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Create: Serverless
July 
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A one of a kind live event about all things serverless.

 

Join us for a half day of conversations at Microsoft Create: Serverless and connect with the experts and community members to discuss how you can run code for any application without having to manage servers.

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A one of a kind live event about all things serverless.

 

Join us for a half day of conversations at Microsoft Create: Serverless and connect with the experts and community members to discuss how you can run code for any application without having to manage servers.

A one of a kind live event about all things serverless.

 

Join us for a half day of conversations at Microsoft Create: Serverless and connect with the experts and community members to discuss how you can run code for any application without having to manage servers.

You may watch the event on demand below. 

Agenda

June 23

8:00–8:15AM

Welcome

Grab your coffee or tea, log in.

Simona Cotin

8:15–8:45AM

Keynote: Chris & Chris talk Serverless Landscape

Chris and Chris share about the Serverless landscape in 2020 and the trends you can look out for. 

Chris Coyier, Chris Nwamba

8:45–9:05AM

Unifying data with Hasura GraphQL Engine & Azure functions 

Through use-cases and walk through implementations, Allison and Burke will discuss how you can bring together all of your data sources into a unified GraphQL API with the Hasura GraphQL Engine & Azure serverless functions.

 


Allison Kunz, Burke Holland 

9:05–9:25AM

Serverless Security 101: Everything you need to know

Guy and Wassim discusses what changes for security with the introduction of 'Serverless'; Which security concerns does the platform takes away? Which security risks may get elevated? And most importantly, Guy and Wassim will also share how you can protect yourself.

Guy Podjarny, Wassim Chegham

9:25–9:45AM

Developing low-code Serverless Applications

Dona and Linda share their experiences on low-code application development and integration with serverless architecture.

Linda Nichols, Dona Sarkar

9:45–10:05AM

Observability in Serverless Applications

Existing techniques for debugging and profiling are breaking down in multi-service architectures. Ran and Jennifer share how automated tracing is now a possibility in serverless, cloud-based systems.

Ran Ribenzaft, Jennifer Davis 

10:05–10:25AM

Overcoming Serverless challenges with Durable Functions

Getting started with serverless on Azure is easy but what if you’re making something bigger than a ‘Hello World’ function? In this session Anthony and Marc discuss several application patterns that enable you to write event-driven, resilient and highly scalable applications with Durable Functions, an open source extension on top of Azure Functions.

Marc Duiker, Anthony Chu

10:25–10:45AM

Boosting your Serverless APIs with API Management

Serverless provides powerful and scalable ways to write APIs for web, mobile, and microservices. Jeff and Mike shares with you how you can add new features simply by combining Azure Functions with API Management.

Mike Budzynski, Jeff Hollan

10:45–11:05AM

Serverless Best Practices

Marie and Jeff Hollan share the best practices that you should adopt when working with the Serverless Framework. This Level 100 - 200 discussion will cover node based functions with best practices and tips for local development. We will also go over troubleshooting functions after deployment and some tips to keep your functions ready for clients.

Marie Hoeger, Jeff Hollan

11:05–11:55AM

Hands-on Workshop: Refactor Node.js and Express APIs to Serverless APIs with Azure Functions

Learn the strategy you need to move an existing Express API app to Serverless. This is a a beginner friendly workshop (Level 100-200) covering how you can get started with Azure functions using VS code and javascript, covering triggers, bindings, and deployment.

 

Chris Nwamba, Gwyneth Peña S

11:55–12:00PM

Closing


Simona Cotin & Jeff Hollan

12:00–12:30PM

Open Mic Networking Breakouts - Community On Air 

Be part of a cosy and intimate networking session as we talk about everything from diversity & inclusion in the community to developer hacks and tools. 


There will be five different sessions from you to choose from, with separate registration links. All Open Mic Networking Sessions will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Come with your questions and enthusiam!  

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11:05–11:55AM 

Workshop: Refactor Node.js and Express APIs to Serverless APIs with Azure Functions

Earn yourself an Azure Heroes Builder badge(r) upon completion of this workshop!

To empower and inspire you to complete this workshop, we will be rewarding workshop participants with the exclusive Azure Heroes Builder blockchain-based badge(r). This is a verifiably scarce and publicly-visible reward. So, be sure to join us, learn a great skill and be rewarded. 



Chris Nwamba, Gwyneth Pena S


Azure Static Web Workshop 


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12:00–12:30PM  Community On Air - Open Mic Networking Breakouts 

A Serverless Odyssey


Join us for a conversation centred around the future of serverless – how distinct will “serverless” remain as a concept and what are the bigger, broader trends that it will align to?

 

Connect with Jeremy, Peter and Simona to chat about the recent serverless survey, learnings from curating two of the most relevant newsletters and running a serverless podcast for over a year.

 

Seats are limited. Please register here.


Facilitated by Jeremy Daly, Peter Cooper and Simona Cotin 

Serverless Days - The Journey of a Community


Conferences are more than just a vehicle for knowledge sharing. Now more than ever we realise how essential the networking and community aspects are to the experience of a great conference.

 

In this session we’ll share how we grew ServerlessDays globally with community, diversity and inclusion in mind and want to hear from you, what you think makes a community truly amazing.


Seats are limited. Please register here.

Facilitated by Ant Stanley, Lian Li, Floor Drees

The Citizen Developer Movement in a Serverless Environment


With low-code and no-code software applications, many citizens are empowered to design and build powerful applications which can help a great social cause.

 

We want to hear your inspiring stories and hear how you get a good balance between low-code and serverless technologies, the considerations when choosing the kind of architecture in a serverless environment. 


Seats are limited. Please register here.

 


Facilitated by Linda Nichols, Jeff Hollan 

Serverless Storytelling: Visualize complex ideas in relatable ways!


Did you know that 65% of the population have a visual learning capability? And that visual information is not only easier to understand but more likely to be recalled later?

 

Join Nitya and Chris, come up with new visual metaphors for well-known concepts and incorporate visual storytelling into the serverless developer journeys. Bring some index cards, a pen and your unfettered imagination. 


Seats are limited. Please register here.

 

 


Facilitated by Nitya Narasimhan, Chris Nwamba 

Developer hacks and tools we wished we knew sooner

Developer hacks and tools we wished we knew sooner

Found that one amazing keyboard shortcut that cuts your development time in half? Realised you can set up a service to do boring or complex tasks for you?

 

In this breakout session with Chris Heilmann and Marie Hoeger, let's share how we can build things right and share our favourite titbits of information about the tools we use. Bring along your questions and enthusiasm. 

 

Seats are limited. Please register here.

 


Facilitated by

Chris Heilmann,

Marie Hoeger 

Microsoft ❤s OSS

Arrival & Check-In

Want to help improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of developers with just one pull request? Join Anthony Chu and Craig Shoemaker and learn how you can make a difference in Azure Functions.

 

From the runtime to reference materials, Microsoft has open sourced scores of code and docs repositories and we’d love to have your contributions!


Seats are limited. Please register here. 



 


Facilitated by

Craig Shoemaker,

Anthony Chu

Speakers

She/Her

Simona Cotin

Principal Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

@Simona_cotin

He/Him

Chris Coyier

Co-Founder, CodePen

@chriscoyier

He/Him

Chris Nwamba 

Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

@CODEBEAST

She/Her

Allison Kunz

Solutions Engineer, Hasura


Github @allpwrfulroot

He/Him

Burke Holland

Principal Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

@BurkeHolland

Pronoun

Guy Podjarny

Co-Founder/President, Snyk

@guypod

He/Him 

Wassim Chegham

Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft


@manekinekko


She/Her

Linda Nichols

Cloud Native Technical Specialist, Global Black Belt Team, Microsoft

@lynnaloo

She/Her

Dona Sarkar

Principal Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

@donasarkar

He/Him

Ran Ribenzaft

Co-Founder and CTO, Epsagon

@ranrib

She/Her

Jennifer Davis

Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

@sigje

He/Him

Anthony Chu

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

@nthonyChu

He/Him

Marc Duiker

Lead Azure Consultant, Xpirit, Azure MVP

@marcduiker

He/Him

Mike Budzynski

Product Manager, Microsoft

@mbudzynski

He/Him

Jeff Hollan

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

@JEFFHOLLAN

He/Him

Robert Steele

Software Engineer, Serverless Advocate 

@antempus

She/Her

Marie Hoeger

Software Engineer, Microsoft

@_mhoeger

She/Her

Gwyneth Peña S

Cloud Consultant, Azure MVP

@madebygps

He/Him

Jeremy Daly

AWS Serverless Hero, Host of @ServerlessChats and Publisher of OffByNone.io

@JEREMY_DALY

He/Him

Peter Cooper

Developer and Publish-in-Chief, Cooper Press

@PETERC

He/Him

Ant Stanley

Technologist, Senzo and Community Organizer, JeffCon, ServerlessDays

@IamStan

She/Her

Lian Li 

Cloud Native Consultant, Container Solutions and ServerlessDay Amsterdam Organizer 

@Chimney42

She/Her

Floor Drees 

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

@FloorDrees

She/Her

Nitya Narasimhan

Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft 

@nitya

He/Him

Chris Heilmann

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

@codepo8

He/Him

Craig Shoemaker

Senior Content Developer

@craigshoemaker

What you will experience

 

 

Microsoft Create:Serverless is the next Microsoft Create virtual event series following Microsoft Create:Frontend 


Everyone is Welcome!
We are dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive and harassment-free environment for our attendees. Diversity of background, experience, and culture will provide everyone with new and fresh perspectives.

 

Please review our code of conduct and be ready to participate in a productive and fun event.

 

See you online!


Learning resources

Video: Build and secure Serverless API

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Create a long-running serverless workflow with Durable Functions

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Create Serverless logic with Azure Functions

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Refactor Node.js and Express APIs to Serverless APIs with Azure Functions

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We're meeting at the southwest corner of Daley Plaza at 10am. Look for signs that say “Splash”. The march commences at 11am.

 

Be sure to bring lots of sunscreen, water, your favorite Pride accoutrements, and your smiling faces!

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