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Synergy/DE 12.1 LTS overview and other product updates

Chapters: 00:00 – Harmony Core updates 01:17 – Synergy/DE updates 15:10 – Synergy in Visual Studio updates

Chapters: 00:00 – Introductions 00:39 – Synergy/DE updates 13:53 – Harmony Core updates & demo 21:38 – Synergy Integration for Visual Studio updates 26:13 – Education updates 30:33 – Customer Support & Enablement Manager introduction 32:02 – CodeGen updates Additional Resources A New Release Strategy for Synergy: https://www.synergex.com/blog/2021/08/10/a-new-release-strategy-for-synergy/ Announcing Synergy/DE 11.1.1i: https://www.synergex.com/blog/2021/11/22/announcing-synergy-de-11-1-1i/ Announcing SDI 2022.01.1003: https://www.synergex.com/blog/2022/01/11/announcing-sdi-2022-01-1003/ .NET 6 Is Here: https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2021/11/08/net-6-arrives.aspx Nuget.org Synergex packages: https://www.nuget.org/profiles/Synergex Improving AppSettings Processing: https://github.com/Synergex/HarmonyCore/wiki/Improving-AppSettings-Processing Education library: https://www.synergex.com/learning/education-library/ CodeGen documentation: https://codegen.synergex.com/

This webinar provided an overview of key licensing processes and features available within the Synergex Resource Center. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:10 – Filling out and submitting the online product order form 08:53 – Installing new products and licenses 15:08 – Managing licenses in the Resource Center

Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 01:04 – What tools within the Visual Studio Performance Profiler suite do you use most often and why? 05:42 – Do you use the vertical tabs feature, and how does it make things easier for you? 09:10 – Code snippets in Visual Studio are a huge time-saver – how do you create your own? 14:37 – Does the SDI team use a style guide or have any specific formatting guidelines? How does Visual Studio make it easier to maintain coding standards? 17:18 – How do you organize your workspace to maximize your efficiency? 20:54 – What’s your favorite productivity feature in Visual Studio? 23:30 – Are there any upcoming features or tools in VS 2022 that you anticipate will enhance developer productivity? 24:51 – Anything our audience should know about new features and updates included in the upcoming release? 30:10 – For developers who have not yet made the switch to VS, what are some reasons they should give it a try?

During this crash course on Azure Boards, PSG’s Sharon Dolan (Project Manager) and Susan Edwards (Project Management Consultant) provided a refresher on project management concepts like Agile and Kanban, as well as a demo of Microsoft’s web-based Boards service. Chapters: 00:00 – Vocab round-up 03:57 – Azure Boards demo 34:50 – Q&A

Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:50 – Presentation 34:53 – Q&A The pressure to increase the speed of business—to accelerate growth and expand market share—is stronger now than ever before. Often, the companies who are able to meet this challenge are doing it by transforming themselves into digital organizations. And the most common tool for powering this transformation is the use of APIs. APIs can help reduce the cost of change, speed your time to market, and help you liberate the essential value locked up in your current IT infrastructure. But what is it about APIs that makes this possible? How is this API movement different from ones we've seen before? And how can you help your organization harness this new tool and successfully introduce it into your existing IT platform? In this wide-ranging talk, Mike Amundsen, noted author and API strategist, shows how companies of all sizes have applied APIs to help improve the quality of information systems and reduce the time to market for both internal- and external-facing projects. Whether you’ve already begun introducing APIs into your IT ecosystem or are just exploring possibilities, this talk offers advice, examples, and encouragement to everyone responsible for leading and managing an organization’s digital transformation. Presenter: Mike Amundsen, API Strategy Advisor, Amundsen Inc. An internationally known author and speaker, API strategy advisor Mike Amundsen travels the world discussing network architecture, web development, and the intersection of technology and society. He works with companies large and small to help them capitalize on the opportunities provided by APIs, microservices, and digital transformation. Amundsen has been an API advisor and architect for MuleSoft and CA Technologies, along with other leading tech companies.

Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:44 – Presentation 52:18 – Q&A In this presentation, Synergy/DE Product Manager and Senior Consultant Steve Ives discusses what's coming up in the next Synergy version and what we’re considering for the future. Presenter: Steve Ives, Senior Professional Services Consultant and Product Manager, Synergex Steve has worked as a technical consultant and trainer for Synergex since 1997, developing e-commerce applications and helping companies maximize their vertical market software applications. Steve has experience with networking, building, and managing internet connections and with security firewall solutions. He is proficient in several programming languages and has been involved in the development of internet and intranet e-business software applications. Prior to coming to Synergex, during his 15-year tenure at CCAT (now Phoenix), Steve became an expert in the installation, upgrade, and support of operating systems, layered products, networks, and application software.

Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:02 – Presentation 42:11 – Q&A At the last conference, we unveiled our answer to the question “What’s the best way to expose Synergy code and data over web services?” We've been hard at work addressing your needs, by extending Harmony Core’s functionality and documentation and our guidance in how to use it. In this presentation, Jeff's covers the latest features and updates to the product. Presenter: Jeff Greene, Principal Software Engineer, Synergex Jeff joined Synergex in 2006 and he brought his passion for open-source and standards-based technologies with him. His first contribution to our product suite was Synergy DBL Integration for Visual Studio, for which he architected and implemented items involving IntelliSense, debugging, and migration tools. He championed the importance of running Synergy on .NET Core and was the lead developer of that project. Jeff has been instrumental in Synergex’s embrace of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and standards-based technologies.

Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:53 – Presentation 48:07 – Q&A DevOps isn’t just a buzzword, and it’s not just there to benefit developers: DevOps helps save time and money. From zero-downtime deployments to shrinking your OODA loop, well-leveraged DevOps enables you to deliver business value faster and with fewer bugs. In this session, Jeff Greene talks about DevOps in the business world and some management-friendly strategies you can use to transform your organization. Presenter: Jeff Greene, Principal Software Engineer, Synergex Jeff joined Synergex in 2006 and he brought his passion for open-source and standards-based technologies with him. His first contribution to our product suite was Synergy DBL Integration for Visual Studio, for which he architected and implemented items involving IntelliSense, debugging, and migration tools. He championed the importance of running Synergy on .NET Core and was the lead developer of that project. Jeff has been instrumental in Synergex’s embrace of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and standards-based technologies.

Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:50 – Presentation 55:05 – Q&A In the past, software applications were islands of functionality, backed by whatever data persistence mechanism their designers decided to use, and to the consumers of those applications, it really didn’t matter where the data was stored, so long as the application fulfilled its purpose. Thankfully, those days have gone. Software applications are no longer solitary islands, but are expected and required to openly expose their data and be able to interact with data exposed by other applications. During this presentation, Steve Ives discusses the many ways that applications are able to interact and strategies that architects of Synergy applications can adopt to facilitate such interaction. Presenter: Steve Ives, Senior Professional Services Consultant and Product Manager, Synergex Steve has worked as a technical consultant and trainer for Synergex since 1997, developing e-commerce applications and helping companies maximize their vertical market software applications. Steve has experience with networking, building, and managing internet connections and with security firewall solutions. He is proficient in several programming languages and has been involved in the development of internet and intranet e-business software applications. Prior to coming to Synergex, during his 15-year tenure at CCAT (now Phoenix), Steve became an expert in the installation, upgrade, and support of operating systems, layered products, networks, and application software.

Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 02:44 – Radley Corporation presentation and demo 18:49 – Forward Solutions presentation and demo 31:58 – Q&A Chances are you’ve heard us espouse the benefits of web services for your application. But what does the outcome of this approach deliver to your organization and users? This session highlights how Synergex customers are leveraging existing Synergy logic and data via Harmony Core to facilitate new, fresh user interfaces. Presenters: Rachel Gibson, Sales Manager, Synergex Rachel joined Synergex in 2018 as an Account Manager after relocating to Sacramento from Boston. She started her sales career in the EdTech space at Pearson Education and most recently sold multiple SaaS products at LogMeIn. Since joining, Rachel has taken on a leadership position as Sales Manager, working closely with the sales team and customers to promote Synergex products and services. Rachel holds a BA from Wellesley College. Yousuf Jamil, Senior Technical Consultant, Synergex Yousuf is an experienced full stack software engineer who joined Synergex to bolster the range of services in modern technologies that PSG now offers. He has worked with Fortune 100 companies, with startups, and as a consultant on and outside of the east and west coasts. Interview participants: Tim Bunker, Development Manager, Radley Corporation Alex Nowak, Developer, Radley Corporation Noreen Kim, Developer, Radley Corporation Richard Litchfield, Managing Director, Forward Solutions

Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:03 – Presentation 41:42 – Q&A As we push toward increased automation, faster deployment, and greater access to software, all with the latest updates using continuous integration, we need to consider what happens if a bug does occur. How do we, as app developers, debug problems that are happening on a server far, far away, where code is optimized and data can’t be manipulated? Things were bad enough when it happened in production—now production is wrapped up in a web service. This session explores the challenges facing modern debugging and the solutions that can help you find success. These solutions start long before you deploy and go all the way to that early-morning call when no one can access your website because of a minor update. Presenter: Phillip Brat, Developer Support Engineer, Synergex Phillip Bratt joined the Synergy/DE Developer Support team in 2014 after graduating with a degree in computer science. He has extensive knowledge of the Synergy/DE product suite, with specialties in .NET technologies and Synergy Integration for Visual Studio support. He also trains new Synergy developers through the Synergy/DE Language Essentials program.

Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:08 – Presentation 46:45 – Q&A This presentation covers the modern threat landscape, attack vectors, and mitigations. How much would a lockout, loss, or theft of data cost a company? Before Yahoo was bought by Verizon, their answer was $350 million. For Equifax, it was the personal information of 147.9 million consumers. What can we learn from these examples? In this session, Roger Andrews discusses the tools you can use to secure your network and data and what your company can be doing NOW to better secure your data. Presenter: Roger Andrews, CTO and Synergy/DE Architect, Synergex For over 20 years, Roger has assisted the company's Synergy/DE Software Development Team with planning, design, and implementation. From 2000 through 2002, he also served as Professional Services Manager, directing the company's consulting and education services. At the end of 2002, Roger was promoted to Synergy/DE Architect, and he started driving Synergex's Microsoft .NET initiative. In 2005, Roger became Synergex's Chief Technical Officer and now participates in defining and managing corporate direction and technology. Prior to coming to Synergex, Roger was Vice President of Consulting and Services at CCAT (now Phoenix), a large Synergex ISV based in the United Kingdom. Roger's formal education is concentrated in data processing.