The new normal of the modern application lifecycle
Explores how rapid technological change, consumer expectations, and agile practices are reshaping software development, IT roles, and business …
TL;DR; Global Visual Studio 2012 launch events featuring keynotes on IT consumerisation and agile development, with sessions in the UK, US, and Netherlands.

Unless you have been living under a rock you might have noticed a little launch event recently. Well to complement the launch Microsoft is running a bunch of Visual Studio 2012 Launch RoadShows around the world:
If you are going to be in California around the 9th and 10th of October then you might catch me doing two sessions each in San Diego and Irvine.
Organizations need to be aware that the New Normal is a world where the Consumer is now in the drivers seat and that the consumerisation of IT is rendering yesterday’s development practices obsolete.
Figure: Evolve: Rediscover Relevancy
Have you adapted your development practices and strategies to ensure you are maintaining your relevancy?
With this new normal the quality level expected of engineers is much higher than ever before and we need to rise to the challenge. We ill be required to produce better software with quality built in rather than the avoidable expense of testing quality in.
Figure: Revolution: The Agile Developer
The engineering half of the Agile Developer needs tools to help them make life that much easier on their tester alter ego and on the businesses pocket book.
Join me on 9th/10th of October in San Diego or Irvine to usher in a new era of software quality and delivery…
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