Alan Smith
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Alan has been following the development of Windows Azure since it was introduced as a community technology preview at the Microsoft professional developer's conference (PDC) in 2008. He is a member of the Microsoft Application Server Group advisor team and provides direct feedback to the development teams on emerging Azure AppFabric technologies.
Alan is one of the lead contributors to the Azure development community. In 2009 he launched "CloudCasts.net" a webcast community site hosted in Windows Azure. In October 2011 he published the first edition of "The Developer's Guide to AppFabric", a free e-book that will evolve over time to cover all the Windows Azure AppFabric technologies as they are introduced into production. He is a regular presenter at conferences and user groups, and co-runs the Sweden Windows Azure Group (SWAG). He has held Microsoft's most valuable professional (MVP) award for seven years.
The Developer's Guide to AppFabric e-book:
http://www.cloudcasts.net/devguide
Website: http://www.CloudCasts.net
Track abstract - .NET - H2
"Extending to the Cloud" with Windows Azure
These hybrid applications allow developers to combine the best of both worlds. Existing IT infrastructure can be utilized and the capabilities of cloud platforms used to extend the applications, providing enhanced functionality at minimal cost.
This demo centric session will highlight how the hosting, compute and storage capabilities in the Window Azure platform can be used to extend on premise applications to the cloud. The rendering of 3D animations and cloud based source control will be used as case studies.
