IndyTechFest 2007: Track 4: Developing on the Web and in the Enterprise

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Track 4: Developing on the Web and in the Enterprise

Developing on the Web and in the Enterprise
4-1	Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance	Brad McGehee
4-2	SharePoint in the Enterprise	Rob Bogue
4-3	Application Lifecycle Management with VSTS	Paul Hacker
4-4	Business Intelligence: From Design to Delivering Value to the Enterprise	Craig Utley
4-5	Digging Deeper into LINQ	Stephen Fulcher

Troubleshooting SQL Server 2005 Performance

Presented By Brad McGehee
Troubleshooting SQL Server performance is not for the novice. It requires an individual who not only is familiar with application development and SQL Server, but a person who knows how to fully take advantage of the available troubleshooting tools. In this session, you will learn the key concepts behind good performance troubleshooting strategies, along with learning about the tools available to you to help you identify and resolve performance issues. Recommended for the SQL Server developer or part-time DBA.

SharePoint in the Enterprise

Presented By Rob Bogue

Finding the Lost Information in Your Enterprise. When you want to find an HR form do you look on the Web ... or do you call your friend in HR? Have you ever needed to know what your organization knows about a topic, and you know the knowledge exists, but you can't find it? In this session you'll learn about the first step to getting a handle on data in your enterprise: getting people involved with SharePoint. You'll then explore the crucial second step: preventing that interest from getting out of control. (Do you remember the proliferation of Access databases in the 1990s?) Don't miss this session full of tips on how to promote SharePoint adoption -- while setting up a taxonomy and structure to keep control.
In this session, you will learn:
• Learn how to get people excited about SharePoint
• Discover how to maintain a semblance of control in the face of overwhelming demand
• Get tips for keeping control of content
• See how to create a taxonomy and structure in SharePoint

Application Lifecycle Management with VSTS

Presented by Paul Hacker

Whether you’re part of an application development team, or a business stakeholder who depends on IT for business-critical applications, you know first-hand some of the many challenges associated with application development. These challenges depend on the situation, but often include:
• Managing shifting business requirements throughout the project
• Communication gaps between end-users and the development team
• Adequately testing applications for quality and reliability
• Gaining visibility into project status to make trade-off decisions and to drive predictable project delivery
• Dealing with global development, regulatory and compliance challenges
These are not simple challenges to overcome; many are interrelated and involve multiple team members and stakeholders. However, by systematically improving capabilities across your team, you can achieve dramatic improvements in your project success rates, better mitigate risks and increase your overall impact to the business.

Business Intelligence: From Design to Delivering Value to the Enterprise
Presented By Craig Utley
BI is catching a lot of buzz these days, but what exactly is BI, and more importantly, how can organizations go about creating a BI solution? This session covers the basics of what Business Intelligence is all about, discussing the business applications and consumers of BI in addition to the technologies behind the solution. You’ll learn what pitfalls to avoid as you examine a BI solution, the processes involved in identifying and scoping a problem, and the pieces that come together in order to deliver a BI solution throughout the enterprise.

Digging Deeper Into LINQ

Presented By Stephen Fulcher
In this sessions, we’ll investigate some of the more non-trivial aspects of LINQ:
• LINQ architecture and provider details
• LINQ internals via profiling and investigation of the compiler generated IL
• Performance questions around key LINQ query operators and techniques, such as caching, sequence columns and batch updating