About Us
The below questions should help you to get a good understanding of what the user group offers.
What can I get from being a member?
By being a member of the user group should offer the following:
Knowledge Sharing
Networking
Leveraging the collective real world experience of members
Provide an active voice back into Microsoft about its technical direction around SOA and BPM
Covers all Microsoft technology and associated partners that make up the eco-system that delivers the MS SOA & BPM Vision
Non Profit / Non Sales
Cover both a developer and archtect focus
What type of things do we do?
The user grouphas a number of different types of activity.
In Person Meetings
We usually have quarterly meetings where we get together in person for a couple of hours in the evenings. These meetings usually have at least two presentations followed by some discussions and beers.
Online Meetings
We also host online meetings on a regular basis. These meetings will tend to be shorter and focused on a single topic but are ideal if you find it difficult to attend in person.
What topics does the user group cover?
Events usually cover either developer or architecture themes around SOA/BPM, Connected Systems and integration involving technologies in the Microsoft SOA/BPM offering (including ISV partners). These will typically cover:
Technlogy & Developer Themes
BizTalk
Windows Server AppFabric
SQL Server
Windows Workflow
Windows Azure (Internet Service Bus, Azure Storage, etc)
Windows Identity Foundation
Windows Communication Foundation
SQL Azure
Microsoft .net
Windows Identity Foundation
Modelling & Design
Visual Studio/Team System
RFID
Patterns and Practices
Testing Tools
Composite Applications
Windows Hyper-V
Architecture Themes
Process Modelling
Simulation/Optimization/Prediction
Human/System Workflow
SOA/EAI Service Enablement
Business Rules
Process Analysis, Monitoring & Governance
Standards
Maturity Models
Competency Certification
ESB Guidance
MSBA Capability Modelling
Cloud Computing and Services
Best Practices
Industry Specific case studies
How do I follow the user group?
There are a number of ways to follow activity.
Mailing List
Our website offers a number of ways to know about activity. You can subscribe to things like the announcements and event lists RSS feeds, or also the newsletter below.
Linked In
You can follow on linked in by subscribing to the following group.
Eventbrite
Events are organised on Eventbrite, You can subscribe to our events there: