London Blogger Gathering: Live Mesh, Cloud Computing

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A quick shout out to anyone interested in joining us for a beer or two in London next Thursday night to meet and talk about Live Mesh and cloud computing. As Steve Lamb says we have Jeff Hansen, Angus Logan and James Senior in town so it should be a fun chat. Jeff reports to Ray Ozzie so can tell you even more than this months Wired article :)

I’ll be there with a few other softies and a few beers so if you’re free from 6-8pm next Thursday in London, come along to The Coach and Horses. It will not be a marketing pitch – just a chance to share a few cold ones and chat with some clued up boys from Redmond. I’ll be the one handing out the business card shown above and my even drag my pal Hugh MacLeod along

 

If you'd like to join us please edit the wiki to add your name - that way we'll have a good idea of how many people to expect.

Where: The Coach and Horses pub, 29 Greek Street, Soho, London W1V 5LL    

When: 11th December from 6pm to 8pm (and onwards for anyone that fancies it)

Who'd enjoy this? Anyone who's interested in discussing cloud computing with two of the leaders from Microsoft

 

 

Jeff Hansen, General Manager – Services Strategy / Live Mesh, Microsoft Corporation

Jeff Hansen reports to Ray Ozzie and is responsible for helping drive Microsoft’s services strategy.  Central to this strategy is the “Software plus Services” approach that brings together the best of cloud-based services and the software that resides on a world of devices. An approach that utilizes the power of local client and/or on-premises server software combined with the reach and always up-to-date nature of services in the cloud.  As part of this effort, over the last three years Jeff has worked closely with Microsoft’s Live Services platform team on the mesh initiative - providing Product Management support for the Live Mesh offering and the recent introduction of the mesh technologies in the developer focused Live Framework – Community Technology Preview.  Live Mesh is a marquee example of the S+S approach – providing symmetry between the client and the cloud by using the web as a hub to bring together a wide range of user’s devices.  Enabling individuals to manage, access, and share their information and programs seamlessly on the web and across their world of devices.  Deliverying on the vision of computing experiences that seamless span the ‘data, devices, people, and applications’ people interact with everyday.

 

Angus Logan, Senior Technical Product Manager, Live Services, Microsoft Corporation

Responsible for all technical product management of Microsoft’s Live Services (consists of Windows Live Platform / Live Framework / Live Mesh), Angus’ team manage content creation, high-value opportunity management, and developer experience. Prior to being on the Live Services team, Angus was a Portals Technology Specialist with Microsoft Australia, worked for several Microsoft partners, was an MVP, and co-authored a book on Microsoft Content Management Server. You can read Angus’s blog at https://blogs.msdn.com/angus_logan/ or spot him around the world.

 

James Senior, Technical Evangelist, Live Services, Microsoft Corporation

James Senior is responsible for driving global awareness and understanding of Microsoft’s Live Services (including Live Framework and Live Mesh) to technical audiences and business decision makers.  Prior to this role in Redmond, James worked as a Technology Specialist for Microsoft in the UK and as Senior Developer at Intel Corporation.  James blogs frequently at www.jamessenior.com and you can follow him on Twitter here: www.twitter.com/jsenior.