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Hello,  Well, this is a tricky blog post to write, but let's cut straight to it. After May 31st 2011, I will no longer be at EMC Consulting. I've decided that after 18 years of working, and 12 years at EMC Consulting (Conchango and OS Integration) that it's time for a bit of a rest! This company, its people and clients, have been a ...

For those of you who follow me on twitter (@michelleflynn) you will know it is all go on #EMCgroundfloor with DJ challenges, dance offs, Krispy Kremes, triathlons (not in the office of course) and so much more but what is the latest on your recruitment I hear you ask…. Here is a list of our latest roles, as always if anything sparks your interest ...

It’s been a while since the last Silverlight UK User Group, so I’m pleased to announce that we will hoping to squeeze in an evening before we kick off a new year. After the release of Silverlight 4 and the passing of the PDC2010, the Silverlight scene has been reasonably quiet, probably due to the attention that Windows Phone 7 and HTML5 (in the ...

We were really pleased to be asked by Microsoft if we would design a t-shirt for them that they could give out at the BIMA Awards 2010 based around Windows Phone 7.  As always our guys jumped to the challenge and the successful design was created by Oliver Kenton and Michael Alves. Here is a photo of the winning team and the t-shirt ...

Some may lament England’s exit from the World Cup 2010 Finals, but it means there’s less distraction to trying all the latest technologies, open APIs and devices this summer…. namely Visual Studio 2010, Silverlight 4, Windows Phone 7, Bing (Maps too), Silverlight Pivot, IIS Express, Razor, WebMatrix…. oh and those other hyped up devices such as ...

Maybe google just knows me too well, but searching for “cloud” points me to answers about “cloud computing” before the fluffy stuff in the sky. Does this order apply to how our clients think as well? I don’t expect so, though I’ll be glad enough to stand corrected. Some definitions of “Cloud” that may prevail for many ...

Since our last meeting in April featuring the enigmatic Jesse Liberty, we’ve seen a big rise in the interest in Silverlight 4 and Windows Phone 7 on blogs, feeds and twitter. That said, it appears to have been a slow start for the proliferation of Silverlight 4 amongst the global masses since it’s launch on April 13th. I’ve been tracking ...

We are looking for 2 Microsoft Architects, are you interested? Title: MS Solution ArchitectDepartment: Application ConsultingLocation: London based with UK travel The roleEMC Consulting (formerly Conchango) is a Microsoft Gold Partner in 12 competencies and are members of their global select Partner Advisory Council. We are looking for an ...

We are going to be busy over the next month with some very exciting community events coming up. Here is a update for you to make sure you are not missing out on any: Silverlight User Group (#SLUGUK) - Tuesday 13th April @ Vue Shepherds Bush Jesse Liberty, Microsoft Silverlight Geek, will be presenting on Silverlight 4,  MVVM and TDD: A ...

Last night Microsoft hosted their Digital & Creative Agency Event in Level 31 at Paramount.  Paul Dawson, Matt Bagwell and I were fortunate enough to be invited along to “Join the leading digital and creative agencies in the UK, along with media agencies and publishers, to see Partners delivering creative technology on the Microsoft ...