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There might be a number of reasons why you've reached this site. You could be looking for some of my articles, maybe especially the .NET Remoting FAQ. Quite likely you might also be looking for information about the Advanced .NET Remoting books. (The second edition will be out in March 2005. Sorry, only C# this time.)

If this is not what you've been coming here for, let me tell you a little bit about the person behind these works and how I might be able to directly help you in your projects.

Today

Even though a lot of developers might connect my name with .NET Remoting, I have actually spent the past three or so years working with all distributed application technologies in the .NET Framework: ASP.NET Web Services (and WSE), Enterprise Services, System.Messaging (MSMQ), and .NET Remoting (and of course, fundamental technologies like NLB, clustering, and various databases). I was lucky to work with a number of really great customers on improving scalability, performance and reliability of their critical Windows- or Web-based applications. Together with my previous experience in the development of enterprise-level Java applications (in the telecommunications business), I can say that I have indeed learned a whole lot about scalability, performance and reliability in the last five years.  (This focus on backend technologies however also means that I still can't create a reasonably good looking Windows Forms frontend ... but that's an entirely different story).

If this sounds interesting for you or your project, I think we should get in touch.

Consulting

Even though I have definitely noticed that technical people (including me) somehow see some seriously negative connotations in the word "consultant"", I did not yet come across a better description for the kind of work I do. My idea behind consulting might however differ slightly from the usual one.

In my opinion, there are a number of ways in which you can acquire certain knowledge. The best - and most durable - is by personal experience. The only drawback is that it takes a lot of time. A whole lot. And you need to be exposed to different projects with their own set of issues. These two points are a luxury which few professional developers and architects can afford.

That's why most of us developers and architects usually turn to a second option: to learn from the experiences of others. Articles, books, conferences, and training courses all work together in making you an expert in a given topic by listening to, or reading about, experiences of others. All of these means differ in price, immediacy and size of the audience. (A magazine article will usually be quite generic in its tone as it has to be applicable for a large number of readers. A training course on the other hand allows the trainer to focus on just a handful of participants.)

Consulting - in the way we see it - is the most direct way of knowledge transfer: You will get answers to your very own questions without having to spend time listening to or reading about things you already know. It's like having your own personal trainer - in my case especially for distributed applications, performance and serious scalability.

If this approach to consulting sounds interesting for you and your projects, I think we should talk to each other. You can reach me at ingo.rammer@thinktecture.com or at +49 171 405 84 25. (Please leave a message - in case - as I'm travelling quite often. I will call back.)

With best regards,
Ingo Rammer