North Shore User Group Meeting - Visual Studio - Application Lifecycle Management‏

On the 1st February at the North Shore .Net User Group we have Anthony Borton speaking regarding Application Lifecycle management.

Application Lifecycle Management‏

Part One – What’s new on the Visual Studio ALM scene?
In the first part of the talk, Anthony Borton will run through an overview of new and updated things from the past couple of months that relate to Visual Studio ALM. As a few examples, he will walk you through the following;
1.       Visual Studio Feature Pack 2
2.       Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
3.       TFS Admin Tool 2.1


Part Two – Continuous Delivery can be a reality
Continuous Delivery is the next logical step after Continuous Integration for modern software teams. In this session, Anthony walks you through how you can automate the build, deploy and test of your applications using Visual Studio 2010.

One lucky attendee will also win a free ticket to the inaugural New Zealand Visual Studio ALM Conference in Wellington on the 6th & 7th April 2011. Sponsored by Microsoft, this conference will feature both international and local presenters in two tracks over two days. If your team builds software, this is a conference not to be missed. Keep your eye on the conference website at www.nzalm.co.nz for more information.

About the Speaker

Anthony is the lead ALM consultant for Enhance ALM Pty Ltd, an Australian consulting and training company specializing in software development process and Microsoft Visual Studio. He has been working with Visual Studio Team System full-time since 2005. Anthony has worked with a variety of companies ranging in size from just 3 employees up to some of Australia’s largest companies and financial institutions. Anthony is the lead Microsoft Technical Readiness Instructor in Australia for Microsoft Visual Studio and has presented at the Microsoft launch events for both VSTS2005 and VSTS2008. Anthony is a Microsoft MVP (Visual Studio ALM), a Certified Scrum Master and a member of the INETA Speakers Bureau. He is also the president of the QLD ALM users group and maintains a blog at http://www.myalmblog.com

Meeting Details
Date: Tuesday  1st February 2011
Gather for food and drinks at 5:45pm,
Presentation starting at 6:15pm
Door Charge: Free!
Venue: Quadrangle B; Seminar Room 3(QB3), Massey University, Albany
To register please email:  nsug.net@live.com

Also coming up is the inaugural New Zealand Visual Studio ALM Conference