We were delighted at how our first event of the season went – high turnout, lively crowd and good food all combined to bring Visual Studio 2010 and the Application Lifecycle to Yorkshire Devs. Feedback was positive, and Black Marble’s Richard Fennell and Iain Angus were a great double act for the day. More Visual …

The Autumn/Winter 2009 Series of Black Marble events kicks off with a day to delight software developers! The morning session is an early-access view of Visual Studio 2010 which is being designed inside and out to give developers and development teams every advantage in getting the next ground-breaking application to …

Black Marble took a trip down technology memory lane with a visit to the National Museum of Computing. Black Marble proudly sponsor this important organisation – which is showcasing the pioneering work of the first computer developers who cracked the Enigma codes right through the growth of the personal computer to the …

As part of Black Marble’s day of celebrating our computing history, we visited Bletchley Park – home of the historic site of Station X , the base of British codebreaking activities during World War II and birthplace of the modern computer. A conservation area since the early nineties, the Park was saved just in time …

Want to know where to eat if you happen to be in the Reading area? A recent Black Marble visit to Microsoft at Thames Valley Park led us to try out two great restaurants. The first, the London Street Brasserie came recommended by a couple of ‘Softies and provided wonderful food right in the heart of Reading. Pleasant …

Black Marble are out in force today for the 4th Annual Microsoft Architect Insight Conference in London. Robert and Richard are presenting 3 sessions between them, plus a bus load of our staff are there to support them! Word is the event is full to bursting … should be good. When available, I’ll post some links to …

In the next few weeks, Black Marble are hosting a great series of FREE events from SharePoint to Business Process Management through to Windows 7. First, on 30 April, [Think Small to Win Big with SharePoint](http://www.blackmarble.co.uk/events.aspx?event=Think Small to Win Big with SharePoint) is an informative …

On 12 May, we are hosting a Business Process Management Event here at Black Marble HQ, with PNMSoft. With a practical guide to Business Process Management in the “Real World” this could be the session you need to understand how BPM can aid your business. Great lunch included …

Black Marble are running a few more exciting and free events for you in April and May. On 30 April, at our usual venue near Leeds, we are hosting an informative SharePoint Workshop (Think Small to Win Big with SharePoint) – looking at how small efficiencies can add to big savings – “Many organisations focus on large …

During our recent outing to TVP, Dell Quinn, Partner Programme Manager, took the opportunity to interview Boss for her “Save to Gain” podcast in the “Business Advisor” series. This is a set of podcasts featuring commentary from Microsoft executives, independent experts and partners discussing topical business issues. …