The software industry is changing.
Many companies that have historically bought packaged software solutions are evaluating cloud-backed software solutions to replace their legacy software.
This new cloud market presents tremendous opportunity for established software vendors. But capturing that opportunity brings not just technical changes, but fundamental shifts to your company's business model.
Learn, test, and move forward
If you have a solution running on older versions of Windows Server and think an upgrade is right for you, please join us at this event to use the expertise of local experts who can answer your questions. You and your industry peers will get a taste of the latest features in Windows Server 2012R2 (including Hyper-V) and SQL Server 2014, and see how upgrading can optimize your performance now, and accelerate your move to the cloud when it makes sense for your business.
We are providing a virtual machine sandbox environment that will let you be very specific about your issues and questions. Rather than just talk in generalities, we want you to leave this session fully satisfied that your apps will run well.
This is a technical learning event with a lab environment for development and test, so we will help you make the most of your precious time. Send a dev team, bring great questions, and you will walk away with a valuable jump-start on your upgrade process.
Agenda
| Day 1 – Windows Server | Day 2 – SQL Server |
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Benefits of Migration to Windows 2012 R2 (includes Microsoft Azure) Windows Server 2012 features for the ISV Drilldown on ISV upgrade paths for migration, based on ISV workloads identified as hot topics. Each module covers what’s new and upgrade path options.
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Benefits of Windows Server 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2014 Windows Server 2012 R2 features for the ISV Data platform features for the ISV In-Memory OLTP with hands-on lab |
| Catered lunch | Catered lunch |
| Assess the upgrade: judging effort and expertise LAB: Application upgrades – specific problems and workarounds
Testing and Tuning – Windows Server 2012 performance dimensions and their use |
In-Memory Columnstore with hands-on lab Introduction to Distributed Replay with hands-on lab Upgrade to SQL Server 2014 considerations Introduction to Microsoft Azure SQL Database with Migration hands-on lab Database migration lab *or* time to import and test your code in a private sandbox using a provided Azure pass |
Event schedule and registration information
United States events
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December 4 and 5 |
Chicago, Illinois |
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December 15 and 16 |
Dallas, Texas |
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December 16 and 17 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Events previously scheduled for January in the United States have been canceled. If you have questions about upgrade options for your applications, contact ISVUpgrade@microsoft.com by email for assistance.
International events
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Registration link |
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December 15 and 16 |
Mumbai, India |
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December 18 and 19 |
Paris, France |
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December 18 and 19 |
Bangalore, India |
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January 13 and 14 |
Chennai, India |
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January 27 (Windows Server) and January 28 (SQL Server) |
Reading, United Kingdom |
REGISTER for Windows Server
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| TBD in January | Istanbul, Turkey | Email ISVupgrade@microsoft.com to inquire about registration for this event |