Sponsored by Microsofts Cloud Advocacy Team
1230 - 145pm Sessions
145 - 215pm Networking Break Sponsor Showcase ampRaffle
215 - 330pm Sessions
330 - 530pm Daily Debrief
330 - 700pm Sponsor Tabletop Breakdown
545 - 700pm Hackathon Finale
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730am - 330pm
730am - 330pm Registration Open Hours
730 - 830am Continental Breakfast amp Networking
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1015 - 1130am Sessions
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1230 - 145pm Sessions
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ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME
200PM 200pm - Sunday October 14 - Click to Expand
100PM
1200PM
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800AM
700AM 700am - Monday October 15 - Click to Expand
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SCHEDULEAGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE -
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
200pm - 600pm
SESSIONSSUNDAY OCTOBER 14 - 14102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME
200PM 200pm - Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
SCHEDULESUNDAY OCTOBER 14 - 14102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
700am - 800amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 700pmRegistration
Mastering ASPNET Core Angular 6 and EFCore
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 1 |Garden Room
Are you building next-generation web apps Do youwant a framework that is faster than Nodejs on IOand computation both Do you know the bestpractices while building RESTful APIs Do you wantscalability as well as performance Everything youneed to know about best practices from a beginner toan advanced level will be covered in this workshop (forUI API and server side) Chander Dhall will share hisknowledge and experience of how hes worked withFortune 500 Companies to scale their systems tomore than a billion hits a day with examples inASPNET Core He will also dig deep into Angular 5 orhigher ASPNET Core MVC Web API and EntityFramework Core and other related frameworks likeSystemjs Webpack Angular CLI etc The workshopwill have 10 GitHub repositories for you to downloadand keep
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Progressive Web Apps From Beginner to Expert
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 2 |Continental Room
Progressive Web Apps are a hot area and have a fullcompliment of browser and platform support PWAsare web sites that look and behave like native appswithout the hassel of the App Store This workshop isa structured introduction to the benefits of progressiveweb applications and how to build web applicationsthat leverage the latest web technologies to createuser experience magic Progressive web applicationsgenerously let you unobtrusively upgrade existing siteswithout a massive resource investment The workshopcovers how to build a reference e-commerceprogressive web application - where you learn how toapply the concepts to your own work or personal websites By the end of the day you will have a firmfoundation in the exciting world of progressive webapplications and service workers and how they canenhance your business engage your customersincrease work satisfaction and improve yourproductivity
Participants
Speaker Chris Love - Progressive Web App ExpertLove2Dev
CANCELLED Build Intelligent Applications withAI Technologies
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 3 |Executive Room
How can an organization optimize its sales channelsand product targeting Can you automate first line ofsupport and improve customer satisfaction How do Iprotect my online payment channel from fraudsThese and more questions are addressed in thisworkshop about building smarter businessapplications that leverage the capability of ArtificialIntelligence technologies This workshop providesattendees with a hands-on practice on Azure MachineLearning Microsoft Cognitive Services and BotFramework to build intelligent applications thatanalyze data and predict better outcomes for businessprocesses and challenges Topics covered in thisworkshop are Introduction to Azure Machine LearningCognitive Services and Bot Framework Demandestimation recommendation and sentiment analysis inAzure ML Financial outcome prediction in Azure MLBiometric security (voice and face recognition) withCognitive Services Build an interactive chat bot Solvethe Rubikrsquos cube with Deep Learning Toolkit
Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
From Beginning to Expert SQL Programmer inOne Day
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | Far EastRoom
What are the most problematic patterns and anti-patterns that trip up SQL Server developers on a dailybasis What sort of SQL and Transact-SQL challengesdoes every SQL Server developer encounter at somepoint in their career This full-day pre-conferenceseminar takes a look at the most common andchallenging issues that database developers faceLearn how to conquer them in the lab today so thatthey wonrsquot take you by surprise in the future Loadedwith live demonstrations and useful techniques thissession will teach you how to take your SQL Serverqueries from the mundane to the masterful Thissession will teach you a multitude of tricks andtechniques to add to your coding toolkit so yoursquoll beable to write T-SQL code that consumes less systemCPU memory and IO while being easier to maintainand offering faster performance
Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Practical Performance Monitoring
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | StateRoom
At some point every DBA struggles with the conceptsand implementation of a proper performancemonitoring strategy This all-day session will cover thefundamental techniques and code snippets that willhelp you get to the bottom of who or what may becausing you problems At the end of the day you willfeel much more confident that you have the tools andthe knowledge to start implementing a performancemonitoring strategy that will work best for yourenvironment All the demos are based on actual codeand techniques that anyone can use to obtain thesegoals We will also cover the key aspects of thedatabase services structure that you need to be awareof to make the right decisions regarding performance
Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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ConfigMgr and Azure - A Flexible Powerfuland Compelling Combination
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | TerraceRoom
ConfigMgr has long been a leader for on-premmanagement The ability to integrate ConfigMgr withvarious services in Azure makes ConfigMgr an evenmore compelling management solution In this full daysession we will walk through the various ways in whichConfigMgr integrates with Azure Discussion willinclude integration with Windows Store for BusinessUpgrade Readiness Cloud Management GatewayCloud Distribution Point and more We will also talkthrough the requirements and options for hostingConfigMgr either partially or fully in an Azureenvironment
Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Going Serverless Using Azure
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | RoyalRoom
When using cloud development platforms you donthave to be a developer to build impressive solutions Inthis hands-on workshop we will dive into some of theserverless and codeless solutions on Azure as well ashow to combine these with other cloud services toachieve your goal
Participants
Speaker Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Migrating to Windows 10 - Notes From theField
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 3 | FountainRoom
Windows 10 now runs on well over 700 million devicesin organizations of all sizes ndash but managingmigrations is still tricky business This all-dayworkshop delivers a plan for success based real-worldexperience managing deploying and upgrading toWindows 10 using Microsoft Development Toolkit andConfig Manager Wersquoll cover setup and deploymentfeatures and customizations you can make withWindows Assessment and Deployment Kit 10 Yoursquolllearn to build customized rock-solid deploymentsusing tools like Microsoft Deployment Toolkit andSystem Center Configuration Manager Current BranchExpect to walk away with a game plan for yoursuccessful Windows 10 migration
Participants
Speaker Johan Arwidmark - Chief Technology OfficerTrueSec
Lunch amp Networking | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
1200pm - 100pmEvents
Sponsor Tabletop Setup | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
100pm - 500pmEvents
Opening Remarks amp Keynote Ops is More ThanJust DevOps | Regency Ballroom - BanquetLevel
600pm - 715pmEvents
When you hear the word Ops right now itrsquos natural tothink of DevOps in our IT industry DevOps is about theculture processes and teams involved in modernapplication deployment Itrsquos NOT the re-organization orreplacement of the IT Operations team There is afuture for Ops despite Serverless technologies or CICD Pipelines Modern IT Operations is a hybridapproach based on sound principles and a tribalknowledge of your organizationrsquos environment Now isthe time to influence how we shape this and how youcan contribute Lets take some time to reflect on whatour options are and where we should be makingpersonal investments
Participants
Keynote Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Welcome Reception amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
715pm - 830pmEvents
Hackathon Kick-Off | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
830pm - 900pmEvents
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
700AM 700am - Conti-nental Breakfast| for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
700am - Regis-tration OpenHours | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
800AM 800am - Config-Mgr and Azure -A Flexible Pow-erful and Com-pelling Combina-tion
800am - GoingServerless UsingAzure
800am - Migrat-ing to Windows10 - Notes Fromthe Field
800am - FromBeginning to Ex-pert SQL Pro-grammer in OneDay
800am - Practi-cal PerformanceMonitoring
800am - Master-ing ASPNETCore Angular 6and EF Core
800am - Pro-gressive WebApps From Be-ginner to Expert
800am - CAN-CELLED Build In-telligent Applica-tions with AITechnologies
900AM
1000AM
1100AM
1200PM 1200pm - Lunchamp Networking |for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
100PM 100pm - Spon-sor Tabletop Set-up | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
200PM
300PM
400PM
500PM
600PM 600pm - Open-ing Remarks ampKeynote Ops isMore Than JustDevOps | Re-gency Ballroom -Banquet Level
700PM 715pm - Wel-come Receptionamp Sponsor Show-case | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
800PM 830pm -Hackathon Kick-Off | RegencyBallroom - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME
200PM 200pm - Sunday October 14 - Click to Expand
100PM
1200PM
1100AM
1000AM
900AM
800AM
700AM 700am - Monday October 15 - Click to Expand
700am - Tuesday October 16 - Click to Expand
700am - Wednesday October 17 - Click to Expand
730am - Thursday October 18 - Click to Expand
SCHEDULEAGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE -
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
200pm - 600pm
SESSIONSSUNDAY OCTOBER 14 - 14102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME
200PM 200pm - Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
SCHEDULESUNDAY OCTOBER 14 - 14102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
700am - 800amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 700pmRegistration
Mastering ASPNET Core Angular 6 and EFCore
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 1 |Garden Room
Are you building next-generation web apps Do youwant a framework that is faster than Nodejs on IOand computation both Do you know the bestpractices while building RESTful APIs Do you wantscalability as well as performance Everything youneed to know about best practices from a beginner toan advanced level will be covered in this workshop (forUI API and server side) Chander Dhall will share hisknowledge and experience of how hes worked withFortune 500 Companies to scale their systems tomore than a billion hits a day with examples inASPNET Core He will also dig deep into Angular 5 orhigher ASPNET Core MVC Web API and EntityFramework Core and other related frameworks likeSystemjs Webpack Angular CLI etc The workshopwill have 10 GitHub repositories for you to downloadand keep
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Progressive Web Apps From Beginner to Expert
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 2 |Continental Room
Progressive Web Apps are a hot area and have a fullcompliment of browser and platform support PWAsare web sites that look and behave like native appswithout the hassel of the App Store This workshop isa structured introduction to the benefits of progressiveweb applications and how to build web applicationsthat leverage the latest web technologies to createuser experience magic Progressive web applicationsgenerously let you unobtrusively upgrade existing siteswithout a massive resource investment The workshopcovers how to build a reference e-commerceprogressive web application - where you learn how toapply the concepts to your own work or personal websites By the end of the day you will have a firmfoundation in the exciting world of progressive webapplications and service workers and how they canenhance your business engage your customersincrease work satisfaction and improve yourproductivity
Participants
Speaker Chris Love - Progressive Web App ExpertLove2Dev
CANCELLED Build Intelligent Applications withAI Technologies
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 3 |Executive Room
How can an organization optimize its sales channelsand product targeting Can you automate first line ofsupport and improve customer satisfaction How do Iprotect my online payment channel from fraudsThese and more questions are addressed in thisworkshop about building smarter businessapplications that leverage the capability of ArtificialIntelligence technologies This workshop providesattendees with a hands-on practice on Azure MachineLearning Microsoft Cognitive Services and BotFramework to build intelligent applications thatanalyze data and predict better outcomes for businessprocesses and challenges Topics covered in thisworkshop are Introduction to Azure Machine LearningCognitive Services and Bot Framework Demandestimation recommendation and sentiment analysis inAzure ML Financial outcome prediction in Azure MLBiometric security (voice and face recognition) withCognitive Services Build an interactive chat bot Solvethe Rubikrsquos cube with Deep Learning Toolkit
Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
From Beginning to Expert SQL Programmer inOne Day
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | Far EastRoom
What are the most problematic patterns and anti-patterns that trip up SQL Server developers on a dailybasis What sort of SQL and Transact-SQL challengesdoes every SQL Server developer encounter at somepoint in their career This full-day pre-conferenceseminar takes a look at the most common andchallenging issues that database developers faceLearn how to conquer them in the lab today so thatthey wonrsquot take you by surprise in the future Loadedwith live demonstrations and useful techniques thissession will teach you how to take your SQL Serverqueries from the mundane to the masterful Thissession will teach you a multitude of tricks andtechniques to add to your coding toolkit so yoursquoll beable to write T-SQL code that consumes less systemCPU memory and IO while being easier to maintainand offering faster performance
Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Practical Performance Monitoring
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | StateRoom
At some point every DBA struggles with the conceptsand implementation of a proper performancemonitoring strategy This all-day session will cover thefundamental techniques and code snippets that willhelp you get to the bottom of who or what may becausing you problems At the end of the day you willfeel much more confident that you have the tools andthe knowledge to start implementing a performancemonitoring strategy that will work best for yourenvironment All the demos are based on actual codeand techniques that anyone can use to obtain thesegoals We will also cover the key aspects of thedatabase services structure that you need to be awareof to make the right decisions regarding performance
Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
ConfigMgr and Azure - A Flexible Powerfuland Compelling Combination
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | TerraceRoom
ConfigMgr has long been a leader for on-premmanagement The ability to integrate ConfigMgr withvarious services in Azure makes ConfigMgr an evenmore compelling management solution In this full daysession we will walk through the various ways in whichConfigMgr integrates with Azure Discussion willinclude integration with Windows Store for BusinessUpgrade Readiness Cloud Management GatewayCloud Distribution Point and more We will also talkthrough the requirements and options for hostingConfigMgr either partially or fully in an Azureenvironment
Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Going Serverless Using Azure
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | RoyalRoom
When using cloud development platforms you donthave to be a developer to build impressive solutions Inthis hands-on workshop we will dive into some of theserverless and codeless solutions on Azure as well ashow to combine these with other cloud services toachieve your goal
Participants
Speaker Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Migrating to Windows 10 - Notes From theField
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 3 | FountainRoom
Windows 10 now runs on well over 700 million devicesin organizations of all sizes ndash but managingmigrations is still tricky business This all-dayworkshop delivers a plan for success based real-worldexperience managing deploying and upgrading toWindows 10 using Microsoft Development Toolkit andConfig Manager Wersquoll cover setup and deploymentfeatures and customizations you can make withWindows Assessment and Deployment Kit 10 Yoursquolllearn to build customized rock-solid deploymentsusing tools like Microsoft Deployment Toolkit andSystem Center Configuration Manager Current BranchExpect to walk away with a game plan for yoursuccessful Windows 10 migration
Participants
Speaker Johan Arwidmark - Chief Technology OfficerTrueSec
Lunch amp Networking | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
1200pm - 100pmEvents
Sponsor Tabletop Setup | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
100pm - 500pmEvents
Opening Remarks amp Keynote Ops is More ThanJust DevOps | Regency Ballroom - BanquetLevel
600pm - 715pmEvents
When you hear the word Ops right now itrsquos natural tothink of DevOps in our IT industry DevOps is about theculture processes and teams involved in modernapplication deployment Itrsquos NOT the re-organization orreplacement of the IT Operations team There is afuture for Ops despite Serverless technologies or CICD Pipelines Modern IT Operations is a hybridapproach based on sound principles and a tribalknowledge of your organizationrsquos environment Now isthe time to influence how we shape this and how youcan contribute Lets take some time to reflect on whatour options are and where we should be makingpersonal investments
Participants
Keynote Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Welcome Reception amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
715pm - 830pmEvents
Hackathon Kick-Off | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
830pm - 900pmEvents
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
700AM 700am - Conti-nental Breakfast| for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
700am - Regis-tration OpenHours | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
800AM 800am - Config-Mgr and Azure -A Flexible Pow-erful and Com-pelling Combina-tion
800am - GoingServerless UsingAzure
800am - Migrat-ing to Windows10 - Notes Fromthe Field
800am - FromBeginning to Ex-pert SQL Pro-grammer in OneDay
800am - Practi-cal PerformanceMonitoring
800am - Master-ing ASPNETCore Angular 6and EF Core
800am - Pro-gressive WebApps From Be-ginner to Expert
800am - CAN-CELLED Build In-telligent Applica-tions with AITechnologies
900AM
1000AM
1100AM
1200PM 1200pm - Lunchamp Networking |for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
100PM 100pm - Spon-sor Tabletop Set-up | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
200PM
300PM
400PM
500PM
600PM 600pm - Open-ing Remarks ampKeynote Ops isMore Than JustDevOps | Re-gency Ballroom -Banquet Level
700PM 715pm - Wel-come Receptionamp Sponsor Show-case | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
800PM 830pm -Hackathon Kick-Off | RegencyBallroom - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
200pm - 600pm
SESSIONSSUNDAY OCTOBER 14 - 14102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME
200PM 200pm - Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
SCHEDULESUNDAY OCTOBER 14 - 14102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
700am - 800amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 700pmRegistration
Mastering ASPNET Core Angular 6 and EFCore
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 1 |Garden Room
Are you building next-generation web apps Do youwant a framework that is faster than Nodejs on IOand computation both Do you know the bestpractices while building RESTful APIs Do you wantscalability as well as performance Everything youneed to know about best practices from a beginner toan advanced level will be covered in this workshop (forUI API and server side) Chander Dhall will share hisknowledge and experience of how hes worked withFortune 500 Companies to scale their systems tomore than a billion hits a day with examples inASPNET Core He will also dig deep into Angular 5 orhigher ASPNET Core MVC Web API and EntityFramework Core and other related frameworks likeSystemjs Webpack Angular CLI etc The workshopwill have 10 GitHub repositories for you to downloadand keep
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Progressive Web Apps From Beginner to Expert
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 2 |Continental Room
Progressive Web Apps are a hot area and have a fullcompliment of browser and platform support PWAsare web sites that look and behave like native appswithout the hassel of the App Store This workshop isa structured introduction to the benefits of progressiveweb applications and how to build web applicationsthat leverage the latest web technologies to createuser experience magic Progressive web applicationsgenerously let you unobtrusively upgrade existing siteswithout a massive resource investment The workshopcovers how to build a reference e-commerceprogressive web application - where you learn how toapply the concepts to your own work or personal websites By the end of the day you will have a firmfoundation in the exciting world of progressive webapplications and service workers and how they canenhance your business engage your customersincrease work satisfaction and improve yourproductivity
Participants
Speaker Chris Love - Progressive Web App ExpertLove2Dev
CANCELLED Build Intelligent Applications withAI Technologies
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 3 |Executive Room
How can an organization optimize its sales channelsand product targeting Can you automate first line ofsupport and improve customer satisfaction How do Iprotect my online payment channel from fraudsThese and more questions are addressed in thisworkshop about building smarter businessapplications that leverage the capability of ArtificialIntelligence technologies This workshop providesattendees with a hands-on practice on Azure MachineLearning Microsoft Cognitive Services and BotFramework to build intelligent applications thatanalyze data and predict better outcomes for businessprocesses and challenges Topics covered in thisworkshop are Introduction to Azure Machine LearningCognitive Services and Bot Framework Demandestimation recommendation and sentiment analysis inAzure ML Financial outcome prediction in Azure MLBiometric security (voice and face recognition) withCognitive Services Build an interactive chat bot Solvethe Rubikrsquos cube with Deep Learning Toolkit
Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
From Beginning to Expert SQL Programmer inOne Day
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | Far EastRoom
What are the most problematic patterns and anti-patterns that trip up SQL Server developers on a dailybasis What sort of SQL and Transact-SQL challengesdoes every SQL Server developer encounter at somepoint in their career This full-day pre-conferenceseminar takes a look at the most common andchallenging issues that database developers faceLearn how to conquer them in the lab today so thatthey wonrsquot take you by surprise in the future Loadedwith live demonstrations and useful techniques thissession will teach you how to take your SQL Serverqueries from the mundane to the masterful Thissession will teach you a multitude of tricks andtechniques to add to your coding toolkit so yoursquoll beable to write T-SQL code that consumes less systemCPU memory and IO while being easier to maintainand offering faster performance
Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Practical Performance Monitoring
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | StateRoom
At some point every DBA struggles with the conceptsand implementation of a proper performancemonitoring strategy This all-day session will cover thefundamental techniques and code snippets that willhelp you get to the bottom of who or what may becausing you problems At the end of the day you willfeel much more confident that you have the tools andthe knowledge to start implementing a performancemonitoring strategy that will work best for yourenvironment All the demos are based on actual codeand techniques that anyone can use to obtain thesegoals We will also cover the key aspects of thedatabase services structure that you need to be awareof to make the right decisions regarding performance
Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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ConfigMgr and Azure - A Flexible Powerfuland Compelling Combination
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | TerraceRoom
ConfigMgr has long been a leader for on-premmanagement The ability to integrate ConfigMgr withvarious services in Azure makes ConfigMgr an evenmore compelling management solution In this full daysession we will walk through the various ways in whichConfigMgr integrates with Azure Discussion willinclude integration with Windows Store for BusinessUpgrade Readiness Cloud Management GatewayCloud Distribution Point and more We will also talkthrough the requirements and options for hostingConfigMgr either partially or fully in an Azureenvironment
Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Going Serverless Using Azure
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | RoyalRoom
When using cloud development platforms you donthave to be a developer to build impressive solutions Inthis hands-on workshop we will dive into some of theserverless and codeless solutions on Azure as well ashow to combine these with other cloud services toachieve your goal
Participants
Speaker Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Migrating to Windows 10 - Notes From theField
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 3 | FountainRoom
Windows 10 now runs on well over 700 million devicesin organizations of all sizes ndash but managingmigrations is still tricky business This all-dayworkshop delivers a plan for success based real-worldexperience managing deploying and upgrading toWindows 10 using Microsoft Development Toolkit andConfig Manager Wersquoll cover setup and deploymentfeatures and customizations you can make withWindows Assessment and Deployment Kit 10 Yoursquolllearn to build customized rock-solid deploymentsusing tools like Microsoft Deployment Toolkit andSystem Center Configuration Manager Current BranchExpect to walk away with a game plan for yoursuccessful Windows 10 migration
Participants
Speaker Johan Arwidmark - Chief Technology OfficerTrueSec
Lunch amp Networking | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
1200pm - 100pmEvents
Sponsor Tabletop Setup | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
100pm - 500pmEvents
Opening Remarks amp Keynote Ops is More ThanJust DevOps | Regency Ballroom - BanquetLevel
600pm - 715pmEvents
When you hear the word Ops right now itrsquos natural tothink of DevOps in our IT industry DevOps is about theculture processes and teams involved in modernapplication deployment Itrsquos NOT the re-organization orreplacement of the IT Operations team There is afuture for Ops despite Serverless technologies or CICD Pipelines Modern IT Operations is a hybridapproach based on sound principles and a tribalknowledge of your organizationrsquos environment Now isthe time to influence how we shape this and how youcan contribute Lets take some time to reflect on whatour options are and where we should be makingpersonal investments
Participants
Keynote Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Welcome Reception amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
715pm - 830pmEvents
Hackathon Kick-Off | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
830pm - 900pmEvents
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
700AM 700am - Conti-nental Breakfast| for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
700am - Regis-tration OpenHours | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
800AM 800am - Config-Mgr and Azure -A Flexible Pow-erful and Com-pelling Combina-tion
800am - GoingServerless UsingAzure
800am - Migrat-ing to Windows10 - Notes Fromthe Field
800am - FromBeginning to Ex-pert SQL Pro-grammer in OneDay
800am - Practi-cal PerformanceMonitoring
800am - Master-ing ASPNETCore Angular 6and EF Core
800am - Pro-gressive WebApps From Be-ginner to Expert
800am - CAN-CELLED Build In-telligent Applica-tions with AITechnologies
900AM
1000AM
1100AM
1200PM 1200pm - Lunchamp Networking |for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
100PM 100pm - Spon-sor Tabletop Set-up | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
200PM
300PM
400PM
500PM
600PM 600pm - Open-ing Remarks ampKeynote Ops isMore Than JustDevOps | Re-gency Ballroom -Banquet Level
700PM 715pm - Wel-come Receptionamp Sponsor Show-case | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
800PM 830pm -Hackathon Kick-Off | RegencyBallroom - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
PPT Download
Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME
200PM 200pm - Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
SCHEDULESUNDAY OCTOBER 14 - 14102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
700am - 800amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 700pmRegistration
Mastering ASPNET Core Angular 6 and EFCore
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 1 |Garden Room
Are you building next-generation web apps Do youwant a framework that is faster than Nodejs on IOand computation both Do you know the bestpractices while building RESTful APIs Do you wantscalability as well as performance Everything youneed to know about best practices from a beginner toan advanced level will be covered in this workshop (forUI API and server side) Chander Dhall will share hisknowledge and experience of how hes worked withFortune 500 Companies to scale their systems tomore than a billion hits a day with examples inASPNET Core He will also dig deep into Angular 5 orhigher ASPNET Core MVC Web API and EntityFramework Core and other related frameworks likeSystemjs Webpack Angular CLI etc The workshopwill have 10 GitHub repositories for you to downloadand keep
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Progressive Web Apps From Beginner to Expert
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 2 |Continental Room
Progressive Web Apps are a hot area and have a fullcompliment of browser and platform support PWAsare web sites that look and behave like native appswithout the hassel of the App Store This workshop isa structured introduction to the benefits of progressiveweb applications and how to build web applicationsthat leverage the latest web technologies to createuser experience magic Progressive web applicationsgenerously let you unobtrusively upgrade existing siteswithout a massive resource investment The workshopcovers how to build a reference e-commerceprogressive web application - where you learn how toapply the concepts to your own work or personal websites By the end of the day you will have a firmfoundation in the exciting world of progressive webapplications and service workers and how they canenhance your business engage your customersincrease work satisfaction and improve yourproductivity
Participants
Speaker Chris Love - Progressive Web App ExpertLove2Dev
CANCELLED Build Intelligent Applications withAI Technologies
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 3 |Executive Room
How can an organization optimize its sales channelsand product targeting Can you automate first line ofsupport and improve customer satisfaction How do Iprotect my online payment channel from fraudsThese and more questions are addressed in thisworkshop about building smarter businessapplications that leverage the capability of ArtificialIntelligence technologies This workshop providesattendees with a hands-on practice on Azure MachineLearning Microsoft Cognitive Services and BotFramework to build intelligent applications thatanalyze data and predict better outcomes for businessprocesses and challenges Topics covered in thisworkshop are Introduction to Azure Machine LearningCognitive Services and Bot Framework Demandestimation recommendation and sentiment analysis inAzure ML Financial outcome prediction in Azure MLBiometric security (voice and face recognition) withCognitive Services Build an interactive chat bot Solvethe Rubikrsquos cube with Deep Learning Toolkit
Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
From Beginning to Expert SQL Programmer inOne Day
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | Far EastRoom
What are the most problematic patterns and anti-patterns that trip up SQL Server developers on a dailybasis What sort of SQL and Transact-SQL challengesdoes every SQL Server developer encounter at somepoint in their career This full-day pre-conferenceseminar takes a look at the most common andchallenging issues that database developers faceLearn how to conquer them in the lab today so thatthey wonrsquot take you by surprise in the future Loadedwith live demonstrations and useful techniques thissession will teach you how to take your SQL Serverqueries from the mundane to the masterful Thissession will teach you a multitude of tricks andtechniques to add to your coding toolkit so yoursquoll beable to write T-SQL code that consumes less systemCPU memory and IO while being easier to maintainand offering faster performance
Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Practical Performance Monitoring
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | StateRoom
At some point every DBA struggles with the conceptsand implementation of a proper performancemonitoring strategy This all-day session will cover thefundamental techniques and code snippets that willhelp you get to the bottom of who or what may becausing you problems At the end of the day you willfeel much more confident that you have the tools andthe knowledge to start implementing a performancemonitoring strategy that will work best for yourenvironment All the demos are based on actual codeand techniques that anyone can use to obtain thesegoals We will also cover the key aspects of thedatabase services structure that you need to be awareof to make the right decisions regarding performance
Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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ConfigMgr and Azure - A Flexible Powerfuland Compelling Combination
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | TerraceRoom
ConfigMgr has long been a leader for on-premmanagement The ability to integrate ConfigMgr withvarious services in Azure makes ConfigMgr an evenmore compelling management solution In this full daysession we will walk through the various ways in whichConfigMgr integrates with Azure Discussion willinclude integration with Windows Store for BusinessUpgrade Readiness Cloud Management GatewayCloud Distribution Point and more We will also talkthrough the requirements and options for hostingConfigMgr either partially or fully in an Azureenvironment
Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Going Serverless Using Azure
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | RoyalRoom
When using cloud development platforms you donthave to be a developer to build impressive solutions Inthis hands-on workshop we will dive into some of theserverless and codeless solutions on Azure as well ashow to combine these with other cloud services toachieve your goal
Participants
Speaker Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Migrating to Windows 10 - Notes From theField
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 3 | FountainRoom
Windows 10 now runs on well over 700 million devicesin organizations of all sizes ndash but managingmigrations is still tricky business This all-dayworkshop delivers a plan for success based real-worldexperience managing deploying and upgrading toWindows 10 using Microsoft Development Toolkit andConfig Manager Wersquoll cover setup and deploymentfeatures and customizations you can make withWindows Assessment and Deployment Kit 10 Yoursquolllearn to build customized rock-solid deploymentsusing tools like Microsoft Deployment Toolkit andSystem Center Configuration Manager Current BranchExpect to walk away with a game plan for yoursuccessful Windows 10 migration
Participants
Speaker Johan Arwidmark - Chief Technology OfficerTrueSec
Lunch amp Networking | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
1200pm - 100pmEvents
Sponsor Tabletop Setup | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
100pm - 500pmEvents
Opening Remarks amp Keynote Ops is More ThanJust DevOps | Regency Ballroom - BanquetLevel
600pm - 715pmEvents
When you hear the word Ops right now itrsquos natural tothink of DevOps in our IT industry DevOps is about theculture processes and teams involved in modernapplication deployment Itrsquos NOT the re-organization orreplacement of the IT Operations team There is afuture for Ops despite Serverless technologies or CICD Pipelines Modern IT Operations is a hybridapproach based on sound principles and a tribalknowledge of your organizationrsquos environment Now isthe time to influence how we shape this and how youcan contribute Lets take some time to reflect on whatour options are and where we should be makingpersonal investments
Participants
Keynote Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Welcome Reception amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
715pm - 830pmEvents
Hackathon Kick-Off | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
830pm - 900pmEvents
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
700AM 700am - Conti-nental Breakfast| for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
700am - Regis-tration OpenHours | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
800AM 800am - Config-Mgr and Azure -A Flexible Pow-erful and Com-pelling Combina-tion
800am - GoingServerless UsingAzure
800am - Migrat-ing to Windows10 - Notes Fromthe Field
800am - FromBeginning to Ex-pert SQL Pro-grammer in OneDay
800am - Practi-cal PerformanceMonitoring
800am - Master-ing ASPNETCore Angular 6and EF Core
800am - Pro-gressive WebApps From Be-ginner to Expert
800am - CAN-CELLED Build In-telligent Applica-tions with AITechnologies
900AM
1000AM
1100AM
1200PM 1200pm - Lunchamp Networking |for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
100PM 100pm - Spon-sor Tabletop Set-up | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
200PM
300PM
400PM
500PM
600PM 600pm - Open-ing Remarks ampKeynote Ops isMore Than JustDevOps | Re-gency Ballroom -Banquet Level
700PM 715pm - Wel-come Receptionamp Sponsor Show-case | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
800PM 830pm -Hackathon Kick-Off | RegencyBallroom - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
700am - 800amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 700pmRegistration
Mastering ASPNET Core Angular 6 and EFCore
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 1 |Garden Room
Are you building next-generation web apps Do youwant a framework that is faster than Nodejs on IOand computation both Do you know the bestpractices while building RESTful APIs Do you wantscalability as well as performance Everything youneed to know about best practices from a beginner toan advanced level will be covered in this workshop (forUI API and server side) Chander Dhall will share hisknowledge and experience of how hes worked withFortune 500 Companies to scale their systems tomore than a billion hits a day with examples inASPNET Core He will also dig deep into Angular 5 orhigher ASPNET Core MVC Web API and EntityFramework Core and other related frameworks likeSystemjs Webpack Angular CLI etc The workshopwill have 10 GitHub repositories for you to downloadand keep
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Progressive Web Apps From Beginner to Expert
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 2 |Continental Room
Progressive Web Apps are a hot area and have a fullcompliment of browser and platform support PWAsare web sites that look and behave like native appswithout the hassel of the App Store This workshop isa structured introduction to the benefits of progressiveweb applications and how to build web applicationsthat leverage the latest web technologies to createuser experience magic Progressive web applicationsgenerously let you unobtrusively upgrade existing siteswithout a massive resource investment The workshopcovers how to build a reference e-commerceprogressive web application - where you learn how toapply the concepts to your own work or personal websites By the end of the day you will have a firmfoundation in the exciting world of progressive webapplications and service workers and how they canenhance your business engage your customersincrease work satisfaction and improve yourproductivity
Participants
Speaker Chris Love - Progressive Web App ExpertLove2Dev
CANCELLED Build Intelligent Applications withAI Technologies
800am - 400pmDeveloper Platform Preconference Workshop 3 |Executive Room
How can an organization optimize its sales channelsand product targeting Can you automate first line ofsupport and improve customer satisfaction How do Iprotect my online payment channel from fraudsThese and more questions are addressed in thisworkshop about building smarter businessapplications that leverage the capability of ArtificialIntelligence technologies This workshop providesattendees with a hands-on practice on Azure MachineLearning Microsoft Cognitive Services and BotFramework to build intelligent applications thatanalyze data and predict better outcomes for businessprocesses and challenges Topics covered in thisworkshop are Introduction to Azure Machine LearningCognitive Services and Bot Framework Demandestimation recommendation and sentiment analysis inAzure ML Financial outcome prediction in Azure MLBiometric security (voice and face recognition) withCognitive Services Build an interactive chat bot Solvethe Rubikrsquos cube with Deep Learning Toolkit
Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
From Beginning to Expert SQL Programmer inOne Day
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | Far EastRoom
What are the most problematic patterns and anti-patterns that trip up SQL Server developers on a dailybasis What sort of SQL and Transact-SQL challengesdoes every SQL Server developer encounter at somepoint in their career This full-day pre-conferenceseminar takes a look at the most common andchallenging issues that database developers faceLearn how to conquer them in the lab today so thatthey wonrsquot take you by surprise in the future Loadedwith live demonstrations and useful techniques thissession will teach you how to take your SQL Serverqueries from the mundane to the masterful Thissession will teach you a multitude of tricks andtechniques to add to your coding toolkit so yoursquoll beable to write T-SQL code that consumes less systemCPU memory and IO while being easier to maintainand offering faster performance
Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Practical Performance Monitoring
800am - 400pmData Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | StateRoom
At some point every DBA struggles with the conceptsand implementation of a proper performancemonitoring strategy This all-day session will cover thefundamental techniques and code snippets that willhelp you get to the bottom of who or what may becausing you problems At the end of the day you willfeel much more confident that you have the tools andthe knowledge to start implementing a performancemonitoring strategy that will work best for yourenvironment All the demos are based on actual codeand techniques that anyone can use to obtain thesegoals We will also cover the key aspects of thedatabase services structure that you need to be awareof to make the right decisions regarding performance
Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
ConfigMgr and Azure - A Flexible Powerfuland Compelling Combination
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | TerraceRoom
ConfigMgr has long been a leader for on-premmanagement The ability to integrate ConfigMgr withvarious services in Azure makes ConfigMgr an evenmore compelling management solution In this full daysession we will walk through the various ways in whichConfigMgr integrates with Azure Discussion willinclude integration with Windows Store for BusinessUpgrade Readiness Cloud Management GatewayCloud Distribution Point and more We will also talkthrough the requirements and options for hostingConfigMgr either partially or fully in an Azureenvironment
Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Going Serverless Using Azure
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | RoyalRoom
When using cloud development platforms you donthave to be a developer to build impressive solutions Inthis hands-on workshop we will dive into some of theserverless and codeless solutions on Azure as well ashow to combine these with other cloud services toachieve your goal
Participants
Speaker Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Migrating to Windows 10 - Notes From theField
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 3 | FountainRoom
Windows 10 now runs on well over 700 million devicesin organizations of all sizes ndash but managingmigrations is still tricky business This all-dayworkshop delivers a plan for success based real-worldexperience managing deploying and upgrading toWindows 10 using Microsoft Development Toolkit andConfig Manager Wersquoll cover setup and deploymentfeatures and customizations you can make withWindows Assessment and Deployment Kit 10 Yoursquolllearn to build customized rock-solid deploymentsusing tools like Microsoft Deployment Toolkit andSystem Center Configuration Manager Current BranchExpect to walk away with a game plan for yoursuccessful Windows 10 migration
Participants
Speaker Johan Arwidmark - Chief Technology OfficerTrueSec
Lunch amp Networking | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
1200pm - 100pmEvents
Sponsor Tabletop Setup | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
100pm - 500pmEvents
Opening Remarks amp Keynote Ops is More ThanJust DevOps | Regency Ballroom - BanquetLevel
600pm - 715pmEvents
When you hear the word Ops right now itrsquos natural tothink of DevOps in our IT industry DevOps is about theculture processes and teams involved in modernapplication deployment Itrsquos NOT the re-organization orreplacement of the IT Operations team There is afuture for Ops despite Serverless technologies or CICD Pipelines Modern IT Operations is a hybridapproach based on sound principles and a tribalknowledge of your organizationrsquos environment Now isthe time to influence how we shape this and how youcan contribute Lets take some time to reflect on whatour options are and where we should be makingpersonal investments
Participants
Keynote Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Welcome Reception amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
715pm - 830pmEvents
Hackathon Kick-Off | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
830pm - 900pmEvents
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
700AM 700am - Conti-nental Breakfast| for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
700am - Regis-tration OpenHours | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
800AM 800am - Config-Mgr and Azure -A Flexible Pow-erful and Com-pelling Combina-tion
800am - GoingServerless UsingAzure
800am - Migrat-ing to Windows10 - Notes Fromthe Field
800am - FromBeginning to Ex-pert SQL Pro-grammer in OneDay
800am - Practi-cal PerformanceMonitoring
800am - Master-ing ASPNETCore Angular 6and EF Core
800am - Pro-gressive WebApps From Be-ginner to Expert
800am - CAN-CELLED Build In-telligent Applica-tions with AITechnologies
900AM
1000AM
1100AM
1200PM 1200pm - Lunchamp Networking |for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
100PM 100pm - Spon-sor Tabletop Set-up | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
200PM
300PM
400PM
500PM
600PM 600pm - Open-ing Remarks ampKeynote Ops isMore Than JustDevOps | Re-gency Ballroom -Banquet Level
700PM 715pm - Wel-come Receptionamp Sponsor Show-case | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
800PM 830pm -Hackathon Kick-Off | RegencyBallroom - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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ConfigMgr and Azure - A Flexible Powerfuland Compelling Combination
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 1 | TerraceRoom
ConfigMgr has long been a leader for on-premmanagement The ability to integrate ConfigMgr withvarious services in Azure makes ConfigMgr an evenmore compelling management solution In this full daysession we will walk through the various ways in whichConfigMgr integrates with Azure Discussion willinclude integration with Windows Store for BusinessUpgrade Readiness Cloud Management GatewayCloud Distribution Point and more We will also talkthrough the requirements and options for hostingConfigMgr either partially or fully in an Azureenvironment
Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Going Serverless Using Azure
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 2 | RoyalRoom
When using cloud development platforms you donthave to be a developer to build impressive solutions Inthis hands-on workshop we will dive into some of theserverless and codeless solutions on Azure as well ashow to combine these with other cloud services toachieve your goal
Participants
Speaker Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Migrating to Windows 10 - Notes From theField
800am - 400pmCloud Platform Preconference Workshop 3 | FountainRoom
Windows 10 now runs on well over 700 million devicesin organizations of all sizes ndash but managingmigrations is still tricky business This all-dayworkshop delivers a plan for success based real-worldexperience managing deploying and upgrading toWindows 10 using Microsoft Development Toolkit andConfig Manager Wersquoll cover setup and deploymentfeatures and customizations you can make withWindows Assessment and Deployment Kit 10 Yoursquolllearn to build customized rock-solid deploymentsusing tools like Microsoft Deployment Toolkit andSystem Center Configuration Manager Current BranchExpect to walk away with a game plan for yoursuccessful Windows 10 migration
Participants
Speaker Johan Arwidmark - Chief Technology OfficerTrueSec
Lunch amp Networking | for All Access passholders only | Gold Room - Banquet Level
1200pm - 100pmEvents
Sponsor Tabletop Setup | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
100pm - 500pmEvents
Opening Remarks amp Keynote Ops is More ThanJust DevOps | Regency Ballroom - BanquetLevel
600pm - 715pmEvents
When you hear the word Ops right now itrsquos natural tothink of DevOps in our IT industry DevOps is about theculture processes and teams involved in modernapplication deployment Itrsquos NOT the re-organization orreplacement of the IT Operations team There is afuture for Ops despite Serverless technologies or CICD Pipelines Modern IT Operations is a hybridapproach based on sound principles and a tribalknowledge of your organizationrsquos environment Now isthe time to influence how we shape this and how youcan contribute Lets take some time to reflect on whatour options are and where we should be makingpersonal investments
Participants
Keynote Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Welcome Reception amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
715pm - 830pmEvents
Hackathon Kick-Off | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
830pm - 900pmEvents
SESSIONSMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
700AM 700am - Conti-nental Breakfast| for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
700am - Regis-tration OpenHours | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
800AM 800am - Config-Mgr and Azure -A Flexible Pow-erful and Com-pelling Combina-tion
800am - GoingServerless UsingAzure
800am - Migrat-ing to Windows10 - Notes Fromthe Field
800am - FromBeginning to Ex-pert SQL Pro-grammer in OneDay
800am - Practi-cal PerformanceMonitoring
800am - Master-ing ASPNETCore Angular 6and EF Core
800am - Pro-gressive WebApps From Be-ginner to Expert
800am - CAN-CELLED Build In-telligent Applica-tions with AITechnologies
900AM
1000AM
1100AM
1200PM 1200pm - Lunchamp Networking |for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
100PM 100pm - Spon-sor Tabletop Set-up | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
200PM
300PM
400PM
500PM
600PM 600pm - Open-ing Remarks ampKeynote Ops isMore Than JustDevOps | Re-gency Ballroom -Banquet Level
700PM 715pm - Wel-come Receptionamp Sponsor Show-case | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
800PM 830pm -Hackathon Kick-Off | RegencyBallroom - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
PPT Download
Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
700AM 700am - Conti-nental Breakfast| for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
700am - Regis-tration OpenHours | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
800AM 800am - Config-Mgr and Azure -A Flexible Pow-erful and Com-pelling Combina-tion
800am - GoingServerless UsingAzure
800am - Migrat-ing to Windows10 - Notes Fromthe Field
800am - FromBeginning to Ex-pert SQL Pro-grammer in OneDay
800am - Practi-cal PerformanceMonitoring
800am - Master-ing ASPNETCore Angular 6and EF Core
800am - Pro-gressive WebApps From Be-ginner to Expert
800am - CAN-CELLED Build In-telligent Applica-tions with AITechnologies
900AM
1000AM
1100AM
1200PM 1200pm - Lunchamp Networking |for All Accesspass holders on-ly | Gold Room -Banquet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
100PM 100pm - Spon-sor Tabletop Set-up | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
200PM
300PM
400PM
500PM
600PM 600pm - Open-ing Remarks ampKeynote Ops isMore Than JustDevOps | Re-gency Ballroom -Banquet Level
700PM 715pm - Wel-come Receptionamp Sponsor Show-case | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
800PM 830pm -Hackathon Kick-Off | RegencyBallroom - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
100PM 100pm - Spon-sor Tabletop Set-up | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
200PM
300PM
400PM
500PM
600PM 600pm - Open-ing Remarks ampKeynote Ops isMore Than JustDevOps | Re-gency Ballroom -Banquet Level
700PM 715pm - Wel-come Receptionamp Sponsor Show-case | RegencyFoyer - BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
800PM 830pm -Hackathon Kick-Off | RegencyBallroom - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 1 | TER-RACE ROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 2 | ROYALROOM
CLOUD PLAT-FORM PRECON-FERENCE WORK-SHOP 3 | FOUN-TAIN ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |FAR EAST ROOM
DATA PLATFORMPRECONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |STATE ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 1 |GARDEN ROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 2 |CONTINENTALROOM
DEVELOPERPLATFORM PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP 3 |EXECUTIVEROOM
EVENTS REGISTRATION
800PM 830pm -Hackathon Kick-Off | RegencyBallroom - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULEMONDAY OCTOBER 15 - 15102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 530pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
CANCELLED Building a Mobile EnterpriseApplication with XamarinForms DockerMVVM and NET Core
830am - 945amGold Room
Mobile applications are getting more and morecomplex and the requirements for apps change all thetime Itrsquos vital that we build a flexible and modernarchitecture both in the app and in the backend Thismeans that applications need to be built out of severalsmaller components that work together seamlessly Inthis session we will explore an end-to-end architecturefor building a modern enterprise mobile app and itsbackend The app is built using XamarinForms basedon the ModelndashViewndashViewModel (MVVM) principlesThis results in clear separation of concerns andpromotes loose coupling making changes to thefunctionality easier to test and implement On thebackend the application talks with a microservice-based API built with ASPNET Core and hosted withDocker By the end of the session you will have a goodidea on how to create modern mobile apps
Top Down SQL Server Security
830am - 945amParisian Room
In this session attendees who are looking to secureSQL Server will learn guiding principles for building asecure system and then be shown how to apply themto SQL Server Also discussed will be why certainoptions typically get selected There are other areasthat provide additional security or additional auditingto detect a security incidentmdashthis session will provideinsight into those Finally well learn how to automateour customized SQL Server builds even if werestarting with a provided solution in the cloud
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
Introduction to Kubernetes - Beyond HelloWorld
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Kubernetes continues to grow in popularity as a way tomanage containers In this session we will take an in-depth look at Kubernetes with the goal answeringthese questions - What is container scheduling andwhy is it important - How does Kubernetes facilitaterunning containers at scale - How do I get startedwith Kubernetes - How do I run a real-world workloadon Kubernetes - What are some advanced Kubernetesfeatures that make it appealing
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
Mastering the Move to Modern ManagementUsing ConfigMgr
830am - 945amOak Room
Want to lessen the risks when migrating to modern PCmanagement In this session we will demonstratehow to do so with VMware Workspace ONE throughco-management with ConfigMgr for your Windows 10devices This session will focus on moving workloads(devices users apps collections) and use cases tomodern management so you can reduce time spent onmundane IT tasks and focus on driving value for yourbusiness You will learn all of the options availabletoday as well as best practices for beginning yourjourney
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Birds of a Feather Speaking Management-ese- Breaking Through the Communication Barrier
830am - 945amFar East Room
You spend your day working thinking andcommunicating in terms of technology But when itcomes time to make your case in front of your bossthe CEO or the Board of Directors theyrsquore notunderstanding what your dishing out
So how can you better communicate in a way thatmanagement understands
In this BoF session join three-time Marketingexecutive-turned Technical Evangelist NickCavalancia and technologist-turned Manager atKMPG Anders Eide as they discuss with you ways tobetter engage with management get your pointacross and speak in ldquomanagement-easerdquo
Participants
Discussion Leader Nick Cavalancia - TechnicalEvangelist Techvangelism
Discussion Leader Anders Eide - Manager KPMG
Code to DI For ndash Dependency Injection forModern Applications
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll enter the heroic world of superspies and James Bond as we introduce the conceptsof factories strategy pattern Inversion of Controldependency injection and several of the availableframeworks Wersquoll look at common dependencyinjection patterns and various IoCDI frameworksincluding the pros and cons practical steps andguidance Wersquoll also provide real-world scenarios withimpact to unit testing and application architecture Youshould walk away from this session with a newappreciation of DI for your codemdashand yoursquoll behumming the James Bond theme song for the rest ofthe week
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
R in Power BI for Absolute Beginners
830am - 945amFountain Room
In this session wersquoll look at powerful but simple-to-usedatatypes in R such as data frames The session willalso give attendees a chance to upgrade their dataanalysis skills by looking at R data transformationusing a powerful set of tools to make things simplethe tidyverse Then we will look at integrating our Rwork into Power BI and visualizing our data usingbeautiful visualizations with R and Power BI Finallywe will share our work by publishing our Power BIproject with our R code to the Power BI service Wewill also look at refreshing our dataset so that our newdashboard has refreshed data
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Exploring Deep Learning AI in the CloudBringing AI to all Devs via Cloud Services
830am - 945amExecutive Room
When people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI)typically they think of human-like thinking robots orfuturistic scenes of self-aware computers taking overthe world But AI goes well beyond the automatons ofscience fiction into the very real world of modern dayadvanced computer science
In this session we will explore the new AI cloud-nativedeep learning technologies to add the power ofartificial intelligence to your applications for naturallanguage understanding (NLU) automatic speechrecognition (ASR) visual search and Imagerecognition text-to-speech (TTS)
We will provide overviews and demos of the AIservices
Conversational Bots
Image recognition and analysis
Synthesize Lifelike speech
Neural language translation
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
A Journey to DynamoDB and Maybe Away fromDynamoDB
830am - 945amRoyal Room
A year after moving to DynamoDB the rumblingsbegan Maybe we need a new database Why would agrowing startup switch from a leading NoSQLdatabase to DynamoDB only to be contemplating anew database a year later Is such a move evennecessary In this session well cover our DynamoDBjourney why we chose DynamoDB how we moved toit and the problems we encountered and how weovercame them Wersquoll also look at where DynamoDB isheaded and where we are headed By the end of thissession youll know why you may want to considerDynamoDB what challenges youll likely encounterwith scaling design local development backups andfailover and why you may want to look beyondDynamoDB
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Develop Blockchain Applications with AzureBlockchain Workbench
830am - 945amState Room
Blockchain has captured the collective curiosity of thebusiness and technology world for streamliningbusiness processes verifying transactions andreducing the potential for fraud This sessionintroduces Blockchain as a Service in Azure as aplatform for building decentralized applications andenterprise smart contracts that run on Ethereumcompletely provisioned in Azure With focus on AzureBlockchain Workbench a tool that is part of anecosystem of services in Azure along with AzureConfidential Computing and the Coco Framework inthis session you will understand what it takes to buildblockchain applications for the enterprise by meetingrequirements for governance security and scalabilityYou will see how Blockchain Workbench orchestratesseveral Azure services including Service Bus ActiveDirectory Key Vault SQL Server around popularblockchain digital ledgers and into a referencearchitecture that can be used to build blockchainbased applications
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Polybase In Action
830am - 945amTerrace Room
Polybase is Microsofts newest way of integrating SQLServer with external systems such as Hadoop andAzure Blob Storage In this session we will connectSQL Server to an on-premises Hadoop cluster as wellas Azure Blob Storage writing T-SQL queries to retrieveremote data We will then use DMVs and otherresources to show what the Polybase engine is doingbehind the scenes Finally we will look at interestinguse cases for Polybase
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Securing Office 365 with Conditional Access
1015am - 1130amGold Room
In this session well explore the configuration andmanagement of Conditional Access for Office 365 andAzure Through a combination of lectures and demosyou will learn how to protect your resources withConditional Access Once we have Conditional Accessset up and running well demonstrate the process oftesting and troubleshooting user authentication tovarious applications and in various situations
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Designing for Failure Disaster Recovery UsingAWS
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
Disasters come in many flavors and can strikeanytime Maintaining business continuity andminimizing financial impact after an unexpected eventare critical for every business from startups to largeenterprises In this session we will cover severaldifferent approaches to disaster recovery for hybrid-cloud as well as cloud-native infrastructure usingAmazon Web Services (AWS) We will deep dive onhow to plan for disasters architecture designs thatmeet your uptime requirements while being cost-efficient and testing your disaster recovery plansbefore a disaster actually strikes On traditionalphysical environments planning for disaster recoveryrequires procuring installing and maintaining sparecapacity which typically remains underutilized oroverprovisioned With AWS you can scale yourinfrastructure on an as-needed pay-as-you-go basiswith the flexibility to quickly change and optimizeresources during a disaster recovery event which canresult in significant cost savings
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
DevOps Continuous Integration amp AutomatedTesting Rule Them All
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
Do you want to make your deployments risk-free Doyou want to deliver business values to your customersfaster Do you want to increase the efficiency of yourteam Are your application and database deploymentsseparate processes Do you encounter issues whiledeploying your database changes Do you want toautomate your testing process Is your databaseslowing you down If the answer to any of thequestions is yes then this presentation is for youAfter attending this session yoursquoll understand theproblems with traditional database development andwhy organizations are moving toward achievingcontinuous integration and database DevOps Yoursquollalso learn about the toolsets that will assist you in thisjourney toward painless database deployments
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
ASPNET Core Loves Docker From 0 to Azurein 75 Minutes
1015am - 1130amOak Room
Containers are here and theyrsquore here to stay And as adeveloper the good news is that Visual Studio 2017makes containerizing our applications a breeze In thissession well port a non-trivial ASPNET Core solutionto Docker After executing it locally on our machinewell explore which options we have to run it on thecloud and well deploy it to AKS (managed Kubernetes)in Azure
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Participants
Speaker Marco De Sanctis - Independent SolutionsArchitect Cloud Consult London Ltd
Patch Tuesday Patching your Endpoints withConfigMgr
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Patching servers and computers is often acumbersome and stressful task However a goodpatching methodology helps mitigate the effects ofendpoint security vulnerabilities and avoid patchingpitfalls This session will teach SystemsAdministrators how to manage and deploy monthlyMicrosoft security patches as well as third-partyapplication patches using ConfigMgr It will alsoprovide instructions on leveraging maintenancewindows automatic deployment rules and servergroup features for additional flexibility and control
Participants
Speaker Harjit Dhaliwal - Technology Evangelist TechKonnect
The Bad Guys Are Winning Why your SecurityStrategy Isnt Working
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
No matter how much organizations labor to securetheir networks from external attacks they are stillfalling victim to them via malware vulnerabilitiesphishing and social engineering Is winning the battle anon-starter or is your security stance simply notstrong enough In this interactive session we willdiscuss the state of the security strategy (are we eventrying) the state of the threat and how to win thebattle and (possibly) the war We will also take atechnical dive into threat actions
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
Achieve More in Less Time by Using the NewSQL PowerShell
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsofts official PowerShell module for SQL Serveroffers faster ways to manage your entire data-lovingworld In this session wersquoll show you the best newfeatures in the new SQL Server module and why everydata professional will find it useful Prior to SQL Server2016 using SQL PowerShell was like installing trainingwheels on a Ducati The SQL Tools team changed allthat by working with the community to prioritizeimprovements to SQL PowerShell Additionally theyvestarted releasing regular updates The SQL Serverteam has already delivered new cmdlets to help youmanage SQL Agent Jobs SQL Error Logs and Add ampRemove Logins A favorite new feature is how you cannow query multiple sources (SQL csv files etc) andcombine the results easily By leveraging NETDataTables you can insert those results into SQLServer in a streamlined way By the end of this sessionyoull have a taste of all the new capabilities in SQLPowerShell
Participants
Speaker Aaron Nelson - Data Architect Paya
Do you Know Your Vendor Dependencies
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Youre only as secure as your weakest linkmdashand thatincludes not just your employees but your vendors andtheir employees too You cant protect your data if youdonrsquot know who has access to it nor what theyredoing with it Unfortunately most companies have noidea how many systems and people have access totheir data This session will cover why your vendorsneed to perform ongoing vulnerability scanning (withtools like Threat Stack) why they need to perform anannual penetration test and allow you to review thosetests why they need to be able to demonstrate howthey remediated any identified security holes why youshould insist on compliance certifications (SOC2 orISO20071) and why your vendors should establishnotification thresholds lt24 hours for data breaches
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Participants
Speaker Elizabeth Zalman - Co-Founder amp CEOstrongDM
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing and Monitoring your Infrastructureand Applications on AWS
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Securing your infrastructure and applications in theAmazon Web Services (AWS) cloud doesnt have to bedaunting In this session yoursquoll discover that with avariety of security tools and services at your fingertipsyou can quickly discover account-level and network-level activity secure access to cloud resources at agranular scale and react quickly to security andoperational incidents
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
Its Called ElasticSearch What do You MeanYou Use it for Analytics
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Did you know you can use one of the most popularsearch engines for analytics In this session youllhear how we leverage the AWS Elasticsearch serviceto not only drive standard searching but also poweranalytics and insights into how our platform is usedWell discuss how we set up AWS Elasticsearch for alarge multitenant SaaS application and how weextended beyond standard document storage andsearch to provide real-time analytics to our customerson how their online self-service experience is workingIn addition well discuss our setup and configurationof Elasticsearch how we manage backups andfailovers and how we plan to manage never-endingdata growth in our indexes
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Monster Text Manipulation RegularExpressions for the DBA - 100 Demos
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Regular expressions can help you perform incredibletasks with very little effort Need to create 1700 loginsfrom an email request Did developers give you asingle script with 300 stored procedures filled withtable variables instead of temp tables Need to move500 databases to a different drive Such taskstypically take a long time to code but regularexpressions cut that work from several days to just afew minutes or even from hours to seconds In thissession yoursquoll learn how to use regular expressions tosignificantly decrease the time it takes to do tasksStop writing code manually and let regular expressionsdo it for you
This is a 100 demo session with lots of classparticipation
Participants
Speaker Sean McCown - Lead Architect MinionWare
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Wrapping your Head Around Europes GDPR
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
The European Unionrsquos General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) represents a paradigm shift in theglobal privacy requirements that govern howorganizations manage and protect personal data whilerespecting individual choicemdashno matter where the datais sent processed or stored The GDPR introduces newrequirements on privacy security and compliance fororganizations that offer goods and services to EUresidents This session will show you how to simplifyyour path to GDPR compliance as well as whichtechnologies to implement to help you prepare tocomply with the GDPR
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Participants
Speaker Adnan Hendricks - Solutions ArchitectMicrospecialist Consulting
Migrate to AWS with the Server MigrationService
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate a multiserver migrationfrom an on-premises hypervisor into AWS usingAmazons own AWS Server Migration Service Yoursquoll beable to follow the process from the beginning to theend including the preparation of your localenvironment up to the server successfully running inAWS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
Hacking Everything - The Dark Side of theInternet of Things
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
With the Internet of Things (IoT) essentially everythingbecomes a computer We know that computers can behacked This means that everything can be hackedincluding cars home appliances medical devices andmore This session will give examples of IoT hacksand the consequences of not getting security right aswe move to this important new technology
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Participants
Speaker Jeff Crume - Distinguished Engineer IBM
Infrastructure as Code - PowerShell in the RealWorld
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Did you know you can use PowerShell to do everythingin your infrastructure In this session wersquolldemonstrate how to build and manage a completeinfrastructure using nothing but PowerShell We willalso show you how to transform the way you worktoday into code-based work Welcome to a world ofVSCode
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Participants
Speaker Mikael Nystrom - MVP amp Principal TechnicalArchitect TrueSec AB
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Blockchain Demystified for BusinessIntelligence Professionals
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Building a Better Mousetrap Deploying andManaging IoT Solutions for ITPros
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
This session provides tactical guidance to IT pros onhow to deploy and manage their IoT solutions in theenterprise on-premises in Microsoft Azure or onAzure Stack Special emphasis is placed on makingIoT relevant to the IT pro audience through end-to-enddemos of IoT solution accelerators deviceprovisioning device management data integration andmanagement (even with serverless architectures) andmuch more
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Participants
Speaker Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Birds of a Feather Running a Successful UserGroup
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
Running a successful user group can be a lot of workbut the rewards of building a community arenumerous In this attendee-driven discussion we willshare information and develop insights into how tomake your user group more successful includingfinding the right venue locating speakers developingcommunity contacts and building the personal andcorporate infrastructure needed to ensure your usergroup survives the test of time Whether you are anexpert user group coordinator a recent user groupowner or somebody interested in starting a group wewelcome you to bring your questions and share yourexperiences with us
Participants
Discussion Leader Kevin Feasel - EngineeringManager Predictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Are you Still Imaging on Windows 10 How toMake the Transition to Modern DeviceProvisioning
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
Traditional imaging takes a lot of time to set upmaintain and administer And then therersquos the often-poor experience delivered to your end users Learnhow VMware AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management(UEM) enables a simplified and streamlined platformso you can get out of the imaging game and deliver auser experience your customers will love Wersquoll deepdive into how you can seamlessly make this journeywith this session including best practices ourchallenges lessons learned plus tips and tricks
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
AWS Storage for the SQL Server DBA
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Operational and performance DBAs must walk atightrope to deliver the best database performancepossible within the constraints of departmentalbudgets This means finding the right trade-offbetween storage performance and cost an exercisethat is getting more challenging as the public cloudoffers more and more specialized options for storageIn this session we will discuss each of the storageoptions available on Amazon Web Services trade-offsbetween these options and real-world situations whereeach is appropriate
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Participants
Speaker Rick Lowe - Principal Data FLowe SolutionsLLC
Amazon Web Services RDS with SQL Server
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Do you want to make more SQL Servers but dont wantto invest in more hardware Then Relational DatabaseService (RDS) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) may bethe right choice for you In this session we will createa server using the Amazon Web Console explore howto automate installation through Cloud Formationlearn how to administrate the service and walk throughadvanced features Whether you are familiar with AWSor are brand new to it this presentation will at leastgive you a good overview to decide if RDS is the rightservice for you
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
DevOps Security Strikes Back
215pm - 330pmGold Room
In DevOps processes security is often forgotten Onesolution is to implement security as part of the DevOpsprocess DevOps processes use a number of featuressuch as infrastructure as a code or configuration as acode that can be used to bolster security
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System EngineerAzure MVP Authority Partners
Co-Speaker Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Using Docker to Quick StartDevelopment with the SharePoint Framework
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
Want to try out the new SharePoint Framework to seewhat all the fuss is about but dont want to install amillion new things on your laptop Docker to therescue Docker is a container that you can use toinstall all the components needed for the SharePointFramework like NPM React or Angular Nodejs etc Inthis session well cover what the SharePointFramework is compare and contrast it to thetraditional SharePoint Developer toolset and thendemonstrate how to create a Docker container inAzure that has all the new SharePoint Frameworkdependencies installed in it Well use this new Dockercontainer to run the SharePoint Framework and useVisual Studio Code to create a few new ModernSharePoint Framework web parts
Continuous Deployment for ServerlessApplications
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
In this session we will go through the various AmazonWeb Services (AWS) services you will need to set up arobust deployment system for your serverlessapplications using services like CodePipelineCloudFormation and CodeBuild We will also take alook at weighted deployments and show how toimplement them using these services
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
Single Sign-On Showdown ADFS vs Pass-Through Authentication
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Donrsquot miss this cage match with ADFS and Azure ADPass Through Authentication (PTA) going head tohead Both ADFS and PTA are good methods forproviding single sign-on to Azure AD (and otherservices) from domain-joined machines but which isbetter Well dive deep into topics such as securityreliability scalability feasibility and more with livedemos We will even do a demo migration of ADFS toPTA Which will win Come to find out
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Real-World Case Study Push your App toEnterprise Scale with Advanced SQL ServerFeatures
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Your OLTP database application sustains a heavymixed workload with a lot of read and writetransactions at the same time reports are deliveredfrom the database to a client application Performancewas fine for a long time but it is no longer meetingyour needs now that it must scale to much higherworkloads What should you do In this real-worldcase study yoursquoll learn about a series of technologiesthat provide unprecedented scalability including datacompression In-Memory OLTP and clusteredpartitioned columnstore indexes We will walk youthrough a chronology of the application and databasearchitecture its changes over time and the degree ofperformance improvement achieved with each newSQL Server feature applied This session will teach youall about planning and implementing advanced SQLServer performance features and how each oneimpacts your system performance for applicationswith 100s or 1000s of concurrent users
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Data Analytics with Azure Cosmos Schema-less Data and Power BI
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Therersquos good news for developers and dataanalystsmdashitrsquos possible to have rapid applicationdevelopment and analytics with the same data sourceusing Azure Cosmos DB and Power BI Azure CosmosDB is a schemaless database so how is it possible toanalyze and create reports of the data for analyticsand business intelligence tools A single AzureCosmos DB database is great for rapid applicationdevelopment because it can contain JSON documentsof various structures but this needs careful datavisualization In this session we will analyze andcreate reports of Azure Cosmos data using Power BIlooking at data from both developer and data analystaspects
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Participants
Speaker Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Introduction to Enterprise Blockchain
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
Blockchain technology is growing in popularity buthow can you best put it to use In this session yoursquolllearn how to implement private blockchain networksas well as learn how organizations can use enterpriseblockchain to build smart contracts to automateprocess and exchange Yoursquoll also learn how ablockchain can be used for secure transactions andpersisted long-term storage
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
What Hidden Dangers are Lurking in your SSISPackages
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Could your seemingly normal SQL Server IntegrationServices (SSIS) package be hiding a disaster waitingto detonate at the most inconvenient time IntegrationServices is an incredibly flexible product and thatflexibility can lead to goodmdashand occasionallybadmdashdesign patterns Small and seemingly trivialdesign decisions can lead to big issues down the roadincluding leaky data flows data quality issuesparalyzing performance problems and other explosivebehaviors In this session we will explore some of themost common SSIS design patterns that arepotentially more harmful than they first appear Frompackage configuration to control flow constraints anddata flow transformations to logging welldemonstrate what can go wrong and show somealternative designs that can prevent these types ofproblems from developing into bigger issues
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing Protecting and Managing the Flowof Corporate Communications
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Simple Mail Transport Protocol or as it is betterknown SMTP should be simple It says so in thename However the internet of today is not what iswas when SMTP was designed In this session we willdiscuss best practices security measures and otheraspects that will enable you to master the control ofmail Topics will include transport encryption of SMTPspam filtering concepts (recipient filtering tar pittingreverse DNS etc) anti-spoofing methods (SPFDMARC DKIM) encryption of messages (nottransport) and DANE and SMTP STS
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Participants
Speaker Dave Stork - ArchitectSenior TechnicalSpecialist OGD ict-diensten
Getting your Database off to a Right Start
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
When creating a new database how do you ensure itwill shine when things get tough How many timeswhen database objects are created with all thedefaults have you seen your database become out ofcontrol due to the size amount of data or evenactivity If you want to ensure your database and theobjects contained in it can scale and perform well as itgrows you need to do the proper homework beforeever creating the database In this session we willwalk through the various factors that affectperformance and scalability under real-life conditionsand help you understand how to properly configuredatabases up front to avoid issues down the roadScalability is all about having a proper foundation tobuild on
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Building Enterprise Blockchain Applications
215pm - 330pmState Room
While blockchain yields an impressive list of benefitsto business applications and business processes it isa technology that few understand and are able to useeffectively Thatrsquos because such obstacles as costcomplexity and lack of resources hinderimplementation This session will provide an overviewon building out blockchain applications - what steps totake to analyze design develop implement andevaluate a decentralized application that leveragesblockchain in a truly utilitarian manner - whatstakeholders to involve questions to ask andresources to leverage
Additional items on the agenda
middot The Blockchain Application Stack Blueprint - howblockchain fits into both the data and client tiers of anapplication stack
middot A discussion on the current blockchain landscape -where technologies like Ethereum Tangle HyperledgerFabric FlureeDB and others solve problems andwhere they do not
middot Consensus when to use it and its hidden costs - as adefining characteristic of blockchain consensus isimportant for decentralized applications But thestandard Enterprise application needs to store moredata than any public blockchain could reasonablyhandle - and most application data does not needblockchain consensus Brian offers the solution inpartitioning data sets to lie on multiple DistributedLedgers some with blockchain consensus (eitherpublic or shared) and some kept completely internally
middot Blockchain Data Problem - Why the vast amount ofbusiness application data leaves a universalintegration issue for enterprise blockchain projects --and a few steps you can take to solve it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Platz - Co-CEO Fluree PBC
Web Application Security Today All you Needto Know
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
9 out of 10 developers will claim that they areproficient in web application security but a recentstudy seems to contradict this claim The studyshowed that that 9 out of 10 web sites have securityvulnerabilities indicating that a more profoundknowledge of all relevant threats andcountermeasures is paramount This session will usethe presenters 15+ years experience in webapplication security and de-facto standard webapplication security guidelines (like the OWASP TopTen and the CWESANS Top 25) to demonstratediscuss and fix various security vulnerabilitiesAttendees will hear not only about those issues butsee them in action in relation to mitigating the risksfrom examples of high-profile incidents
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
SESSIONSTUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -ExploringDeepLearning AIin theCloudBringing AIto all Devsvia CloudServices
830am -Birds of aFeatherSpeakingManagement-ese -BreakingThroughthe Com-municationBarrier
830am - Rin Power BIfor Ab-solute Be-ginners
830am -Code to DIFor ndash De-pendencyInjectionfor ModernApplica-tions
830am -CAN-CELLEDBuilding aMobile En-terprise Ap-plicationwith Xam-arinFormsDockerMVVM andNET Core
830am -Masteringthe Moveto ModernManage-ment UsingConfigMgr
830am -Top DownSQL ServerSecurity
830am -Introduc-tion to Ku-bernetes -BeyondHelloWorld
830am - AJourney toDynamoDBand MaybeAway fromDynamoDB
830am -DevelopBlockchainApplica-tions withAzureBlockchainWorkbench
830am -Polybase InAction
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -PatchTuesdayPatchingyour End-points withConfigMgr
1015am -Securingand Moni-toring yourInfrastruc-ture andApplica-tions onAWS
1015am -The BadGuys AreWinningWhy yourSecurityStrategyIsnt Work-ing
1015am -Do youKnow YourVendor De-penden-cies
1015am -AchieveMore inLess Timeby Usingthe NewSQL Pow-erShell
1015am -SecuringOffice 365with Condi-tional Ac-cess
1015am -ASPNETCore LovesDockerFrom 0 toAzure in 75Minutes
1015am -Designingfor FailureDisasterRecoveryUsing AWS
1015am -DevOpsContinuousIntegrationamp Automat-ed TestingRule ThemAll
1015am -Its CalledElastic-SearchWhat doYou MeanYou Use itfor Analyt-ics
1015am -MonsterText Ma-nipulationRegular Ex-pressionsfor the DBA- 100Demos
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Infrastruc-ture asCode -PowerShellin the RealWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherRunning aSuccessfulUser Group
1230pm -Building aBetterMousetrapDeployingand Man-aging IoTSolutionsfor ITPros
1230pm -BlockchainDemysti-fied forBusinessIntelligenceProfession-als
1230pm -Wrappingyour HeadAround Eu-ropesGDPR
1230pm -HackingEverything- The DarkSide of theInternet ofThings
1230pm -Migrate toAWS withthe ServerMigrationService
1230pm -Are youStill Imag-ing on Win-dows 10How toMake theTransitionto ModernDevice Pro-visioning
1230pm -AWS Stor-age for theSQL ServerDBA
1230pm -AmazonWeb Ser-vices RDSwith SQLServer
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -Real-WorldCaseStudyPush yourApp to En-terpriseScale withAdvancedSQL ServerFeatures
215pm -SecuringProtectingand Man-aging theFlow ofCorporateCommuni-cations
215pm -Data Ana-lytics withAzure Cos-mosSchema-less Dataand PowerBI
215pm -What Hid-den Dan-gers areLurking inyour SSISPackages
215pm -Introduc-tion to En-terpriseBlockchain
215pm -DevOpsSecurityStrikesBack
215pm -SingleSign-OnShow-downADFS vsPass-ThroughAuthentica-tion
215pm -CAN-CELLEDUsingDocker toQuick StartDevelop-ment withthe Share-PointFramework
215pm -ContinuousDeploy-ment forServerlessApplica-tions
215pm -Gettingyour Data-base off toa RightStart
215pm -BuildingEnterpriseBlockchainApplica-tions
215pm -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-day All youNeed toKnow
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
SCHEDULETUESDAY OCTOBER 16 - 16102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
700am - 500pmRegistration
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Automating Azure with PowerShell - Beyondthe Azure PowerShell Module
830am - 945amGold Room
Azure and PowerShell are a big deal no questionabout it However are you aware that PowerShellcapability in Azure IaaS extends well beyond what canbe performed with the Azure PowerShell module Thissession will detail the many ways in which one canengage with Azure and Azure virtual machines usingPowerShell This session will detail demonstrate thefollowing features Azure PowerShell Module AzureVM DSC extensions Azure VM Custom ScriptExtension and Azure Automation We will quickly rampyou up on everything you need to select and use one ormany options for Azure VM automation andconfiguration using PowerShell
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Participants
Speaker Neil Peterson - Content Developer MicrosoftInc
SQL Server Forensics - Who Did What
830am - 945amParisian Room
Inevitably DBAs get asked Who made that changeThis is true whether were talking about schemachanges or modifications to data Usually its uppermanagement who is screaming for this informationmeaning we have to provide it immediately It getsworse when weve had a data breach and were tryingto determine what the attacker walked away with Inthis session well examine where to look inside SQLServer to get answers to the basic questions whowhen what and possibly how Well consider whatoptions you have if nothing has been set upbeforehand and then discuss what we can implementproactively to gather this information for when weneed it
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Participants
Speaker Brian Kelley - Infrastructure Architect TruthSolutions LLC
CANCELLED Advanced XamarinFormsDevelopment
830am - 945amPavilion Room
XamarinForms is a great framework for buildingcross-platform apps with tremendous speed althoughit does have its limitations Microsoft has addednumerous additions to the platform lately to enablecreation of all the experiences that we may desire Inthis session Xamarin MVP Gill Cleeren will take youthrough the new (and older) approaches to build the UIyou want (and need) Wersquoll cover renderers effectsbehaviors native control embedding and much more
Mythbusting Web Performance
830am - 945amOak Room
The performance of web applications is moreimportant than ever Bad performance may lead to alower search engine ranking a decreased conversionratemdashand unhappy users These are just a few of themany reasons to make front-end performanceoptimization a mandatory step in your developmentprocess However advice that was relevant a fewyears ago is often made obsolete by new browserversions or new technologies like HTTP2 In thissession we will cover several aspects of optimizing asite from a performance perspective debunk somedecade-old myths and present tools that help analyzea web sites performance
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Logging and Auditing Machine LearningPredictions
830am - 945amContinental Room
In this session Steph Locke who has spent the pastfive years operationalizing data science models willshow you a robust framework thatll work with R andPython models using your existing SQL Serverimplementation This isnt the only way to do thingsbut this solution will fit easily into a SQL Server 2016+database helping you get models into productionquickly and safely Using SQL Server 2016+ with RMLServices installed attendees will use temporal tablesand other new features to deploy models log theresults and then monitor using Power BI
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Insider Threats Protecting Against the ThreatYou Cant See
830am - 945amFar East Room
The trusted insider has considerable access to yourorganizationrsquos sensitive critical and valuable dataHowever since it is extremely difficult to recognizewhen the insider goes from ldquotrustedrdquo to ldquomaliciousrdquo somuch access increases the threat of data theft fraudand even espionage Making it even more difficult therisk of insider threat can move from employee toemployee without a clear indication of whom IT shouldbe mindful How then can you spot an insider threatIn this informative session join industry expert NickCavalancia as he discusses bull Whorsquos a potential riskwhere to place your ldquoinsiderrdquo focus and when bull How tospot the insider threat what activity should you bemonitoring bull Proactively building an Insider ThreatProgram
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Participants
Speaker Nick Cavalancia - Technical EvangelistTechvangelism
SQL Server on Linux and Containers A BraveNew World
830am - 945amFountain Room
Is it possible that SQL Server now runs on Linux Inthis session wersquoll cover the details of deploying andrunning SQL Server on Linux including Red Hat SUSEand Ubuntu Wersquoll go over the internals of thearchitecture and the unique aspects of using SQLServer on Linux Also covered will be how SQL Serverhas embraced Docker containers providing newscenarios not seen before with virtual machinesincluding support for Kubernetes and CICD pipelinesThe session will be full of demos showing how tomake the move to using SQL Server on Linux andDocker containers If you are a MacBook user andwant to run SQL Server with no virtualization orWindows installation dont miss this session Thissession will discuss the new features of SQL Server2019 on Linux and containers
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Leverage Blockchain to Solve BusinessProblems
830am - 945amGarden Room
In this session yoursquoll learn what Microsoft has been upto with Blockchain technology and how it is innovatingin the field to serve customers Yoursquoll also learn whatcompanies can do to foster and nurture POCs anddiscoveries in Blockchain technologies This is a greatsession for people who dont write code but want tolearn about how Blockchain can transform theirbusinessmdashand find out how Microsoft is doing it
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Birds of a Feather The Good and the Bad ofPatching Windows
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Join us in this session to discuss the good the badand the ugly of performing updates We share some ofour experiences and invite you to do the same Anecessary evil we all have to deal with and with theagility and sometimes to us untested releases ofpatches we try and find ways to cope Looking forwardto hear your stories and ideas
Participants
Discussion Leader Adnan Hendricks - SolutionsArchitect Microspecialist Consulting
Discussion Leader Nathan OBryan - ConsultantMCSMLab
Can you Predict the Future of Unified EndpointManagement
830am - 945amRoyal Room
Are you wondering what the future holds for unifiedendpoint management (UEM) Then join us for anopen discussion on solutions to manage iOS AndroidMac OS and Windows devices Share your predictionsand we will share what we have seen in the currentmarket
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Participants
Panelist Brooks Peppin - EUS Information SystemsEngineer VMware
Panelist Josue Negron - Senior Solutions ArchitectVMware
Panelist Anthony Bartolo - Sr Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft Corp
Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise
830am - 945amState Room
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework in theworld for effective team collaboration on complexprojects It provides a small set of rules that createjust enough structure for teams to be able to focustheir innovation but is only optimized for teams of fiveto nine people Getting Scrum to work with largerteams or in large enterprise environments brings itsown set of challenges This talk presents threepatterns used on enterprise teams to scale Scrumeffectively with global teams
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Secure Portals and Confidential Consortiums
830am - 945amTerrace Room
In this session you will learn security-first principalpatterns for architecting enterprise portal solutionsusing Dynamics 365 Office 365 and enterpriseblockchain See how organizations today are creatinga secure framework for customer partner andemployee engagement portals Learn also patterns forintegrating Dynamics engagement portals with Office365 services external applications and private orpublic blockchains
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Participants
Speaker Paul Swider - CTO RealActivity
Networking Break amp Sponsor Showcase |Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
945am - 1015amEvents
Disaster Recovery ndash How to NOT do it
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Disasters happen And while companies spend largesums of money and resources planning for themmany still fail miserably when disaster strikes Thissession walks through the ins and outs of an actualdisaster response and discusses the lessons learnedWersquoll also examine technology from Microsoft Azurethat can be used to make sure that this scenariodoesnt happen to you Come to this session for anintimate look at what happens when your companydoesnt plan for disaster recovery beyond a diskbackup
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Participants
Speaker Derek Martin - Cloud Solution ArchitectMicrosoft
Progressive Web Apps
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
In this presentation Google Developer Expert andawarded Microsoft MVP Chander Dhall will take youfrom beginner to advanced level with Progressive WebApps The presentation includes but is not limited tocaching offline support app shell architecture toolsfor building service workers mobile web paymentsand credentials management add to homescreenpush notifications and best practices
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
GDPR Implications for your ApplicationEnvironment Security
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
For any company which operates or intersects with EUcitizens in any way (customers employees customerswho have EU employees etc) the General DataProtection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significantimpact on the way organizations need to build andmaintain their applications and applicationenvironments In this session we are going to look atall of the ways in which applications and theirsupporting infrastructure needs to be updated toproperly support the data privacy concerns of GDPRand similar compliance initiatives
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Azure VMs + Log Shipping + Automation = ABudget Conscious DR Solution (How To)
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Session details coming soon
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Participants
Co-Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform TrackChair | Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data PlatformMVP Mindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Co-Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect SquirePatton Boggs
Rethink Your Workstation Strategy withAmazon AppStream 20
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Start delivering applications through a web browserwith Amazon AppStream 20 whether they are basicproductivity and business applications or demandingsimulation and graphics applications AppStream 20can deliver multiple Windows applications directly toyour end users regardless of their devicersquos capabilitiesor operating system In this session attendees willgain an understanding of the affordances ofapplication streaming and how to apply a DevOpsworkflow to traditional desktoplaptop management
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Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
Architecting Single Points of Failure SorryDonrsquot Blame the Platform
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
When you need to build and run highly availableservices on Microsoft Azure infrastructure you need toplan and deploy with HA in mind In this session wewill cover HA design Availability Zones AvailabilitySets Managed Disks recent Azure Virtual Machinesavailability improvements different kinds of loadbalancing and how to make them work for you Learnhow to build systems with low impact during plannedchanges ad outages
Come check it out If yoursquore not busy with a downedsystem
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Participants
Speaker Pierre Roman - Senior Cloud Ops AdvocateMicrosoft
Stopping Malicious Users with Office 365Advanced Security Management
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides deeper visibilitystronger controls and enhanced protection for yourcloud applications In this session we will show youhow you can deploy and manage Microsoft Cloud AppSecurity not only for discovering shadow IT but alsofor providing data control and protection features forapproved apps in your organization We will alsodemonstrate new features and innovations announcedat Ignite for Cloud App Security
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Participants
Speaker Riaz Javed Butt - Lead Architect PCM SalesInc
Birds of a Feather The Best CertificationDiscussion Ever
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
You love IT You are at the crossroads of your life Youhave a decision to make Do you spend the money youdonrsquot have on a college degree or invest in a top-levelhighly-sought-after killer-certification
It is not just the money on the table - it is time invested(and time is money isnrsquot it) relevance durabilityearning potential
Is it possible to have a successful career without acertification among hundreds of thousands of certifiedprofessionals Can you achieve success without acollege degree among peers with one or more collegedegrees
Can certification be the straw to hold on to or a lifevest for professionals changing their careers Do youthink the exams and certifications are not for youbecause you are ldquotoo old for thisrdquo
What are the ldquohottestrdquo certifications of today andtomorrow Is there a certification in ldquotomorrowrdquoanyway
Join the Birds of a Feather (BOF) session ldquoThe BestCertification Discussion Everrdquo to find out the answersto these and many other questions Ask the questionsgive the answers help the peers be amazed andsurprised and above all enjoy the conversation
Participants
Discussion Leader Sasha (Sasa) Kranjac - Azure andSecurity Specialist CEO Kranjac - IT Training andConsulting
AWS Resource Management with PowerShelland AWS Systems Manager
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
This session is a deep dive into managing AWSresources using the AWS PowerShell tools and AWSSystems Manager Wersquoll begin with simple conceptsand progress to cover techniques for controlling andmanaging fleets of EC2 images and instances VPCnetworks and more Wersquoll also cover other features ofAWS Systems Manager such as automated patchmanagement and monitoring for both in-cloud and on-premises systems
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Participants
Co-Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
Co-Speaker Allen-Michael Grobelny - SeniorTechnical Evangelist Amazon Web Services
How to Get Started with DevSecOps
1015am - 1130amState Room
Collaboration between development and securityteams is key to DevSecOps transformation andinvolves both cultural and technological shifts Thechallenges associated with adoption can be mitigatedby empowering developers with the appropriatesecurity tools and processes automation andorchestration This session will discuss enabling thistransformation and the resulting benefits including thedelivery of more secure applications lower cost ofmanaging your security posture and full visibility intoapplication and enterprise risks
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Participants
Speaker Andrei Bezdedeanu - VP of EngineeringCYBRIC
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
PPT Download
Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Metrics Metrics Metrics
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
3AM on a Sunday you should be asleep but insteadyou are woken up by a text claiming that the super-critical app is timing out again What is happeningWhere is it slow Why is it slow In this session we willdiscover the services that Microsoft Azure offers tocustomers to collect logs and specifically metrics ofour cloud workloads We will understand what metricswe should be interested in when running on a cloudplatform and how to get to those metrics We will learnabout open-source tools and will definitely build somenice dashboards In the end attendees will have theknowledge to start building their own metricsdashboards and next time they are woken up at 3AMthey will be able to quickly understand what ishappening
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Lunch amp Networking - Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level | Celebrating Women inTechnology Luncheon - Sponsored byMicrosoft Cloud Advocates - Gold Room -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Be An Ally to Your Women amp Nonbinary TechColleagues
Definition of the word Ally Anyone who supports orempowers another person or group
Opportunities to do this are peppered throughout ourwork and personal lives But we may not see them orwe may think that we donrsquot have anything tocontribute Grab lunch and join us as a panel of ITDevConnections speakers discuss and share theirexperiences strategies successes and failures ateither being helped or helping when it comes toempowering Women in Technology
Participants
Panelist Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Panelist Lisa Schmeiser - Content Director Editor inChief Windows ITPro Today Informa
Panelist Phoummala Schmitt - Systems Engineer akaThe Exchange Goddess Microsoft Cloud Advocates
Panelist Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
Panelist Jennifer Stirrup - Director Data Relish Ltd
Panelist Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
Securing Office 365 with Privileged IdentityManagement
1230pm - 145pmGold Room
In this session well dive into Privileged IdentityManagement in Azure Active Directory Through acombination of PowerPoint and live demonstrationswe will show you how to set up and use PIM to protectyour Office 365 tenant from administrators usingadmin rights without authorization
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Participants
Speaker Nathan OBryan - Consultant MCSMLab
Letrsquos Get Serverless - Build Cloud BasedServerless Microservice Application
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
This session will demonstrate the basics of how tocreate serverless applications and microservicesusing AWS Lambda Amazon DynamoDB Amazon APIGateway and other serverless services During thesession attendees will build an application usingstandard patterns of creating a small dynamicmicroservice using Amazon Web Services as cloudprovider
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
DevOps for System Engineers
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
Adoption of cloud and DevOps practices creates newchallenges for system administrators and engineersWith features and tools such as ARM templatesPowerShell PowerShell DSC and VSTS we can quicklybuild out the infrastructure and deploy our code In thissession you will learn how to build a modern CICDpipeline in the cloud as well as hear what every systemadmin should know about transitioning to a DevOpsmodel of operations
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Getting Started with Power BI Report Server
1230pm - 145pmOak Room
For years SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BIlived in their own separate worlds SSRS as an on-premises solution and Power BI in the cloud Howeverwith the release of Power BI Report Server SSRS andPower BI can live happily together as an on-premisessolution In this presentation well cover the basics ofPower BI Report Server Well discuss the essentialmoving parts and will walk through what yourorganization will need to get started using this newunion of Power BI and SSRS
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Participants
Speaker Tim Mitchell - Founder and Principal DataArchitect Tyleris Data Solutions LLC
Deep Dive into Visual Studio Team ServicesExtensions
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
In this session we will build an end-to-end VisualStudio Team Services extension and share it privatelywith some tenants We will discuss advancedscenarios requiring custom service endpoints as wellas how to handle extension updates
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Cloud Fight Pros and Consof the Different Cloud Platforms
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
AWS is better for developers but not for opsrdquoldquoAzure is great for Windows but not for LinuxrdquoldquoIf you want containers use GCP but donrsquot use it foranything elserdquoldquoNeither cloud just isnrsquot secure enough for mycompanyrdquo
Have you heard or even said these things beforeIn this BOF session we will put the major public cloudproviders head to head and either debunk or validatesome of the urban myths around them
Bring your boxing gloves
Participants
Discussion Leader Christopher Wolff - DataSpecialist Xero Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
CANCELLED Detecting and Capturing Changefor Data Warehousing
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
There are many ways to detect and capture changes tothe data in your business system to populate your datawarehouse In this session we will compare andcontrast several methods for loading slowly changingdimensions in your ETL solutions including SSISdesign patterns T-SQL code change data capture andtemporal tables Attendees will gain a fullunderstanding of the pros and cons of each of thesesolutions and become confident in choosing andimplementing them in their own ETL solutions
Eleventh Hour IoT Security
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Despite all the hype surround the Internet of ThingsIoT security has been found lacking Many are learningof IoT deployments with only months (or weeks)notice and IT managers are being thrown into thedeep end of IoT security In this presentation yoursquoll getto experience real-world IoT threat modeling whichorganizations are using to get a handle on this bravenew world of embedded devices and new protocols
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Additional Material
Participants
Speaker Steven Ocepek - Associate Partner X-ForceRed IBM
Simple Tweaks to be Relevant in a Cloud World
1230pm - 145pmExecutive Room
This ldquocloud thingrdquo is not going away Whatadjustments can you do in your life-long-learning pathas an IT Operations person to take advantage of thecurrent industry transition to hyperscale cloudenvironments Join Rick Claus has he shares technicaltweaks that have worked for him and nuggets ofknowledge he discovered from 20+ years of on-premises know how that are somehow still magicallyrelevant in this cloud world
This will be a fast paced humorous demo sessionwhere Rick will be sharing all the resources usedthroughout the session as well as introducing a teamof Cloud Ops Advocates to keep in touch with after theconference
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Participants
Speaker Rick Claus - Cloud Ops Advocate Microsoft
Query Store ndash What is it all About
1230pm - 145pmRoyal Room
The Query Store now allows us to track query plans asthey change over time giving us a slew of newpossibilities when it comes to tuning our queries Evenjust the ability to compare a previous plan to a newplan is a huge step toward understanding what may behappening in our instance We can even tell theoptimizer which plan we want it to use These were alleither extremely difficultmdashand in some casesimpossiblemdashto do before This session will explainwhat the Query Store is all about and give you theinsight to get started using this new and wonderfulfeature set
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Kelly - Senior Technical SubjectMatter Expert B3 Group Inc
Lessons from the Fire Department IncidentCommand for IT
1230pm - 145pmState Room
Leading companies such as Google Heroku andPagerDuty have developed successful incidentmanagement practices based on the public safetyworlds Incident Command System (ICS) This sessionoffers key lessons learned by those organizationsalong with a few war stories
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
Using Kafka for Real-Time Data Ingestion withNET
1230pm - 145pmTerrace Room
Remember that first time you saw Service Broker andthought of all the great things you could do with it Butwhen you actually tried Service Broker you discoveredall its limitations and pain points Enter Apache KafkaApache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribemessaging system that can scale out to handlemillions of messages per second and support adistributed microservices-oriented architecture In thistalk we will cover the basics of this powerful systemincluding general architectural and design principlesWe will also build a NET project that uses Kafka toproduce and consume messages quickly andefficiently
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Feasel - Engineering ManagerPredictive Analytics ChannelAdvisor
Networking Break Sponsor Showcase amp Raffle| Regency Foyer - Banquet Level
145pm - 215pmEvents
Office 365 and Azure Active DirectoryIdentities In-depth
215pm - 330pmGold Room
Office 365 Exchange Online SharePointOnlinemdasheverything starts with users and how to getthem into Office 365 This in-depth session will helpyou ensure that users who work on-premises have thesame flexibility when their service moves to Office365 Office 365 offers a whole range of identitymanagement options that allow you to use Office 365as you wish In this session you will learn everythingthere is to know about user accounts provisioning andsingle sign-on and you will experience how WindowsAzure AD can become your next best friendFurthermore you will learn how to use Azure ActiveDirectory with the existing applications you have inyour service catalog
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
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Using Cloud App Security to Lock DownShadow IT
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
In this session well walk you through how to protectagainst anomalies and safeguard your environmentfrom predation with cloud app security We will alsoshow you how to mitigate risk from exposure as wellas how to control documentation and assets frombeing shared outside your organization
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Participants
Speaker Max Fritz - Solutions Architect SADASystems
Intune ConfigMgr Both Co-Management
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
Modern Management is easily used but historicallyhas been difficult to realize for various reasons - bothtechnical and process Co-Management introduced in1710 helps remove many of these roadblocks andunderstanding co-management will be the focus ofthis session We will focus discussion on why Co-Management is important how it is configured andhow it can be part of your modern managementstrategy
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Participants
Speaker Steven Rachui - Principal Premier FieldEngineer Microsoft Corporation
Performance Tuning AWS EC2 and You
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Have you been frustrated by poor EC2 performanceAre you wondering if youre really getting the best bangfor your buck from your AWS resources Are youinterested in how to properly gauge performanceHave you heard of kernel tuning but would like to knowmore Then check out this session where thesetopicsmdashand moremdashwill be covered
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Participants
Speaker James Berger - SRE Splunk
CANCELLED Git and GitHub for NETDevelopers
215pm - 330pmContinental Room
Many NET developers started their career happilyusing TFS as source control Now most projects useGit Is this shift leaving you confused In this sessionyoursquoll gain a better understanding of Git taught fromthe perspective of a NETVisual Studio developerYoursquoll also learn how to use GitHub as a way to applyyour newly acquired Git knowledge Yoursquoll walk awayfrom this session knowing that you can nowconfidently join all Git-related discussions at work
Coding Naked ndash Unit Testing Those Hard toReach Places
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
Code coverage with quality unit tests are your first lineof defense to reducing technical debt increasing codequality and accelerating your ability to change andadapt code (without breaking it) while continuing toadd new features Most test-driven development (TDD)sessions focus on the easy-to-test areas of your codebase that are almost never what you experiencegetting back to your desk Come learn why TDD is nota fancy practice for the coding elite but anunderstandable obtainable and practical approach todelivering value for every developer and how whendone properly it will increase communication anddesign between the business stake holders anddevelopers This session is led by the author ofAutomated Unit Tests chapter in the Wrox book ldquoRealWorld NET C and Silverlight IndispensableExperiences from 15 MVPsrdquo
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Participants
Speaker Caleb Jenkins - Team Leader TechnologyQuicken Loans
Understanding and Troubleshooting SQLServer IO
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
Tuning disk subsystems for optimal SQL Serverperformance is typically the domain of veryexperienced enterprise DBAs It normally requiresyears of experience with the hard disk subsystem tolearn exactly what configurations perform bestprovide the greatest fault tolerance and allow for themost scalability Configuring hardware can be veryintimidating especially when the application needs toscale This session will teach you the best practicestips and techniques to help you avoid costly mistakesand they will serve as the foundation for the long-termsuccess of your SQL Server environment
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Participants
Speaker Kevin Kline - Principal Program ManagerSentryOne
The Everyday (Budget Poor) DBArsquos Hoarding(Stretch) Database
215pm - 330pmGarden Room
When Microsoft announced Stretch Databases we allloved the ideamdashthat is until pricing was revealed Butperhaps by combining various SQL Server features wecould ldquostretchrdquo databases to the cloud ourselves Byusing files and filegroups and partitioning along with alocally mounted Azure or AWS fileshare you can buildyour own stretch database without necessarilybreaking the bank In this session yoursquoll learn thesteps to build a quasi-stretch database to store staledata in cheap cloud storage yet still have it easilyaccessible when needed
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Modern BIOS Management from the Cloud
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
In this session we will demonstrate how to configureand manage firmware and driver settings OS updatesand patches and applications and policies from thecloud using unified endpoint managementtechnologies And we will explain how to report onfirmware and system information and create reportsand dashboards Learn how you can know when thingsare going to fail before the end user even notices itand create automated responses that will amaze youruser base and eliminate your manual work Wersquoll alsoteach you how to use Workspace ONE UnifiedEndpoint Management with Dell Technologiesintegration to manage the devices firmware anddrivers
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Participants
Co-Speaker Brooks Peppin - EUS InformationSystems Engineer VMware
Co-Speaker Josue Negron - Senior SolutionsArchitect VMware
Going Fully Serverless - Is it Possible to NeverWorry About Servers
215pm - 330pmRoyal Room
What is serverless Whatrsquos the difference betweencontainainers and Lambda bull Talking through how todeploy a serverless end implementation using theAWS toolset taking advantage of Lambda S3 CognitoAPI Gateway and Cloudformation bull How to use AWSrsquosinfrastructure as code (IaC) tools Cloudformation andSAM to make deployments even easier bull Things tothink about before going serverless - limitsbottlenecks
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
Build and Orchestrate Serverless Applicationson AWS with PowerShell
215pm - 330pmState Room
As a developer you need to deploy your code quicklyand execute it in parallel The Amazon Web Services(AWS) Lambda service can help you accomplish this ina cost-efficient manner Come to this session andlearn how to deploy your PowerShell functions in AWSLambda orchestrate them with AWS Step Functions
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Participants
Speaker Trevor Sullivan - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services
SQL Server using Amazon Web Services EC2Instances
215pm - 330pmTerrace Room
You have just been informed that you are moving toAWS Now what In this presentation wersquoll cover theups and downs of using AWS Elastic Cloud Computing(EC2) instances for your SQL Server We will show youhow to make an EC2 instance and install SQL Serveron it go over networking security and routing servicesand demonstrate how to make a simple highlyavailable two-node availability group By the end of thesession you should be on the right track to start usingAWS in your environment
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Wolff - Data Specialist Xero Inc
Daily Debrief Cloud Platform
330pm - 530pmParisian Room
Participants
Moderator David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Daily Debrief Developer Platform
330pm - 530pmPavilion Room
Participants
Moderator Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Daily Debrief Data Platform
330pm - 530pmOak Room
Participants
Moderator Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair| Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
Daily Debrief Security Platform
330pm - 530pmFountain Room
Participants
Moderator Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair |Virtual CIO amp Technology Executive BrainWaveConsulting
Hackathon Finale | Pavilion Room - TerraceLevel
545pm - 700pmEvents
SESSIONSWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
700am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -Loggingand Audit-ing Ma-chineLearningPredictions
830am -Birds of aFeatherThe Goodand theBad ofPatchingWindows
830am -InsiderThreatsProtectingAgainst theThreat YouCant See
830am -SQL Serveron Linuxand Con-tainers ABrave NewWorld
830am -LeverageBlockchainto SolveBusinessProblems
830am -Automat-ing Azurewith Pow-erShell -Beyond theAzure Pow-erShellModule
830am -Mythbust-ing WebPerfor-mance
830am -SQL ServerForensics -Who DidWhat
830am -CAN-CELLEDAdvancedXam-arinFormsDevelop-ment
830am -Can youPredict theFuture ofUnifiedEndpointManage-ment
830am -ScalingScrum tothe Enter-prise
830am -Secure Por-tals andConfiden-tial Consor-tiums
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak ampSponsorShowcase |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Azure VMs+ Log Ship-ping + Au-tomation =A BudgetConsciousDR Solu-tion (HowTo)
1015am -Birds of aFeatherThe BestCertifica-tion Dis-cussionEver
1015am -RethinkYour Work-stationStrategywith Ama-zon App-Stream 20
1015am -Architect-ing SinglePoints ofFailureSorry DonrsquotBlame thePlatform
1015am -StoppingMaliciousUsers withOffice 365AdvancedSecurityManage-ment
1015am -DisasterRecovery ndashHow toNOT do it
1015am -Progres-sive WebApps
1015am -GDPR Im-plicationsfor yourApplicationEnviron-ment Secu-rity
1015am -AWS Re-sourceManage-ment withPowerShelland AWSSystemsManager
1015am -How to GetStartedwith De-vSecOps
1015am -MetricsMetricsMetrics
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking- RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel | Cel-ebratingWomen inTechnologyLuncheon -Sponsoredby Mi-crosoftCloud Ad-vocates -Gold Room- BanquetLevel
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1200PM 1230pm -Deep Diveinto VisualStudioTeam Ser-vices Ex-tensions
1230pm -SimpleTweaks tobe Rele-vant in aCloudWorld
1230pm -Birds of aFeatherCloudFight Prosand Consof the Dif-ferentCloud Plat-forms
1230pm -CAN-CELLEDDetectingand Cap-turingChange forData Ware-housing
1230pm -EleventhHour IoTSecurity
1230pm -SecuringOffice 365with Privi-leged Iden-tity Man-agement
1230pm -GettingStartedwith PowerBI ReportServer
1230pm -Letrsquos GetServerless- BuildCloudBasedServerlessMicroser-vice Appli-cation
1230pm -DevOps forSystem En-gineers
1230pm -QueryStore ndashWhat is itall About
1230pm -Lessonsfrom theFire De-partmentIncidentCommandfor IT
1230pm -Using Kaf-ka for Real-Time DataIngestionwith NET
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreakSponsorShowcaseamp Raffle |RegencyFoyer -BanquetLevel
200PM 215pm -CAN-CELLEDGit andGitHub forNET Devel-opers
215pm -ModernBIOS Man-agementfrom theCloud
215pm -CodingNaked ndashUnit Test-ing ThoseHard toReachPlaces
215pm -Under-standingand Trou-bleshoot-ing SQLServer IO
215pm -The Every-day (Bud-get Poor)DBArsquosHoarding(Stretch)Database
215pm -Office 365and AzureActive Di-rectoryIdentitiesIn-depth
215pm -Perfor-manceTuningAWS EC2and You
215pm -UsingCloud AppSecurity toLock DownShadow IT
215pm -IntuneConfigMgrBoth Co-Manage-ment
215pm -Going FullyServerless- Is it Possi-ble to Nev-er WorryAboutServers
215pm -Build andOrches-trateServerlessApplica-tions onAWS withPowerShell
215pm -SQL Serverusing Ama-zon WebServicesEC2 In-stances
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
300PM 330pm -Daily De-brief Secu-rity Plat-form
330pm -Daily De-brief DataPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief CloudPlatform
330pm -Daily De-brief De-veloperPlatform
400PM
500PM 545pm -HackathonFinale |PavilionRoom - Ter-race Level
SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 - 17102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
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Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
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Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
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Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
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Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Continental Breakfast amp Networking | RegencyBallroom - Banquet Level
730am - 830amEvents
Registration Open Hours | Regency Foyer -Banquet Level
730am - 330pmRegistration
Protecting your Office 365 Data with MicrosoftInformation Protection
830am - 945amGold Room
When their information is available in the cloud peoplewant to take additional measures to keep that datasecure The problem is that one of the biggestadvantages of cloud services is they provide a hugeplatform for collaboration With Microsoft InformationProtection you can have both Office 365 RMS andAzure Information Protection combined allows aplatform for collaboration without compromisingsecurity In this session we will cover theimplementation and integration of MicrosoftInformation Protection with Office 365 We will alsodiscuss the impact of RMS and Azure InformationProtection outside the Microsoft ecosystem
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
CANCELLED On-Premises Machine Learningwith Python and SQL Server 2017
830am - 945amParisian Room
Are you missing out on the promise and excitement ofAzure Machine Learning because your customers areunwilling or unable to commit to the cloud Wouldnt itbe great if you could harness the same capabilities foryour on-premises data With Python integrated in SQLServer 2017 you can In this session we will providereal-world examples of problems solved on-premisesusing both supervised and unsupervised machinelearning techniques Attendees will learn how to useMachine Learning Services (In-Database) integrationto tackle complex data prediction scenarios
Canary Deployment Your Applicationrsquos EarlyWarning System
830am - 945amPavilion Room
Canary deploymentsmdasha term explained by ItayShakury former Microsoft Lead Cloud SolutionArchitectmdashgive your organization early detectionsystems for errors and data on how your system isused How can a team move from a differentdeployment pattern into a pattern that allows yourorganization to test customer reaction to differentsoftware Find out in this session where we will walkthrough a real-world implementation of this scenariousing VSTS Net and nodejs technologies
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Participants
Speaker Eric Landes - Senior DevOps ConsultantAgileThought Inc
Defining Serverless APIs
830am - 945amOak Room
In this session we will discuss the various ways todefine your serverless APIs We will look at theframeworks out there (AWS SAM ServerlessFramework) and evaluate the benefits and downsidesto each one We will also discuss the most commonproblems yoursquoll encounter when architecting yourserverless application and provide practical solutionsto those problems
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Participants
Speaker Turner Houghton - Junior Cloud EngineerHome Technology Services
From 0 to Automated Release with VSTS
830am - 945amContinental Room
VSTS and Azure allow us to truly use DevOpsprinciples and practices In this session well discusshow to create a fully automated pipeline for buildingand releasing your applications Wersquoll show you how touse Infrastructure as a Code to quickly build your devtestprod environment and how to automate the pathfrom commit over build to new release to production
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Participants
Speaker Mustafa Toroman - System Engineer AzureMVP Authority Partners
Scale Out and Conquer ArchitecturalDecisions Behind Distributed In-MemorySystems
830am - 945amFar East Room
Distributed platforms like Apache Ignite rely onhorizontal scalability More machines in the clustermean greater performance of the application But dowe always get twice the speed after adding a secondmachine to the farm Ten times faster after adding 10machines What is the responsibility of the platformAnd where do engineersrsquo responsibilities begin In thissession attendees will learn about the compromisesand pitfalls architects face when designing distributedsystems They will also learn the advantages anddisadvantages of different data-sharding algorithmseffective data models for distributed environmentssynchronization and coordination in distributedsystems and local scalability issues of speeding uplocal processing on cluster nodes
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Participants
Speaker Denis Magda - GridGain Director of PMGridGain
Putting Data to Use Big Data and Analyticswith AWS
830am - 945amGarden Room
Big data is not just a buzzword Today companiesfrom startups to enterprises have access to massiveamounts of data generated by users and connecteddevices The variety volume and velocity of datarequires specialized tools and massively scalablecompute storage and analytics capabilities togenerate valuable insights Amazon Web Services(AWS) offers a broad range of services for virtually anykind of big data application such as data warehousingclickstream analytics fraud detectionrecommendation engines event-driven ETL serverlesscomputing IoT processing and machine learning Inthis session we will look at how to choose the righttool for the right job at every step of a data analyticsworkflow from collecting storing processing andconsuming data at scale to get the level ofperformance reliability and security you need whilebeing cost-efficient
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Participants
Speaker Karan Desai - Solutions Architect AmazonWeb Services (AWS)
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
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Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
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Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
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Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
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Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
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Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
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Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
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Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
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Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
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Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
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Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
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Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
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Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
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Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Introducing the CICD Workflows in the Cloud
830am - 945amExecutive Room
Today companies seeking to innovate faster arelooking for new ways to make it easier and faster fortheir development teams to build and deploy softwareToday many companies and organizations face somechallenges in implementing a more agile dynamicsoftware development process They seek ways tomake it easier and faster for their development teamsto build and deploy software while delivering technicalinnovations to the marketplace Implementingcontinuous integration continuous delivery andcontinuous deployment processes can aid you inbuilding and releasing well-tested software safely andquickly
In this session we will discuss how you can quicklyimplement a CICD workflow using the cloud servicesUsing an automated CICD pipeline makes it easier toset up your entire development and continuousdelivery toolchain for coding building testing anddeploying your application code with many popularprogramming languages
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Build Your Application in a Cloud Make It SafeDeadline Tomorrow
830am - 945amRoyal Room
This session will teach attendees about securityarchitecture for cloud applications how to manageuser and application identity what are securityprincipals and how to manage access in cloudplatform You will learn about services that can beused to secure applications and sensitive materialssuch as passwords and certificates
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Tomasz Onyszko - CTO Predica Sp z oo
Birds of a Feather Here Today GoneTomorrow Technologies You Shouldnt BotherWith
830am - 945amState Room
Participants
Discussion Leader Prashant G Bhoyar - SolutionArchitect WithumSmith+Brown PC
Building your First SQL Server Container Lab inDocker
830am - 945amTerrace Room
It wasnrsquot that long ago when virtualization changed theway we work with SQL and infrastructure Now itrsquos allabout containers Containers can make the DBArsquos jobof creating and deploying servers much easier freeingthem up for other tasks such as performance tuningand security In this session we will go over theconcepts of containers and their general capabilitiesThen we will build connect and configure a SQL Serverin a container for use as a private lab
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christopher Bell - Founder WaterOxConsulting Inc
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
945am - 1015amEvents
Web Application Security Tomorrow AttacksThat Will Hit You Soon
1015am - 1130amGold Room
Attacks such as SQL injection cross-site scripting(XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) have beenaround for more than 10 years old so by now everyoneshould know how to avoid them But new threats areon the horizon including version 20 of these oldattacks albeit with increased danger such as CSRFwithout user interaction or forgotten types of XSS thatmay endanger Angular applications Of course bewarealso of novel kinds of vulnerabilities such as insecureJSON deserialization surprising XML injectionsexternal link abuse and many more This session willnot only showcase many of these new and updatedthreats but will also provide countermeasures Expectsurprising twists a lot of code and a to-do list to checkoff once you return home from the conference
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Christian Wenz - CEO Actition GmbH
Successfully Embedding an EffectiveCyberSecurity Program into your Organization
1015am - 1130amParisian Room
As cybersecurity and compliance become core tosuccessfully doing business it is vital that yourorganizations cybersecurity program processes andprocedures are baked into the the DNA of theorganization and not just painted on after the factThis requires the design and implementation ofeffective gates -- places in the organizations workflowwhere cybersecurity is implemented and validatedbefore work moves on In this session we will bereviewing what these gates look like for anorganization that implements B2B and B2Capplications in the public or private cloud and howthey can be made an organic part of the organization
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Andrew Baker - Security Track Chair | VirtualCIO amp Technology Executive BrainWave Consulting
Governing Your Data in O365 ClassifyingRetaining Complying and Discovering
1015am - 1130amPavilion Room
You have a data problem and you likely dont evenknow it With the latest cloud offerings from Microsoftthe ability to store content has become almostlimitless On the one hand this solves many ITheadaches but it also causes many more How longshould we keep our data How do we make it easy forend users to classify data and can we automate anyof it How do we find it when we really need to suchas for a lawsuit This session will look at the tools thatMicrosoft Office 365 provides and what you need toknow to plan for retention and classification of yourdata
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker David Broussard - Principal ConsultantCatapult Systems
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
PPT Download
Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
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Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
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Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
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Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
PPT Download
Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
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Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Microservices Hybrid Cloud Responsivenessand Velocity - Yes you can Have it all
1015am - 1130amOak Room
In this session Chander Dhall will show differentarchitectures that are in currently in production withhis clients He will take you on a high-level journey onwhat it takes to move a monolithic architecture to amicroservices-based architecture He will alsoelucidate the concepts behind implementing thesearchitectures correctly and how to make them fasterwhile increasing the (development) velocity
Participants
Speaker Chander Dhall - Developer Platform TrackChair | CEO Cazton Inc
Use R to Process JSON and XML to Save yourSanity
1015am - 1130amContinental Room
Using packages such as xml2 jsonlite and jq thissession will showcase how you can work with XMLand JSON easily Well also cover how you can workwith data thats been stored in SQL Server so you canwork with your data either from an R stand-aloneinstance or in a stored procedure in SQL Server
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Steph Locke - CEO Locke Data Ltd
DevOps Identity at the Heart of Automation
1015am - 1130amFar East Room
Modern development implies modern authenticationDevOps is all about making continuous integrationcontinuous deployment and infrastructure as code areality However when dealing with Azure ActiveDirectory applications things can get complicated Inthis session well demonstrate how to build AAD appsprovisioning as part of your release cycle using VisualStudio Team Services (VSTS) Azure Managed ServiceIdentity (MSI) and Azure Key Vault
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Birds of a Feather Stirring the Pot KeepingOperations On-premises Versus Moving to theCloud
1015am - 1130amFountain Room
Why move to the cloud You give up all control of yourinfrastructure to a very opinionated system that youcanrsquot change if you have to
But do you have to Or even can you
In this BOF session we want to hear your argumentspro moving to the cloud but also hear the ones thatprevent you from moving to the cloud Between allattendees maybe we can convince so sceptics intomoving everything to the cloud tomorrow or the cloudbelievers into pulling out asap
Participants
Discussion Leader Eric Landes - Senior DevOpsConsultant AgileThought Inc
Discussion Leader David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair |Director Xirus PTY LTD
Discussion Leader Mustafa Toroman - SystemEngineer Azure MVP Authority Partners
Deployments got you up at Night Learn toSleep Easy with AWS Codedeploy
1015am - 1130amGarden Room
Lets face it the requirements around deployingsoftware updates continues to grow But withCodeDeploy there is relief In this session youll learnwhat AWS CodeDeploy is and how you can use it toautomate deployments across your applicationsrunning on AWS Well look at applications deploymentgroups application lifecycle hooks and how you canplug in to these to automate any tasks you need toensure a successful zero downtime deployment
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Adam Dockter - VP EngineeringServiceTarget
Build Debug and Deploy your First ServerlessChatbot
1015am - 1130amExecutive Room
Conversational interfaces through text and voice withare rapidly becoming more mainstream With cloudbased deep learning technologies you can addcompelling voice and chat interfaces to mobiledevices web apps and easily publish your chatbots toTwilio Slack and Facebook Messenger This sessionwill explain how to build a fully functional chatbot withmultiple frontends using a serverless cloud backendAttendees will learn the key components required forbuilding chatbots integrated with text voice andresponse cards and will gain foundational skills forenriching applications with natural conversationalinterfaces
The session we will discuss the choice oftechnologies development tools and debuggingtechniques and will demo and build a chatbotAdditionally the session will demo how to processing
conversations and triggering corresponding actions ina serverless backend systems
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Tara Walker - Principal Software EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) What is itCan my Organization Benefit from it
1015am - 1130amRoyal Room
Theres a lot of interest in Site Reliability Engineeringthese days Leading companies such as GoogleFacebook Netflix and Apple have all embraced SREparticularly in the wake of the book Site ReliabilityEngineering How Google Runs Production Systemspublished a couple of years ago by OReilly So what isSRE and what are its core principles How does SRErelate to DevOps Is it only applicable to massiveonline services such as Google Facebook and Netflixor are there aspects of SRE that can be applied inother circumstances Is SRE a passing fad or is itsomething thats worth investing time and effort intoboth individually and organizationally In this sessionyoursquoll learn about SRE from someone who is both anexperienced SRE high-level individual contributor andmanager (six years at Google including managing theSRE team for Google Fiber) He also has many years ofDevIT experience outside Google in organizationsranging from startups to multinational enterprises
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Brent Chapman - Principal Great CircleAssociates Inc
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
PPT Download
Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
PPT Download
Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Securing AWS
1015am - 1130amState Room
In this session yoursquoll learn how to leverage AWSsecurity best practices to reduce your risk We willcover AWS built-in optional account configuration aswell as external resources to help audit and protectyour environment
PPT Download
Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Monolith to Microservices Making aSuccessful Transition
1015am - 1130amTerrace Room
Microservices have taken the software industry bystorm Are you developing a microservice Do youwant to understand the benefits of a microservicearchitecture Do you want to dive-deep into the designprinciples of the microservice architecture If theanswer to any of these questions is yes then thispresentation is for you In this session yoursquoll learn howto successfully embrace this modern architecture Bythe end of this session you will have a goodunderstanding of this new architectural style and bestpractices You will walk away with better insightsabout transitioning from monolith to microserviceshaving learned how to build microservices from theground up and apply them within your ownorganization
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Samir Behara - Solution Architect EBSCOIndustries
Lunch amp Networking | Regency Ballroom -Banquet Level
1130am - 1230pmEvents
Building Business Solutions in Office 365using Microsoft Bot Framework
1230pm - 145pmParisian Room
A bot is a web service that interacts with users in aconversational format The Microsoft Bot Frameworkis a comprehensive offering for building and deployinghigh-quality bots for users to enjoy wherever they aretalking In this demo-driven session we will cover thebasics of the Microsoft Bot Framework and how youcan leverage the Bot Framework to implement the real-life business solutions in Office 365 We teach how toget started with the Microsoft Bot Framework anddemonstrate how to build a working bot for yourapplication Not only will you learn what is theMicrosoft Bot Framework and what is Azure BotService but also how to create bots using theMicrosoft Bot Framework and how to leverage the BotFramework to implement real-life business solutions
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Prashant G Bhoyar - Solution ArchitectWithumSmith+Brown PC
Data Loss Prevention in Office 365
1230pm - 145pmPavilion Room
In their journey to the cloud companies try to protecttheir data by adding additional layers of security Oneof the security measure that Office 365 provides isdata loss prevention (DLP) Itrsquos been available for quitesome time in Exchange Online but it has also made itsway into SharePoint Online In this session wersquoll coverwhy and how to use DLP in Office 365 to preventsensitive data from leaving the company Using DLPwe will show how to add another layer of businesssecurity based on data driven by business We will alsocover how DLP can be integrated with AzureInformation Protection By the end of the sessionyoursquoll know how to make data more secure with dataloss prevention
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jethro Seghers - Program Director SkySync
Accessing and Analyzing Current andHistorical Weather Forecasts using AWSAthena
1230pm - 145pmContinental Room
Do you want to learn how to access a massive datalake of geospatial data in Amazon S3 Amazon Athenaallows a data analyst to write familiar SQL queries toaccess data stored in flat files directly in an AmazonS3 bucket This session will cover data partitioningbucketing and basic and columnar file formats Anydatasets from a few gigabytes to a few petabytes caneasily be queried with Amazon Athena Attendees willtake away the knowledge needed to start creating theirown data lake using the same techniques discussed inthis session with any data of their choosing
Participants
Speaker Marty Sullivan - DevOpsCloud EngineerCornell University
The Journey to the Cloud - From Hardware toMicroservices
1230pm - 145pmFar East Room
The journey to the cloud can be a bumpy one with somany cloud choices and so little time to make the rightdecisions all while keeping the train running on timeThatrsquos why its more important than ever to ask theright questions In this interactive session participantswill learn how to ask the right questions and suss outthe areas that are most important in their journey tothe cloud Well compare participant-nominated cloudproviders and their services to assist in determiningwhich mix of clouds and services may be right for youWersquoll cover everything from cost to capability commonchallenges balancing infrastructure and services andwell even address the dreaded legacy applicationsand lock-in elephants in the room
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Sean Davis - Sr Business TransformationConsultant DevOps AgileThought
Using Spatial Data in SQL Server to DriveBusiness Decisions from IoT HarvestedPosition Data
1230pm - 145pmFountain Room
Session details coming soon
Participants
Speaker Mindy Curnutt - Data Platform Track Chair |Business Owner amp 4X Microsoft Data Platform MVPMindy Curnutt amp Associates Consulting
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
PPT Download
Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Extending Team Services to AWS ndash the Whythe What and the How
1230pm - 145pmGarden Room
Using the AWS Tools for Visual Studio Team Servicesitrsquos a snap to extend your existing build and releasepipelines in both VSTS and on-premise TeamFoundation Server to work with a variety of AWSservices This session will begin with a shortintroduction to the tools why you might want to usethem and what they offer and then demonstrates thetools in action to dive progressively deeper intooptions for managing deployments to different AWSservices such as Elastic Beanstalk Lambda andCodeDeploy The session will also cover tasks forworking with secrets and options for building outinfrastructure on demand as part of your buildprocesses
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Steven Roberts - Senior Software DevEngineer Amazon Inc
I have Indexes but do I have the Right Indexes
1230pm - 145pmState Room
SQL Server indexes come in multiple types clusterednon-clustered full text and column store In thissession yoursquoll get an understanding of what thesetypes are and when each is an appropriate solutionWe will explain and demonstrate each type and yoursquollleave this class with a repeatable indexingmethodology you can use to improve your databaseperformance
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Eric Blinn - Sr Data Architect Squire PattonBoggs
Networking Break | Regency Foyer - BanquetLevel
145pm - 215pmEvents
Deep Dive into SQL Server 2019
215pm - 330pmGold Room
SQL Server 2019 now in public preview builds uponthe modern data platform of SQL Server 2017 to bringnew capabilities and open up new worlds through aunified data platform Come learn more about the newfeatures of SQL Server 2019 including Big DataClusters with Spark and HDFS Machine Learning SQLServer extensions with Java Intelligent QueryProcessing Always On Availability Groups onKubernetes and list of database engineenhancements for the data professional anddeveloper
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Bob Ward - Principal Architect Microsoft
Clean your Mess up Hygiene in the MicrosoftAzure Cloud
215pm - 330pmParisian Room
With great power comes great responsibility - everyOps team in the cloud ever With all those possibilitiesthat cloud providers promise us a lot of fears travelalong How can I make sure that workloads are onlydeployed in region XYZ How do I know who didwhat How do I get notified if something happensHow do I not get bill shock All of these questionsare normal and need to be addressed in everyimplementation Come along and hear about offeringsand services in Microsoft Azure that will assistcompanies to clean up their cloud and keep it tidy
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker David OBrien - Cloud Track Chair | DirectorXirus PTY LTD
Move your Archive to the Cloud
215pm - 330pmPavilion Room
This session will demonstrate how using AWS Glaciercan be a simple and cost-effective solution forarchiving data Wersquoll also discuss how to set up Glacieras well as some of its limitations
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Dave Evans - Cloud Architect PCM
DevOps Infrastructure as Code Visual StudioTeam Services vs Azure Automation
215pm - 330pmOak Room
Azure Automation is the infrastructure way ofenvisioning automation while Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) encapsulates the Azure provisioningsteps as part of the release life cycle What are thepros and cons of each product Should we choose oneover another Arent they overlapping In this sessionwe will confront two worlds infrastructure anddevelopment After all isnt DevOps a way to bridgethose worlds
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Stephane Eyskens - Azure Architect andDevOps Expert Freelance
Dont Forget to Change your Oil PeriodicReview and Maintenance for your AWSAccount
215pm - 330pmFar East Room
In this session wersquoll show AWS users how to reducecosts ensure security and prevent end of life Wersquollcover items to keep tabs on to ensure you are keepingup with best practices Also covered will be tools tohelp you on this journey
PPT Download
Participants
Co-Speaker Kiran Kuppa - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Co-Speaker Maitreya Ranganath - Solutions ArchitectAmazon Web Services Inc
Using Amazon Connect to Help CustomersOver the Phone without the Bottleneck ofHumans
215pm - 330pmFountain Room
How to build a Amazon Lex (Alexa) driven pay as yougo call centre solution bull Plug your call centre into yoursystems allowing customers to get answers withouthaving to queue bull Use AWS Lambda amp DynamoDB toallow customers to pass data protection and ensurecustomer data is secure bull How to integrate your newsolution with other communication methods such astext message
PPT Download
Participants
Speaker Jonathon Valentine - CTO ThingCo
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
Birds of a Feather Best Practices for PlanningCorporate Technology Strategy
215pm - 330pmExecutive Room
Businesses all over the world are engaging in newtechnology initiatives ranging from green fielddeployments to transformations Communicating yourvision embracing change rapid experimentation andfocusing on business outcomes are all mainstay toolsin your corporate strategy toolbox Today itrsquos morecritical than ever to establish guidelines and bestpractices around how to define evaluate and executeon your technology strategies Join Sean Davis in abest practices discussion covering various topics suchas how to leverage the right opportunities learningfrom your failures and employing unconventionalapproaches to overcome business challenges
Participants
Discussion Leader Sean Davis - Sr BusinessTransformation Consultant DevOps AgileThought
Conference Concludes
330pm - 335pmEvents
SESSIONSTHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
700AM 730am -ContinentalBreakfastamp Network-ing | Re-gency Ball-room - Ban-quet Level
730am -Registra-tion OpenHours | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
800AM 830am -From 0 toAutomatedReleasewith VSTS
830am -Introducingthe CICDWorkflowsin theCloud
830am -Scale Outand Con-quer Archi-tectural De-cisions Be-hind Dis-tributed In-MemorySystems
830am -Putting Da-ta to UseBig Dataand Analyt-ics withAWS
830am -Protectingyour Office365 Datawith Mi-crosoft In-formationProtection
830am -DefiningServerlessAPIs
830am -CAN-CELLEDOn-PremisesMachineLearningwithPython andSQL Server2017
830am -Canary De-ploymentYour Appli-cationrsquosEarly Warn-ing System
830am -Build YourApplicationin a CloudMake ItSafe Dead-line To-morrow
830am -Birds of aFeatherHere To-day GoneTomorrowTechnolo-gies YouShouldntBotherWith
830am -Buildingyour FirstSQL ServerContainerLab inDocker
900AM 945am -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
1000AM 1015am -Use R toProcessJSON andXML toSave yourSanity
1015am -Build De-bug andDeployyour FirstServerlessChatbot
1015am -DevOpsIdentity atthe Heartof Automa-tion
1015am -Birds of aFeatherStirring thePot Keep-ing Opera-tions On-premisesVersusMoving tothe Cloud
1015am -Deploy-ments gotyou up atNightLearn toSleep Easywith AWSCodede-ploy
1015am -Web Appli-cation Se-curity To-morrowAttacksThat WillHit YouSoon
1015am -Microser-vices Hy-brid CloudRespon-sivenessand Veloci-ty - Yesyou canHave it all
1015am -Success-fully Em-bedding anEffectiveCyberSecu-rity Pro-gram intoyour Orga-nization
1015am -GoverningYour Datain O365ClassifyingRetainingComplyingand Dis-covering
1015am -Site Relia-bility Engi-neering(SRE)What is itCan my Or-ganizationBenefitfrom it
1015am -SecuringAWS
1015am -Monolith toMicroser-vices Mak-ing a Suc-cessfulTransition
1100AM 1130am -Lunch ampNetworking| RegencyBallroom -BanquetLevel
1200PM 1230pm -Accessingand Ana-lyzing Cur-rent andHistoricalWeatherForecastsusing AWSAthena
1230pm -The Jour-ney to theCloud -From Hard-ware to Mi-croservices
1230pm -Using Spa-tial Data inSQL Serverto DriveBusinessDecisionsfrom IoTHarvestedPositionData
1230pm -ExtendingTeam Ser-vices toAWS ndash theWhy theWhat andthe How
1230pm -BuildingBusinessSolutionsin Office365 usingMicrosoftBot Frame-work
1230pm -Data LossPreventionin Office365
1230pm - Ihave Index-es but do Ihave theRight In-dexes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
TIME CONTINEN-TAL ROOM
EVENTS EXECUTIVEROOM
FAR EASTROOM
FOUNTAINROOM
GARDENROOM
GOLDROOM
OAK ROOM PARISIANROOM
PAVILIONROOM
REGISTRA-TION
ROYALROOM
STATEROOM
TERRACEROOM
100PM 145pm -NetworkingBreak | Re-gency Foy-er - Ban-quet Level
200PM 215pm -Birds of aFeatherBest Prac-tices forPlanningCorporateTechnologyStrategy
215pm -Dont For-get toChangeyour OilPeriodicReview andMainte-nance foryour AWSAccount
215pm -Using Ama-zon Con-nect toHelp Cus-tomersOver thePhonewithout theBottleneckof Hu-mans
215pm -Deep Diveinto SQLServer2019
215pm -DevOps In-frastruc-ture asCode Visu-al StudioTeam Ser-vices vsAzure Au-tomation
215pm -Clean yourMess upHygiene inthe Mi-crosoftAzureCloud
215pm -Move yourArchive tothe Cloud
300PM 330pm -ConferenceConcludes
SCHEDULETHURSDAY OCTOBER 18 - 18102018
ITDev ConnectionsOctober 15 - 18 2018
Fairmont DallasDallas TX
tmtknect365comit-dev-connections
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