We would like to invite you to the May special meeting for the UK SOA/BPM User Group.

Registration:

Please register your interest on this site.

Venue:

Microsoft Cardinal Place Offices, Victoria, London

Directions:

Come out of Victoria station and head to the building building with the V-shaped front across the main junction opposite the station.

Date:  

Wed 26th May 2010

Time: 6.30pm – 9pm

Agenda:

6:30 - 6.45 - Introduction 

6:45 - 7:45 - High Availability - A Contrarian View

7:45 - 8:15 - Break

8:15 - 8.45 - Roundtable Discussion around nServiceBus and Udi Dahan Q&A

8:45 - 9:00 - AOB

Session Details

Title: High Availability - A Contrarian View

Abstract: Many developers are aware of the importance of high availability, critically analyzing any single points of failure in the infrastructure. Those same developers rarely give a second thought to the periods of time when a system is being upgraded. Even if all the servers are running, most systems cannot function in-between versions. Yet with the increased pace of business, users are demanding ever more frequent releases. The poor maintenance programmers and system administrators are left holding the bag long after the architecture that sealed their fate was formulated. Join Udi for some different perspectives on high availability - architecture and methodology for the real world.

BIO:

Mr. Udi Dahan is an internationally renowned expert on software architecture and design. Recognized with the coveted “Most Valuable Professional” award by Microsoft Corporation for solutions architecture and connected systems 4 years in a row, Mr. Dahan is also on the advisory board of Microsoft’s next generation technology platforms: WCF/WF/OSLO, the Software Factories Initiative, and the Composite Application Library & Guidance. He provides clients all over the world with training, mentoring and high-end architecture consulting services, specializing in Service-Oriented, scalable and secure enterprise architecture and design.

Mr. Dahan is one of 33 experts in Europe recognized by the International .NET Association (INETA), an author and trainer for the International Association of Software Architects on Reliability, Availability, and Scalability, and an SOA, Web Services, and XML Guru recommended by Dr. Dobb’s – the world’s largest software magazine.

Udi Dahan has a proven track record of solution design in Israel’s largest companies in the fields of Defense, Travel, and Retail. From web projects in small internet startups, including government projects that push the limits of technology, to enterprise-scale programs with hundreds of developers and testers costing tens of millions of dollars – companies in all verticals and of all sizes entrust Mr. Dahan with providing them relevant and reliable architecture and design for their current and future requirements.