Developing Distributed Applications with Microsoft .NET Remoting
(Microsoft Training Course: 2526) - 2 days - £1200 exc VAT

THIS COURSE HAS NOW RETIRED. PLEASE SEE THE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FOR DETAILS OF ALTERNATIVE COURSES.
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop distributed applications using Microsoft .NET Remoting. It is designed for an experienced application developer.

1. Introduction to Developing Distributed Applications
2. Creating a Remote Object
3. Creating a Remote Object: Advanced Techniques
4. Hosting and Deploying a Remoting Application
5. Testing a Remoting Application
6. Implementing Security Measures in a .NET Remoting Application
7. Making Good Design Decisions

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Supplementary Information This course has now retired and is no longer available. We suggest you look at Courses 2556: Developing Mobile Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, 5116: Configuring Windows Vista Mobile Computing and Applications and 6066: Developing Managed Applications for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.

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Module 1: Introduction to Developing Distributed Applications

• Explaining the Differences Among Distributed Application Technologies
• Explaining How Remoting Applications Are Developed

Skills

• Provide a high-level description of .NET Remoting and how it differs from other distributed application technologies.
  

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Module 2: Creating a Remote Object

• Introduction to Creating a Remote Object
• Creating Server Activated Objects
• Creating Client Activated Objects
• Implementing the Factory Design Pattern to Create a CAO Factory
• Lab: Creating a Remote Object

Skills

• Create a remote object.
  

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Module 3: Creating a Remote Object: Advanced Techniques

• Simplifying Remoting by Using Configuration Files
• Controlling a Remote Object’s Lifetime
• Calling a Remote Object’s Methods Asynchronously
• Lab: Creating a Remote Object: Advanced Techniques

Skills

• Create and access a remote object by using advanced techniques.
  

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Module 4: Hosting and Deploying a Remoting Application

• Choosing a Hosting Option
• Hosting a Remoting Application by Using a Microsoft Windows Service or IIS
• Lab: Hosting and Deploying a Remoting Application

Skills

• Host and deploy a Remoting application.
  

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Module 5: Testing a Remoting Application

• Monitoring Application Performance
• Configuring the Debugging Environment
• Lab: Monitoring and Debugging a Remoting Application

Skills

• Test a Remoting application.
  

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Module 6: Implementing Security Measures in a .NET Remoting Application

• Implementing Custom Authentication
• Implementing Authorization
• Introduction to Encrypting Data
• Configuring Security in IIS
• Lab: Implementing Security Measures in a .NET Remoting Application

Skills

• Increase the security of a Remoting application.
  

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Module 7: Making Good Design Decisions

• Explaining the Choices Made During Design
• Implementing Remoting Best Practices
• Lab: Making Good Design Decisions

Skills

• Make good Remoting application design decisions.
  

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Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites:

• At least 3 years of development experience.
• At least 1 year of development experience using the .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2002/2003.
• Be able to develop applications with either Microsoft Visual Basic .NET or Microsoft Visual C#.

After completing this course, students will be able to explain different distributed application technologies; create a remote object; create remote objects by using configuration files; control a remote object’s lifetime; implement the Factory Design pattern; call a remote object's methods asynchronously; host a remote object in a Windows Service; host a remote object in IIS; deploying a Remoting Application; monitor an application that includes remote objects; remotely debug a remoting application; increase the security of access to remote objects.

This course has now retired and is no longer available. We suggest you look at Courses 2556: Developing Mobile Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, 5116: Configuring Windows Vista Mobile Computing and Applications and 6066: Developing Managed Applications for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.