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23  mars     19h12
Talk: Boston Code Camp - Meet GitHub Copilot, Your AI Coding Assistant
Bill Wilder    Mar Always great to hang out with the greater Boston tech community. Today I attended and contributed a talk to Boston Code Camp the th edition of this event . I made the trip with Maura she gave a talk on blockchain . and we met a lot of cool people and had a great time. I spoke on ...
25  février     01h47
Talk: Orlando Code Camp Meet GitHub Copilot
Bill Wilder    Feb Had a great time hanging out with the Orlando tech community at their annual Code Camp. I made the trip with Maura she gave a talk on blockchain and we met a lot of cool people and had a great time. I spoke on GitHub Copilot. Much of my talk was demo and discussion
09  août     00h13
Talk: GitHub Copilot is your AI Pair Programming Assistant
Bill Wilder    I gave an extended demo of GitHub Copilot at the Boston Azure AI event tonight. Most of the session was a demo, but I did also walk through some slides. Those slides are attached. I also showed these links or services:
28  juin     03h17
Talk: GitHub Copilot: Meet Your AI Pair Programming Assistant
Bill Wilder    On June at our first back from the pandemic in person regularly scheduled Boston Azure monthly meeting, the main event featured Juan Pablo Garcia Gonzalez from Microsoft talking about Azure OpenAI ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers. Juan Pablo was kind enough to share his slides and...
29  avril     17h55
Talk: Exploring DORA
Bill Wilder    Today at the th edition of Boston Code Camp boscc I presented in person yahoo my talk Exploring DORA Using data to drive better outcomes which introduced the DORA project. DORA is short for the DevOps Report Assessment and provides a research backed assessment of how your technical,...
13  novembre     04h17
Talk: Running #Azure Robustly - Granite State Code Camp #GSCC2022 - Fail and Retry
Bill Wilder    I had the opportunity to speak at the Granite State Code Camp in Manchester, NH. The last couple of years I was more focused on Security and Compliance enablement in Microsoft Azure. This year I focused on Robustness. When running in Azure like other distributed system environments ...
06  novembre     23h34
Talk: Running #Azure Securely and Compliantly - Granite State Code Camp #GSCC2021 aka Compliance for Lazy People
Bill Wilder    Today I had the opportunity to speak at the Granite State Code Camp GSCC in Manchester, NH. This was the first time I’ve given an in person talk since the start of COVID and it was great to see so many smiling facing even when partially obscured by a mask . Last year my focus was a more
03  décembre     01h50
Talk: Running #Azure Securely - Turning on the WAF
Bill Wilder    Tonight I had the opportunity to speak at VirtualBostonAzure to talk about raising the visibility of security signals in your environment by turning on your WAF. In demos the WAF available in Azure Front Door was used. Slides: YouTube: https: www.youtube.com watch v OWXTtCUNmes feature youtu.be
03  novembre     14h48
Talk: Running #Azure Securely - Granite State Code Camp #GSCC Are all these security features for me?
Bill Wilder    Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak at the Granite State Code Camp gscc in Burlington, MA. As part of my series of talks on Running Azure Securely, my talk today was around defense in depth and was called Running Azure Securely which of these Azure security features are for me . The...
01  novembre     21h53
Talk: Running Azure DNS Securely
Bill Wilder    On Oct I spoke at Boston Azure about network security and focused on some of the edges of using Azure DNS, and included some DNS subdomain hijacking awareness. The command dig CNAME bostonazuredemo.azuresecurely.com short will check public DNS records for a CNAME, returning whatever it is...
28  septembre     15h01
Talk: Running #Azure Securely Are all these security features for me?
Bill Wilder    Today I had the opportunity to speak at VT Code Camp in Burlington, VT. As part of my series of talks on Running Azure Securely, my talk today was around defense in depth and was called Running Azure Securely which of these Azure security features are for me . The session was interactive,...
14  septembre     16h59
Talk: Running SQL Azure Securely SQL Saturday #877 14-Sep-2019
Bill Wilder    Today I had the opportunity to speak at SQL Saturday in Burlington, MA. As part of my series of talks on Running Azure Securely, my talk today was Running Azure SQL Database Securely and applied to Azure SQL DB and Azure SQL DB Managed Instances. Some Resources Mentioned Azure is in regions...
04  août     16h25
Talk: Are all these #Azure security features for me?
Bill Wilder    On Tuesday July, , I had the opportunity to speak at North Boston Azure. The talk was part of a series on Running Azure Securely and was called Are all these Azure security features for me and was not really a talk in that it was highly interactive. For those who attended, you will
05  mai     09h24
Event: Boston #Azure MIT edition of Global Azure Bootcamp
Bill Wilder    We had a great event at MIT on Saturday April the Boston Azure edition of the Global Azure Bootcamp hosted at MIT. There were lots of great session contributions making this a true community effort. ORGANIZERS Big thank you to local organizers Olimpia olimpiaestela , Veronika ...
13  mars     00h18
Who logged into my #Azure SQL Database?
Bill Wilder    Ever try to figure out how to track who logged into your Azure SQL database You checked all the usual ways you might handle that with a SQL Server database, but one by one find out they just don’t work. Here’s one way to do it. To track who is logging into your Azure SQL database, enable
19  octobre     19h13
Talk: Running Azure Securely PART I Boston Azure 18-Oct-2018
Bill Wilder    At most recent Boston Azure meeting I give what turns out to be the first part of a multi part talk on Running Azure Securely. Even though I did not cover all this content, I’ve attached the whole powerpoint deck below. BostonAzure RunningAzureSecurely BillWilder Oct Please watch for a...
09  avril     13h49
Talk: Running Securely On Azure 29th Boston Code Camp
Bill Wilder    At the th Boston Code Camp, I spoke about Running Securely on Azure. Thanks to all of you who waited patiently for the A V hookup challenges to be overcome. Slides are here: BostonCodeCamp RunningAzureSecurely BillWilder Apr
29  mars     14h21
Talk: Running Securely On Azure
Bill Wilder    On Tuesday evening Mar I had the pleasure of speaking to the Nashville Azure group about keeping workloads safe in the Azure cloud. Was a great group with a lot of interesting questions and dialog. They even helped to answer each others’ questions when I didn’t have answers, which is the...
10  décembre     02h14
Talk: SQL Saturday 694 Azure SQL Database not just a cloud version of SQL Server
Bill Wilder    Spoke today to a small crowd of hardy soles who braved the snow to make it to SQL Saturday Providence held at nearby Bryant University in Smithfield. My slides are included below. Azure SQL DB Not Just A Cloud Version of SQL Server SQL Saturday RI Dec
28  octobre     19h19
Talk: SharePoint Saturday Burlington Gentle Introduction to Azure
Bill Wilder    We first looked at how we might solve a random StackOverflow question using Azure Logic Apps, Azure Function Apps, the nifty PhantomJsCloud.com service, and a look at how a little Cognitive Service action could be woven in. A random walk around other Azure features followed. Some reactions were...
27  septembre     01h57
Talk: SQL Saturday Boston Azure SQL DB, not just a hosted version of SQL Server
Bill Wilder    This past weekend I participated in SQL Saturday BI Boston in Burlington, MA. I spoke about Azure SQL Database, explaining why Azure SQL Database is much more than just a hosted version of SQL Server. The slides I presented are here: Azure SQL DB Not Just A Cloud Version of SQL Server SQL
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Talk: A Gentle Intro to Serverless Azure
Bill Wilder    Tonight I spoke at the North Boston Azure group and covering serverless concepts by looking at Logic Apps, Function Apps, and a couple of powerful easy features of Web Apps authentication via AAD Twitter CD via Github . Before I posted the slides see below , I needed to clean up the ...
08  septembre     02h35
Talk: Logic Apps & Functions at Granite State SharePoint Users Group
Bill Wilder    Tonight I was pleased to have the opportunity to demystify Azure Logic Apps Functions for the Granite State SharePoint Users Group. Here is the slide deck I used to present: Serverless Azure Logic Apps and Functions Granite State SharePoint Users Group Sep By the time I turned off...
07  septembre     17h51
Talk: Logic Apps at Boston Azure
Bill Wilder    Last night’s Boston Azure meetup featured two talks No App Left Behind by Kevin Brown of SoftNAS after an opening talk on Logic Apps by me. My slides are below. Serverless Azure Logic Apps Boston Azure Sep I did not have time to show it, but the Slack Email process did
12  juillet     15h49
Talk: Azure Security Toolbox at Boston Azure
Bill Wilder    Last night’s Boston Azure meeting featured Marija Strazdas from AlertLogic who spoke about the Shared Security Model for security in the cloud. I also showed in more detail some of the tools that Azure provides to help customers with their side of the responsibility model including some with Azure...
02  juin     16h35
Talk: When NOT to use PowerShell with Azure
Bill Wilder    Today at PowerShell in Action I spoke twice about not going TOO far in your PowerShell when managing Azure resources. The point of the talks wasn’t really that using PowerShell is bad wrong, more that it might not be the best tool for the job in certain scenarios. In particular, an ARM template is...
29  mars     11h46
Talk: Spy vs. Spy (SQL Server vs. SQL #Azure SQL DB) at NorthBTownAzure
Bill Wilder    Last night I spoke at the North Boston Azure cloud group, where the topic was Azure SQL Database not just a cloud version of SQL Server. So much of the talk was interactive a really high energy discussion big thanks to Jason for hosting me and to the group for a great conversation. Here’s the...
26  mars     00h51
Talk: my two talks from the 27th BostonCodeCamp: 1. MFA & 2. #Azure Security Tips #boscc
Bill Wilder    Today the amazing Boston technology community put on their th Boston Code Camp. As usual, there were tons of great talks. I presented twice. Materials are below. Talk : FA, MFA, SA, OTP, RFP, OMG, WTF How MFA works. Deck : BostonCodeCamp MFA BillWilder Mar Talk : Specific...
23  mars     15h52
Talk: SecureWorld Boston 2017 #SWBOS17- Using Public Cloud Platforms to Increase Enterprise Security
Bill Wilder    Spoke earlier today at SecureWorld Boston on Using Public Cloud Platforms to Increase Enterprise Security. Deck is below: SecureWorld Boston Bill Wilder Improving Enterprise Security with the Public Cloud PUBLISHED
29  octobre     03h24
Talk: #Azure Cloud Platform Guest Lecture for Zoran’s Harvard Class
Bill Wilder    Thanks Zoran for having me back again this year as a guest lecturer to help ensure your students don’t think AWS is the only cloud in the sky Here is the deck I went partially through: harvard oct At the end I attempted to show how I could use the CLI from my macbook to clean up
28  octobre     02h38
Talk: IoT has a dark side; #Azure DNS can help; Happy 7th Bday BostonAzure
Bill Wilder    Boston Azure is years old At today’s October Boston Azure meeting, we celebrated turning years old, and had two talks. I presented one talk related to the Dyn DDoS outage from Friday Oct , which illustrated the dark side of IoT since it was used to power a huge DDoS attack on Dyn, taking
24  juin     23h18
Talk: Azure SQL Database Not just a cloud version of SQL Server
Bill Wilder    Earlier today I presented at the Get to know SQL Server Business Intelligence Azure event at cc. My talk was Azure SQL Database: Not just a cloud version of SQL Server to an inquisitive Cambridge audience. My deck is here: Azure SQL Database not just a cloud version of SQL Server ...
14  avril     03h23
Talk: Comparing Azure SQL Database and SQL Server
Bill Wilder    I spoke tonight at the New England SQL Server Group to a large audience of feisty SQL experts. Thanks for all the tough questions. And thanks to George for backing me up on questions I couldn’t answer. Abstract: The Microsoft Azure cloud platform offers a service called Azure SQL Database. How does...
03  avril     17h44
Talk: Boston Code Camp 25 17 Specific #Azure Security Tips and Tricks
Bill Wilder    At Boston Code Camp yes, this was the th Boston Code Camp I presented Specific Azure Security Tips and Tricks. The talk was pretty rapid fire, with a lot of information. For folks interested in following up, the deck included below includes lots of links to more information. Also, for...
01  avril     03h47
Talk: SecureWorld Boston 2016 #SWBOS16- How Adopting the Public Cloud Can Improve Your Enterprise Security
Bill Wilder    On Mar , I gave two talks: one at SecureWorld Boston How Adopting the Public Cloud Can Improve Your Enterprise Security , and another at the ISSA NE breakfast meeting The Cloud: Headache or Aspirin An information security perspective. . Since the decks used in talks are so similar, I have...
07  décembre     06h13
Guest Lecture: Zoran’s Harvard Class - Introduction to the #Azure Cloud Platform
Bill Wilder    On Friday Dec I was a guest lecturer at Zoran Djordjevic’s cloud computing class at Harvard. As usual, I battled furiously with the Blackboard recording software as it repeatedly turned itself off as I switched between slides and a demo, and battled its confusing UI. But in the end,...
06  décembre     22h07
Talk: New England Microsoft Developers - The #Azure Toolbox for Developers
Bill Wilder    On Thursday December, I spoke to an engaged crowed at Andy Novick’s New England Microsoft Developers’ Group. The topic was a high level look at the Microsoft Azure cloud platform with the perspective of a toolbox for developers. Here is the deck used: microsoft azure cloud...
23  août     13h55
Talk: Kolkata Azure #Azure is a Toolbox
Bill Wilder    This past Friday afternoon, I spoke to a highly engaged group in an event hosted at the Finomial office in Kolkata, W. Bengal, India. There were two topics: An overview of Azure as a toolbox for dev and ops teams Cloud Architecture Anti Patterns Patterns This started out being advertised as a ...
26  mai     03h27
Talk: Cloud Architecture Anti-Patterns - .NET Architecture Group
Bill Wilder    On May I presented Cloud Architecture Anti Patterns: A concise overview of some bad ideas to the .NET Architecture Group. Here is the deck: Cloud Architecture Anti Patterns .NET Architecture Group Bill Wilder Any feedback is welcome. Feel free to comment here or on the twitters...
25  avril     20h48
Talk: Hidden Azure Boston Azure Boston location 2015 Global Azure Bootcamp
Bill Wilder    Today I was pleased to present the talk Hidden Azure as part of the Global Azure Bootcamp, the rd such annual and globally coordinated event involving many sites spread all over the world There were tens of thousands of VM core hours in use even , at one point throughout the...
18  mars     07h34
Talk: Cloud Architecture Anti-Patterns O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference
Bill Wilder    I was pleased to speak at the O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference oreillysacon in Boston today. My talk was Cloud Architecture Anti Patterns: A concise overview of some bad ideas, delivered to an engaged, inquisitive audience. Here is the deck: Cloud Architecture Anti Patterns...
11  décembre     22h27
Talk: Automating Automation with Azure Runbooks Boston Azure
Bill Wilder    At this past Monday’s Boston Azure meeting, I spoke about using Azure Automation Runbooks to automate your automation. I have a short overview to define the need, then mostly gave demos. Here is the deck: automation with azure runbooks
22  novembre     23h07
Talk: Failing in the Cloud A How To Guide Boston Code Camp 22
Bill Wilder    Earlier today I had the privilege of speaking at the nd Boston Code Camp. My talk was Failing in the Cloud: A How To Guide. Thanks to those who attended and persevered through the A V system from hell . I’m on twitter at codingoutloud. My book is at http: bit.ly billbook. The slide deck is...
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Add-AzureAccount The Data is Invalid
Bill Wilder    I am a heavy user of PowerShell and recently I ran across an annoying problem that I didn’t find anywhere mentioned in the google. I was running the Add AzureAccount cmdlet from the Azure PowerShell module. Want it too Start here. Or simply install it from the mighty Web Platform Installer. The...
15  novembre     18h49
Talk: Guest Lecture Harvard Cloud Computing Class
Bill Wilder    Last night I was pleased to speak at Zoran B. DjordjeviÄ s Cloud Computing class at Harvard Extension my th year . After dazzling the class with my prowess at plugging in my laptop to the projector, we jumped into the public cloud, with lots of Azure specifics and how designing applications...
21  juin     17h46
Talk: Pragmatic Azure at Boston Code Camp 21
Bill Wilder    Today I was delighted to speak at Boston Code Camp Yes, that’s code camps over the past years put on by the Boston dev community. There is a long list of volunteers , speakers, and sponsors. My talk was: Pragmatic Azure What can the Azure Cloud do for me and the abstract is...
09  mai     16h38
Talk: Top Azure Features Every ASP.NET Developer Should Know About at Groupe Azure Montréal
Bill Wilder    Last week I was delighted to speak to the très agréable folks at the Groupe Azure Montréal. My talk was: Top Azure Features Every ASP.NET Developer Should Know About and the abstract in both French and English is included below. Had a great time hanging out in advance of the event with both...
19  avril     13h55
Talk: Guest Lecture at BU Cloud Computing Class
Bill Wilder    A couple of nights ago, I gave a guest lecture at Dino Konstantopoulos’ BU MET CS Cloud Computing class to a small group whose ability to stay awake and alert until : PM was impressive. My deck is attached. For any of that class or anyone else reading this , if interested in more Azure...
18  avril     16h10
Stupid Azure Trick #10 Use SSL on MSDN Visual Studio Azure VMs
Bill Wilder    If you are trying to Embrace SSL During Development when authenticating with Azure Active Directory, you may run into a little glitch if you do so on one of those handy MSDN Dev Test VMs in Azure. The glitch is that when running SSL on the MSDN VM the digital certificate for the SSL cert isn’t...
01  avril     17h18
Speak to the Lonely Cloud Data Center Workers
Bill Wilder    A professional reality is looming: fear of obsolescence. Like so many of you, I worry about becoming obsolete I work in cloud software which moves VERY FAST and getting faster , so I figured it was time to do something for a small and shrinking set of people supporting my profession. For these...