SESSION OVERVIEW

This session is about Building Connected Windows 8 Applications with Windows Azure, including how to use the Camera UI to capture a picture and use WebAPI to work with Shared Access Signatures to upload images to Blob Storage, Geolocation to add a point of interest to a SQL Azure database and add the pin to a Bing Map, and finally how to add Notification Services to update the Live Tile, all in about an hour.

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Mike Benkovich is a technology evangelist who presentations around the U.S. to help developers understand what’s possible with the latest releases of the tools and technologies we work with. He has worked in a variety of professional roles, including entrepreneur, architect, project manager, developer, and technical writer. Mike is published by WROX Press and APress, writing books and articles that show developers how to get the most from their technology investment. He runs www.BenkoTips.com and can be followed on twitter as @mbenko.

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