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This year’s Future Decoded kicked off today at ExCel London. Microsoft UK CEO Cindy Rose prefaced the event with this blog, which looks at how digital transformation is now embedded across the global economy. One of the key points she highlights in the article is the growth of the UK’s digital tech industries.

“According to Tech Nation — a Government-backed data project that highlights the growth of digital businesses— the UK’s digital tech industries are growing 32% faster than the rest of the UK economy. The digital sector is of huge strategic value to the economy…“

Source: news.microsoft.com

#SharePoint welcomes PowerApps and Microsoft Flow! https://t.co/Gf3SLXhc9J

— Microsoft SharePoint (@SharePoint) October 31, 2016

Source: Twitter/@SharePoint

The next ASP.NET Community Standup will be streaming live tomorrow, November 1st at 5PM GMT.

For those not yet familiar, the ASP.NET Community Standup is a weekly short video-based, live discussion/Q&A with some of the leaders of the Microsoft ASP.NET development team. It’s a great opportunity to get your questions answered live and unfiltered: live.asp.net.

ASP.NET Core 1.1 Preview 1 has been released, inclusive of new features, bug fixes and general enhancements. Get the full details in the latest .NET Web Development and Tools Blog.

Microsoft has released a useful infographic depicting common problems in designing cloud apps and patterns that offer guidance. The information applies to Microsoft Azure as well as other platforms: http://msft.it/60158DBFJ