Events

Architect Forum - North

Black Marble and Microsoft invite you to join us for an event featuring the top architecture experts in the UK. This is an unique opportunity to provide IT Managers, IT and software architects from Northern businesses the chance to learn about the latest technologies and best practices from Microsoft in the field of Architecture, including the exciting new announcements about cloud computing that will be unveiled at the Professional Developers Conference in October.

This full day event will provide insightful information about the latest techniques, demonstrating how with Microsoft’s architecture tools and technologies you can address your current business needs. Both the morning and afternoon tracks can be booked and attended separately.

Morning Track – Architecture Best Practices

One of the key focuses is sustainability and green IT – how larger data centres are managed, and what the impact is for architecture and design. In addition, we will address Microsoft Patterns and Practices, looking at the best practice guidelines produced for architecture, including the most up to date revisions.

Session 1 - Sustainable IT – from Datacentre to Cloud with Matt Deacon, Chief Architectural Advisor, Microsoft.

Session 2 - Patterns & Practices - Guidance for the Architect with Simon Thurman, Architect Evangelist, Microsoft.

About the Event

Black Marble, in conjunction with Microsoft, are bringing the Architecture Forum to the North as part of a pilot to gauge the interest and participation level. Your interest and involvement will ensure further events return to your region.

About the Participants

The Microsoft Architecture group is well regarded in the field of architectural insight and vision, and produce the highly regarded journal: The Architecture Journal.

Matt Deacon is the Chief Architectural Advisor for the Developer and Platform Group at Microsoft Ltd, in the UK. His primary role is to serve as an advisor to Microsoft’s customers, and the public, on all matters relating to the field and profession of IT Architecture.

He chairs the Microsoft UK Architect Council, a body of 30 senior industry Architects who provide feedback and advice to Microsoft on matters of product direction and strategy and is the owner of the Microsoft Architect Forums and Architect Insight, Microsoft UK’s premier 2-day architectural conference. Matt brings over 16 years experience in the IT industry delivering many mission critical enterprise solutions on both Microsoft and Java platforms.

Simon Thurman has worked in the IT industry for 20 years. In that time his roles have included developer, analyst, designer and architect. At Microsoft he primarily works with enterprise organisations and Web sites talking about how technology can support and develop their business.

Black Marble is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, with expertise in the fields of Business Process and Integrations Solutions, Data Management Solutions and Information Worker.

We recommend you attend both this event and Part II - A Vision for the Future of Architecture.

A complimentary lunch is served between 12:30 and 13:30.