There’s a lot of conferences happening right now. Last week was Build, this week is Ignite – in only 10 days it’s time for the “2015 Microsoft MVP Virtual Conference” which is a free event to join online. This is called the MVP Virtual Conference. Highlights When: May 14-15 @ 08:00 – 18:00 Pacific Time 95 sessions Tracks: - IT-Pros Developers Consumers Free event Join virtually (online) Some harcore cool sessions will be presented Social Media: - #MVPvConf will be used for tagging Communicate directly with the Microsoft MVP program via @MVPAward As Microsoft themselves put it The MVP…
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One word. WOW. Boy am I glad I chose to work with Microsoft technologies back in the day when I had to choose the direction for my professional career. I started with .NET back in 2001 and have been full-time developing solutions and systems based on Microsoft technologies for a long time – but by the looks of recent announcements, I feel that the journey has just begun – and it looks like Microsoft really means business with their new directions and openness. Here’s some of my favorite recent announcements and changes from Microsoft. I’m very excited, and you should…
Author: Tobias Zimmergren http://www.zimmergren.net | http://www.tozit.com | [@zimmergren](http://www.twitter.com/zimmergren) Introduction This week during Tuesday and Wednesday we had one of Sweden’s coolest Microsoft conventions of the year – Microsoft TechDays. It was a great success with many new acquaintances and some very cool sessions being presented. Microsoft Awards 2011 This year I was on the jury-board for Microsoft Awards 2011, where we did a thorough job of picking the winning solution in each of the five categories (Web, Phone, Cloud, Client, Student). It was pretty cool to see all these exciting solutions…
Author: Tobias Zimmergren http://www.zimmergren.net | http://www. tozit.com | [@zimmergren](http://twitter.com/zimmergren) Introduction I was just (re)awarded the prestigious Microsoft MVP award for the third year in a row for my contributions to the SharePoint community. A quote from the Microsoft MVP site about the award: We seek to recognize the best and brightest from technology communities around the world with the Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award. These exceptional community leaders come from a wide range of backgrounds. They are teachers, artists, doctors, engineers, as well as technologists, who actively share their high-quality, real-world…
Author: Tobias Zimmergren http://www.zimmergren.net | http://www.tozit.com | [@zimmergren](http://www.twitter.com/zimmergren) Introduction I helped André Henriksson from Microsoft deliver the SharePoint 2010 Developer Roadshow in Malmö this spring. It was a fun and we had a great time, and according to the great feedback we’ve been getting – we did good. Download the presentation Some questions arose as to where folks could find the presentation, so here it is for you to enjoy! Download: The SharePoint Developer Tour – Malmö…
Author: Tobias Zimmergren http://www.zimmergren.net | http://www.tozit.com | [@zimmergren](http://www.twitter.com/zimmergren) Introduction We’re not too far from a release of the awesome Office and SharePoint products in the 2010-family, and as we approach this release we’re preparing some fantastic stuff for all of you developers to indulge in order to be somewhat prepared when it hits the market. These events will be presented by André Henriksson and some Microsoft partners. I will be helping out with this presentation in Malmö and my mate Wictor Wilén (Who recently became a SharePoint MVP) is…
Author: Tobias Zimmergren http://www.zimmergren.net | http://www.tozit.com | [@zimmergren](http://www.twitter.com/zimmergren) Introduction Without trying to sound too dumb to explain the award program, I’ll just quote the website: We seek to recognize the best and brightest from technology communities around the world with the Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award. These exceptional community leaders come from a wide range of backgrounds. They are teachers, artists, doctors, engineers, as well as technologists, who actively share their high-quality, real-world technical expertise with the community and with Microsoft. With the MVP Award, we thank these inspiring…
Author: Tobias Zimmergren URL: http://www.zimmergren.net Introduction I know, it’s a tad late – but better late than never, right? TechDays 2009 is done for this time around. It was the first TechDays to take off in Sweden, but I surely do hope to see more of those events going on! "A success for a fully booked TechDays: 2 days, 100 sessions, 100 speakers and 1300 people attending the sessions. Microsoft’s first – and largest – Swedish event for IT Pro’s, developers and IT-managers has come to an end. A lot of appreciated sessions, lots of social…