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Bill Wilder

Development Partners Software Corporation

Bill Wilder is a hands-on architect, trainer, writer, and community leader focused on helping companies and individuals succeed with the cloud using the Windows Azure Platform. Bill began working with Windows Azure when it was unveiled at the Microsoft PDC in 2008 and in 2009 founded Boston Azure (bostonazure.org), the first Windows Azure user group in the world. He is recognized by Microsoft as a Windows Azure MVP and an Azure Insider. Bill is the author of Cloud Architecture Patterns, blogs at blog.codingoutloud.com, and is on Twitter at @codingoutloud. Got cloud questions? Feel free to reach out to Bill via devpartners.com or [email protected].

Speaker Presentations
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 2:15pm
Cloud Computing
Make the Cloud Less Cloudy: A Perspective for Software Development Teams

With so many technologies branded as “cloud” products, it can be difficult to distinguish good technology from good marketing. The resulting confusion complicates the work of software development teams who are trying not only to architect software effectively but also trying to accelerate building, testing, and delivering software. To cut through this confusion, Bill Wilder defines key cloud terms, compares the different types of clouds, and drills into concrete examples of specific cloud services.