I've begun delivery of my first ArcReady speaking series, entitled "Software + Services" in Minneapolis, Kansas City, and St. Louis. If you haven't done so already, be sure to visit the ArcReady site to sign up for a talk in your area.

While it seems like a shallow topic - combining local software with hosted services to maximize computing power - there's a lot of depth to defining an architecture to make it all happen. The slide deck I'm using, S+S Overview, is available in the ArcReady folder on my SkyDrive and discusses key trends and considerations when architecting a modern software application.