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Cesar de la Torre

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Principal Program Manager at the Azure team.

C# / .NETDistributed systems / cloudAI / MLMicrosoft blogsMicrosoft dev blogs

’10’15’20’25
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203 from 9 May 2007 to 6 Nov 2019
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quiet since 2019
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personal blog
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2019 6

  1. Using ML.NET in Jupyter notebooks
  2. Training Image Classification/Recognition models based on Deep Learning & Transfer Learning with ML.NET
  3. Run with ML.NET C# code a TensorFlow model exported from Azure Cognitive Services Custom Vision
  4. ML.NET Model Lifecycle with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
  5. What is ML.NET 1.0 – Machine Learning for .NET
  6. How to optimize and run ML.NET models on scalable ASP.NET Core WebAPIs or web apps

2018 2

  1. Designing and implementing API Gateways with Ocelot in .NET Core containers and microservices architectures
  2. Microsoft eBook gratuito en Español: “Microservicios .NET – Arquitectura para aplicaciones .NET contenerizadas” – Docker, .NET Core, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, Azure.

2017 9

  1. Implementing background tasks in .NET Core 2.x webapps or microservices with IHostedService and the BackgroundService class
  2. Modernize, lift and shift, existing .NET apps with Windows Containers and Azure
  3. Best-in-class Microservices and Domain-Driven Design conference and workshops in the U.S.!! Explore DDD 2017 (Denver, September 19-22, 2017)
  4. Free eBook/Guide on ‘.NET Microservices – Architecture for Containerized .NET Applications’
  5. Using Resilient Entity Framework Core Sql Connections and Transactions: Retries with Exponential Backoff
  6. Using Domain Events within a .NET Core Microservice
  7. Domain Events vs. Integration Events in Domain-Driven Design and microservices architectures
  8. Comparing ASP.NET Core IoC container service lifetimes with Autofac IoC container instance scopes
  9. Booting Windows 10 natively from a .VHDX drive file

2016 10

  1. Generating Swagger description metadata from your ASP.NET Core Web APIs with Swashbuckle
  2. Summary of Microsoft Docker Images for .NET Core and .NET Framework
  3. Docker containers – Should I use .NET Core or .NET Framework?
  4. Free eBook on “Containerized Docker Application Lifecycle with Microsoft Tools and Platform”
  5. .NET, Cloud and Mobile Events in Argentina and Chile – Content
  6. Docker and Containers: Basic elements and taxonomy
  7. Running .NET Core apps on multiple frameworks and What the Target Framework Monikers (TFMs) are about
  8. .NET Core, .NET Framework, Xamarin – The “WHAT and WHEN to use it”
  9. Using Azure Functions from Xamarin Mobile Apps
  10. Solving issue with VS Android Emulator, Xamarin apps and Intel Skylake processor (i.e. when using a Microsoft Surface Book i7, Surface Pro 4, etc.)

2015 3

  1. Publishing an existing Azure Mobile App service as PowerApps ‘IT Managed API’ (Using the HealthClinic.biz sample apps)
  2. Azure Service Fabric and the Microservices Architecture – My new MSDN Magazine Article
  3. Automating Windows environments’ setup with Boxstarter and Chocolatey packages

2014 13

  1. MyShuttle.biz Azure backend services and LOB integration to O365 and Salesforce powered by Microsoft Azure and Visual Studio 2015
  2. MyShuttle.biz ASP.NET 5 Web Apps and Services
  3. MyShuttle.biz and Cross-platform Mobile Development of native apps for iOS, Android and Windows with .NET and Xamarin
  4. MyShuttle.biz and multi device development of hybrid apps for iOS, Android and Windows with Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova
  5. MyShuttle.biz demo apps from Connect(); Visual Studio and Azure event
  6. What is .NET Core 5 and ASP.NET 5 within .NET 2015 Preview
  7. Booting Windows 8.1 Update natively from a .VHDX image
  8. .NET Conf June 2014 – Recorded sessions available for free!
  9. The Future of .NET in the Server: ASP.NET vNext optimized for Cloud and Server workloads
  10. .NET innovation at //BUILD 2014
  11. .NET Compiler Platform (“Roslyn”) Preview heading to .NET and Visual Studio vNext
  12. New Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2013 – March 2014 Update – News in SharePoint development
  13. Announcing The New Roslyn powered .NET Framework Reference Source

2013 5

  1. MyCompany Demo Apps – Extended info and related sessions (DemoScripts and PPT/decks)
  2. Just released our .NET Business Applications Technology Guide (MS PRESS eBook)
  3. My TechEd 2013 U.S. breakout-session demos
  4. Developing Apps for Office and SharePoint 2013: Technology choices
  5. Bird’s -eye view of Microsoft ‘Modern-Trend’ Technologies

2012 13

  1. Developing Apps for Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013
  2. Storyboarding “MY EVENTS” Modern App
  3. Setting the sample ‘MY EVENTS’ modern application up & running
  4. Microsoft Platform Day – Developing LOB apps with Microsoft Platform (Milan June 13th, Madrid June 21st & Mexico city June 28th)
  5. Creating several Entity Diagrams within a single Model in EF 5.0 and Visual Studio 2012
  6. Coloring Entities with EF 5.0 RC and VS.2012 RC
  7. Creating a Windows 8 Release Preview Master VHD
  8. Entity Framework Code First DbContext and SQL Azure Connection Fault Handling
  9. Domain Driven Design (DDD) & Visual Studio 11 Beta ALM, great fit!
  10. Installing Windows 8 Release Preview on a .VHD file from a bootable USB-Pen
  11. CQRS BUS and Windows Azure technologies
  12. Scoping CQRS and Event-Sourcing Guidance Project
  13. Panda Security releases a free Beta version of Panda Cloud Office Protection 6.0, in the Cloud, on Windows Azure!!

2011 33

  1. We completed the Microsoft Architects Forum: Enterprise & ISVs Applications on Windows Azure (Barcelona Dec. 13th & Madrid Dec. 15th)
  2. Architects Forum: Enterprise & ISVs Applications on Windows Azure (Barcelona Dec. 13th & Madrid Dec. 15th)
  3. Creating an X.509 certificate for Windows Azure
  4. We completed the IASA-DDD Conference! (November 7th 2011)
  5. How to explore a Windows Azure Package (How to create it with no encryption)
  6. Eric Evans and Udi Dahan in Madrid! (DDD Conference and Workshops, Nov.2011)
  7. EF 4.1.1 RTM (Update) and Code First Migrations August 2011 CTP Released
  8. Value-Object pattern implementation in .NET
  9. About Ayende’s blog posts series reviewing the NLayered Sample-App
  10. Published first ALPHA version of Domain Oriented N-Layered Architecture V2.0
  11. DDD-Exchange 2011
  12. Working with WCF RIA Services JSON endpoints for HTML5, JavaScript & JQuery
  13. Implementing a Value-Object Base class (Supertype pattern–DDD patterns related)
  14. Don’t like EF 4.1 ‘Data Annotations’ for DDD Architectures implementation –’Fluent API’ fits better for that!
  15. Just Published the English version of our ‘DDD N-Layered .NET 4.0 Architecture Guide’ book and Sample-App at CODEPLEX
  16. Workshop VS.Lightswitch & Windows Azure!
  17. New update Windows Azure Platform Training Kit – April Update
  18. Entity Framework 4.1 just Released!
  19. How to enable Wireless Networking on Windows Server 2008 R2
  20. Automatically deploying Azure Connect Agents software
  21. ‘The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect’ error related to MMC.EXE programs and weird cause & simple solution
  22. Windows Azure VMs Comparison
  23. Info about SCOM Azure Management Pack
  24. A few options for Windows Azure Storage Backup & Restore
  25. Typical issue‘One of the request inputs is not valid’ when Working with the Windows Azure Development Storage
  26. Updated Windows Azure SDK (v.1.4) and Windows Azure Management Portal
  27. Architects Forum XXVI ‘CloudPower’ – Presentations (Spanish)
  28. Great Diagram about our DDD NLayered .NET 4.0 Architecture
  29. Architects Forum XXVI –Madrid March 9th– Enterprise-CloudApps in Windows Azure PaaS-Cloud platform (Free attendance)
  30. How to solve “SetConfigurationSettingPublisher needs to be called before FromConfigurationSetting can be used” After Moving to Windows Azure SDK 1.3
  31. Web Farm Framework 2.0 for IIS
  32. How to fix: Error when deploying Windows Azure App on WA SDK V1.3 – The communication object, System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel, cannot be used for communication because it is in the Faulted state.
  33. Using Multiple Administrators WLID on a Windows Azure Subscription

2010 21

  1. Handling SQL Azure Connections issues using Entity Framework 4.0
  2. Just released V1.0 of our DDD NLayered Architecture Guide/Book and Sample-App (Free eBook)
  3. The future of Silverlight! See SILVERLIGHT FIRESTARTER on Dec. 2nd!!
  4. Summary of New ‘Windows Azure Platform’ features announced at PDC10 Oct. 28th-29th 2010
  5. Follow PDC10 on-line!!
  6. Windows Azure Management Pack for SCOM (RC) has just been published!!
  7. Recorded PEX & MOLES Workshop
  8. Houston codename: SQL Azure Web/RIA Management Studio
  9. Developing and Deploying Java-Tomcat apps into Windows Azure
  10. How to set a default page to a Windows Azure Web Role App (Silverlight, ASP.NET, etc.)
  11. Importing/Exporting data to SQL Azure databases using BCP and SQL Scripts
  12. Adding a Reference to AppFabric Cache Client-Cache assemblies
  13. Workshop AppFabric (Madrid May 28th 2010)
  14. Visual Studio 2010 resources
  15. Using Entity Framework Self Tracking Entities with AppFabric CACHE (‘Velocity’) and .NET 4.0 RTM
  16. Repeating in Barcelona (May 13th) the Architects Forum XXV (N-Layer DDD Architecture with .NET 4.0)
  17. Silverlight 4 Training Kit and Channel 9 videos
  18. Our brand-new ‘DDD N-Layered .NET 4.0 Architecture Guide’ book and Sample-App in CODEPLEX
  19. Architects Forum XXV – N-Layer DDD Architecture and .NET 4.0 (March 24th 2010)
  20. SILVERLIGHT 4.0 RC and Silverlight for Windows Phone 7.0 presented at MIX2010
  21. Nuestro nuevo Libro-Guia de ‘Arquitectura N-Capas DDD .NET 4.0’ y Aplicacion ejemplo en (Disponibles para download en MSDN y Codeplex)

2009 25

  1. Visual Studio 2010 & .NET 4.0 Training Kit available for download
  2. My new Architecture Journal Article!!: “Model-Driven-SOA with ‘OSLO’”
  3. Architect Forum XXIV – RIA Architecture, ‘Silverlight 3.0’ & ‘.NET RIA Services’
  4. Using VSTS 2010 Beta1 Team Explorer and TFS in CODEPLEX
  5. How To Install Windows 7 From a bootable USB Drive
  6. Workshop “Oslo” introduction: The Future about Model Driven Development (June 30th 2009)
  7. WCF Load Test tool
  8. Architect Forum XXIII – VSTS.2010 & Tools for Architects (Madrid & Barcelona)
  9. RIA Services (Alexandria) roadmap
  10. Our event: ‘Biztalk Server 2009 news, ESB 2.0 Guidance & WCF LOB SDK Event’ content
  11. We have released a public Visual Studio 2010 Beta1 !!
  12. “Non Windows users” in AzMan (Authorization Manager)
  13. How to install a Loopback Adapter in Windows 7
  14. Using “MUrl” – A textual Oslo DSL for RESTful Clients
  15. Creating a simple Textual DSL with Oslo, “M” Language, MGrammar and Intellipad
  16. Starting using OSLO, “M” Language, Oslo Repository and Intellipad
  17. Azure Metro Training in Madrid (16th April 2009) Material
  18. IE8 release version ships during MIX09
  19. Silverlight 3.0 news disclosed today at MIX09 in Las Vegas!!!
  20. How to create a Bootable DVD (Windows 7 or Windows Vista)
  21. Microsoft Event – ‘Saving Costs with Microsoft development platform’
  22. IE8 RC1 is now available for public download
  23. RIA-Silverlight and Web applications Architecture pocket-guides from Microsoft Patterns & Practices
  24. Windows 7 – Natively Booting from a .VHD file (Virtual PC image)
  25. Attaching a .VHD (Virtual PC image) using Windows 7 capabilities

2008 40

  1. Unity for Silverlight 2.0!
  2. Content-Presentations from our Architect Forum XXII: S+S and Microsoft Azure platform
  3. Our Architect Forum XXII: S+S and Microsoft Azure platform – Madrid, Dec.4th 2008
  4. PPTs about our Workshop ‘Fitting the Entity Framework in N-Tier & N-Layer Architectures’
  5. My Book: SOA Architecture with Microsoft technologies
  6. Microsoft Azure Services Platform
  7. Unity Application Block (Unity) just released!!
  8. PDC 2008 disclosures! – The cloud: Windows Azure Services Platform
  9. Silverlight 2.0 has just been released!! RTW version available!!
  10. Event – RIA Applications Architecture & Development with Silverlight 2.0 – Barcelona, October 8th 2008
  11. Using Silverlight 2.0 clientaccesspolicy.xml vs. crossdomain.xml for Web-Service cross-domain access
  12. New Application Architecture Guide (v.2.0) from Microsoft Patterns & Practices!!
  13. Silverlight 2.0 RC now available (Sept. 25th)!!
  14. Our RIA Apps Architecture with Silverlight 2.0 Event! (Madrid Sept. 24th)
  15. Optimistic Concurrency Updates using Entity Framework in N-Tier and N-Layer Applications (Part 2)
  16. Updating data using Entity Framework in N-Tier and N-Layer Applications (short lived EF contexts) – (Part 1)
  17. SQL SERVER 2008 Sample Databases
  18. New version – Zachman Enterprise Framework 2.0
  19. I changed my role within Microsoft to Architect Evangelist
  20. Internet Service Bus (ISB), “Biztalk Services” & Software+Services
  21. Developer Ramp up Kit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
  22. Installing Dynamics AX 2009 AIF (Application Integration Framework) on a Windows Server 2008 DC (Domain Controller)
  23. Dynamics Mobile 2008 in Microsoft INNOVATION DAYS Event – Spain (June 3rd & 5th 2008)
  24. Dynamics AX 2009 has been Released!!
  25. xRM Whitepaper – Dynamics CRM as development platform for Business Apps
  26. Dynamics CRM 4.0 Vertical Accelerator for Healthcare
  27. Great Whitepaper about ‘Developing Business Apps with Dynamics CRM 4.0’
  28. Disabling Domain Account Security Policies in Windows Server 2008 DC
  29. Consuming external WCF Services from Dynamics AX 2009 X++ code (Dynamics AX “5.0”)
  30. CRM 4.0 Plugin Registration Tool V2.0
  31. Microsoft Dynamics Mobile version 1.1 has been released!!
  32. Installing Dynamics CRM 4.0 on a Windows Server 2008 machine
  33. Presenting at Microsoft TechReady6!! (Seattle – Feb. 15th)
  34. Design_Time_Addresses URL in WCF (.NET 3.5)
  35. Error when consuming AX 5.0 AIF Services from an external .NET client application: How to fix it!!
  36. How to find out which Form class and tables are used by a specific Dynamics AX form/functional process.
  37. Event – Extending and developing with Dynamics AX ‘5.0’ – Microsoft METRO Discovery Event (Madrid – January 30th 2008)
  38. We delivered a session in MTC-Summit 2008 (Berlin) about Dynamics AX and new Microsoft development technologies
  39. Accesing the Network from a ‘Smart Device Emulator’ which is within a Virtual PC 2007 virtual machine
  40. How to enable debugging on Server – Dynamics AX

2007 23

  1. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (aka. Titan) has just been released!!
  2. ISV Innovation Days Event in Spain!! (December 18th & 20th 2007)
  3. Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Training Kit
  4. How to deploy your own ASP.NET application within the same Dynamics CRM 4.0 IIS WebSite
  5. Developing high level workflows in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Titan (Web Editor)
  6. How to change the logo image in Dynamics CRM 4.0 Titan
  7. Supported platform in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (Titan)
  8. VPC of Dynamics CRM 4.0 Titan CTP3 (Virtual PC image) available to all Dynamics partners !!
  9. New Key technologies and functionalities in CRM 4.0 (“Titan”)
  10. ‘Dynamics Metro Discover Event’ – Madrid – October 18th 2007
  11. CTP3 release of Titan: CRM 4.0 “Titan” Gets Nearer to Launch!!
  12. Microsoft Dynamics CRM vertical templates
  13. CRM 4.0 (Titan) Server-Side programming: Creating custom ASPX pages and consuming Titan’s Web-Services
  14. Tips and news about building custom Workflows in CRM 4.0 ‘Titan’
  15. Attending at Microsoft MGX and now TechReady. We Rock!!
  16. Using Dynamics ‘AX .NET Business Connector’ to access Dynamics AX 4.0 from .NET world
  17. Development Layers in Dynamics AX 4.0
  18. Download of Innovation Days PPTs and material
  19. Speaker at Microsoft Innovation Days 2007 event !!
  20. How to use CardSpace to secure web applications
  21. WCF-LOB-Adapters & Microsoft Dynamics products!!!
  22. What I am going to post about…
  23. My 3rd day after joining Microsoft!!