New free courses virtual academy Microsoft Virtual Academy, August 2014
In this review, we’ll talk about the free courses of the Microsoft MVA Virtual Academy, which will be useful both for professional software developers and IT pro, and for beginners. Please note that the video player on the site for a number of courses that are created in English contains the ability to include Russian subtitles.
Hit! Quick start development for Kinect 2
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Learn about new APIs and application models, and see amazing demos and examples (open source) for both the desktop and the Windows store. Learn more about Kinect Fusion (real-time 3D modeling), Face Tracking, and Visual Gesture Builder gesture tools. Discover new sensor technologies, NUI (natural user interface), application building capabilities and practical solutions.
Hit! Robot system programming with Visual Studio
In this course, you will learn to write code that works with hardware (by connecting to connectors on the board) as if you were working with a regular application, but with the difference that you have a physical object under control. Learn about additional types of hardware and how to program robots that move and interact with the environment. See how to increase their attention and ability to interact with physical objects, making robots more advanced. In conclusion, you will learn about the tools for developing both autonomous robots and remotely controlled robots that can move on wheels or limbs. This course will allow you to understand the simplicity of programming robots!
New ! Development and promotion of applications for the platform Windows 8.1 / Windows Phone 8.1
The course examines the new features of the Windows platform and Windows Phone 8.1, in particular the unification of platforms and the development of universal applications. It also discusses new XAML features and features for creating applications for alternative platforms based on Microsoft tools and technologies, as well as monetization and promotion of applications. The course is based on the video reports of the track “Development of Windows and Windows Phone client applications” of the DevCon 2014 conference.
New ! Advanced Application Development for Windows 8.1 / Windows Phone 8.1
The course covers various additional features of applications for the Windows platform and Windows Phone 8.1, such as Nokia Imaging SDK, Cortana, creating mobile web applications, push notifications and geofencing, the MVVM pattern, as well as application testing and profiling issues. The course is based on the video reports of the track “Development of Windows and Windows Phone client applications” of the DevCon 2014 conference.
New ! Development and implementation of corporate applications
The course is based on the video reports of the DevCon 2014 client’s “Development of Windows and Windows Phone Client Applications” track. The course discusses the main mobile and tablet scenarios for corporate applications, architecture, the use of existing code, technical tools and components for creating applications, ways and deployment and deployment scenarios, as well as application security and protection issues.
New! Big Data solutions in the cloud: the concept of modern solutions
The course is designed to familiarize with the concept of modern Big Data solutions existing on the Microsoft platform and on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Big Data is a new trend in the industry, and it is important to be familiar with the functionality offered on the Microsoft platform.
New ! Create and test apps for SharePoint 2013
The course is based on the reports of the “Corporate Development” track of the DevCon 2014 conference. The course discusses problems that need to be considered when building applications for SharePoint 2013, including in the Cloud, setting up the environment configuration depending on the type of solution being developed and the development process used, and using TFS to manage the full lifecycle of a SharePoint application across the enterprise.
New ! Best Practices for Using System Center
The course introduces best practices for configuring and operating System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager (SCOM) and System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager (SCSM). Experts with MVP status in relevant areas, share their experience, answer questions and give recommendations that will help avoid the most common mistakes and get the maximum effect from the use of products.
New ! Hyper-V Technical Overview
The course is a technical overview of the most important and interesting features of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2. Some of these features first appeared in Windows Server 2012 and were further developed in R2. Others are fundamentally new. In addition to the functions of the hypervisor itself, there are changes in the network stack of the operating system that allow virtual machines to achieve maximum performance of network operations.
New ! Scenarios for using Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials is an integrated solution designed to build the IT infrastructure of small enterprises. The course discusses the features of the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials edition and the roles of the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Experience that simplify administration and integration with cloud services, demonstrates the rapid deployment and configuration of the server for a small company in a physical, virtual environment and Microsoft Azure environment, discusses migration options to other server platforms with increasing company size.
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