by Angela
August 29 2012 04:50
You might have heard that the official launch of Visual Studio 2012 is coming soon! Alas we cannot all afford to hop on a plane and head out to Washington State to party with the product team. BUT, lucky for you, there are also going to be local launches held at major cities across the U.S. You might not have noticed because all the marketing jazz has been heavily focusing on the Windows Azure part of that event, but there is going to be some great content around the development tools as well. Now you know!
Join Polaris Solutions at this free launch in Oak Brook, IL (about 20 miles west of Chicago) event to check out some of Microsoft’s newest leading-edge tools, including Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, Windows Azure, Windows Server 2012, and Microsoft System Center 2012. You'll get the opportunity to engage with the experts (like me), get hands on with the new technology, and learn how to build modern applications both on-premises or in the cloud using the Microsoft platform.
A special Visual Studio 2012 launch track was recently added to the CHICAGO event with a keynote from Brian Harry himself. I know, cool right?! 
In his talk, you will learn about how Visual Studio 2012 can help you evolve your development practices to maintain relevancy, adapt to change and deliver on the needs of the business, rise to the challenge of the “New Normal”, and elevate your skills to keep pace with the fast changing world of application development and delivery. Be sure to stop by after the keynote and visit us at the Polaris Solutions booth as well!
At the event, you will also be able to participate in a raffle for a chance to win an Xbox 360 + Kinect Bundle. Get registered soon before it sells out: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032521310&Culture=en-US&community=0