The idea is to build a real-world demo application using the most important parts of Azure, to explain the entire platform in a practical way.
What are all the parts for? How to setup an architecture?  Which tools are available?
This demo will cover the Web Role, SQL Azure, spatial data, blob storage, integration with bing maps, .net service bus, worker role, ... 
 

About the speakers
Nick Verschueren – Senior Solutions Architect
 
Nick has more than 12 year’s development experience, of which the last 6 years exclusively and intensively in .NET. He can be an important team player in complex .NET applications, because he has a very broad knowledge of technologies and a problem solving attitude. He is also well at home in operating systems and server technologies. He joined Euricom in 2008 to focus more on .Net architecture and development.
 
Miguel De Lathouwer – Principal Architect
Miguel has more than 14 years of professional experience in developing Microsoft applications. Miguel demonstrated a high level of flexibility in performing heterogeneous roles, ranging from expert developer for critical short-term projects to enterprise architect, technical coach and project management, which became his main activities during the last years of long-term consultancy at Allianz. As principal architect, his main goals are the evangelization of new technologies, the on-site design of architectural solutions and assisting colleagues in broadening their overall knowledge.