Black Ninja will be at the F5-Expo conference, will you?

It’s a rare treat for us to be able to attend a conference in our beautiful home town of Vancouver, British Columbia. This year, the F5-Expo will be held April 7, 2010 at the Vancouver Convention Centre and we’re going to be there as an official exhibitor! The sponsor list alone promises to make this a very memorable expo and we are encouraging everyone we know to attend. The keynote speaker is Malcolm Gladwell, author of the ‘Tipping Point‘.

The official word directly from the F5-Expo site:

A business conference for executives on changing technologies in the online space such as social media, search marketing, mobile applications, and future trends. The inaugural event will be held on April 7, 2010 in world renowned, Vancouver, Canada.

SQL Server Powershell Part 2

One of our short term visions for the new year here at Black Ninja is to really pump up our screencast development. We have so many great ideas that we’re excited to bring to you and some that are even written and ready to be recorded! The first in our line up comes from our very own @SQLBelle and we really do hope you’ll enjoy it.

We welcome any constructive feedback and if you have ideas about SQL, SharePoint or .NET videos you’d like to see us record please let us know!

Check out SQL Server Powershell – Part 2 video and let us know what you think! If you haven’t already seen Part 1, you may want to take a peak there first.

SQL Server Powershell Part 1

One of our short term visions for the new year here at Black Ninja is to really pump up our screencast development. We have so many great ideas that we’re excited to bring to you and some that are even written and ready to be recorded! The first in our line up comes from our very own @SQLBelle and we really do hope you’ll enjoy it.

We welcome any constructive feedback and if you have ideas about SQL, SharePoint or .NET videos you’d like to see us record please let us know!

Check out our very first SQL Server Powershell – Part 1 video and let us know what you think!

Last Class Before Christmas! SQL Server 2005 Transact-SQL Programming

We’ve had a fairly successful year delivering custom developed training packages for our clients and we’ll definitely be continuing this trend in the next few months as the new year rolls in. We also have some nice surprises in store that we’re really excited about and we hope to announce in the next month or two – so stay tuned.

In the mean time, we’ve had some interest in our SQL Server 2005 Transact-SQL Programming class and we’ll be offering it again this December from the 14th to the 16th. The maximum capacity for this class is 4 people and we’re expecting a sold out registration so get in early!

Our SQL Server 2005 Transact-SQL Programming is meant to be a highly interactive class where we encourage as much in class participation as we can. To learn more about cost, instructor, location and expectations, visit us here.

Black Ninja Company Profile

Interested in reading up on some of our recent projects? Were you hoping to get a better idea of the types of engagements we’ve been a part of in the past? Well, we’ve decided to make our company profile available to all our site visitors here.

This is something we take pride in as it demonstrates both our capabilities and qualifications as a company. Our profile contains a summary of our recent portfolio of work and aims to help parties interested about Black Ninja to understand a little more about the company. It helps to know a little bit about the people you’re considering for your next big project, so we’re hoping this will help make us a little less mysterious!

If you have any questions about us or our services, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with one of the ninjas!

Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) On Board

Black Ninja Software is proud to announce that we now have an Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) on board! This means Black Ninja offers Certified Apple Technical Support for your Mac OS X networks and infrastructure. We are very excited to have this designation in house as it solidifies our continuing support for our clients who run Apple hardware and software. We spend a great deal of time tweaking and customizing our own internal Apple environment and look forward to helping you make yours more efficient and productive.

An Apple Certified Support Professional Certification verifies an understanding of Mac OS X core functionality. A certified pro has the ability to configure key services, perform basic troubleshooting and assist end users with essential Mac OS X functionality.

Continue reading to learn the top 5 Reasons to hire an Apple Certified Support Professional.

• When you hire someone who is Apple Certified, you know exactly what skills they have. 
• Hiring certified professionals helps you and your business stay current on the latest technologies and best practices in the industry.
• Certified professionals with the proven expertise required for the job will build credibility for your business, as well as keep clients and customers coming back.
• Professionals who earn certifications in a specialized field are likely to be interested in that field and thus remain motivated, productive, and satisfied.
• Knowledgeable professionals reflect positively on you. Who you hire reflects directly on your organization.  You have one chance to make a good first impression. 

So if your company requires a ninja for Apple support, contact Black Ninja Software today!

Black Ninja Sponsoring the Next Vancouver BI PASS Chapter!

This weeks chapter meeting is being held on Friday, May 15 at 8:30AM and will run until 10:30AM. There will be some breakfast goodies for all who will be attending. The session promises to be an interesting one with Smruti Para presenting on Performance Point Monitoring Server and it’s integration with SharePoint.

If you’re interested in attending, we’d love to see you there. You can find out more information by contacting us or visiting this link: http://vancouverbi.sqlpass.org/.

Black Ninja Sponsoring the .netbc User Group Meeting!

The next .netbc user group meeting will be held this Tuesday, May 5 at BCIT Burnaby Campus, building SW3 room 1750.

Donabel Santos will be there to say a few things from all of us here at Black Ninja. There will be plenty of pizza and pop for everyone to enjoy so we encourage anyone who can make it to attend! The topic is: Moving on to ASP.NET MVC: a real world case study

ASP.NET MVC is out but should I use it on my next project? What’s the development experience like? In this presentation, I’ll take you through the real world experience my team had converting traditional ASP.NET application to MVC. We’ll examine the good and the pain points we found and show you how to unleash the full capability of the MVC framework. I’ll also introduce you S#arp Architect framework and show how it can help you in your next MVC project.

DevTeach Gold Sponsor and Special Offer

Black Ninja Software is very excited to be a Gold sponsor for DevTeach! DevTeach is a developer training conference, helping provide training to assist developers in reaching their full potential. DevTeach has a vision of a strong and organized community of developers which will influence the future of product that people use. We will be representing Black Ninja Software at the Vancouver conference this June. Make sure to come see us!

If you’re interested in attending this conference, DevTeach is offering a special discount code for Black Ninja Software site visitors that’s good for $100 off the main conference price. Click here to receive your promotional code.

In order to get your $100 dollar discount, use the following code: BC00BLACKNINJA and don’t forget to come visit us at our booth!