Web Slices are a new IE8 feature that allows users to subscribe to some parts of a web page and receive updates automatically. In this screen cast, Zhiming Xue (Dr. “Z”), Microsoft Architect Evangelist, demonstrates through two simple examples how developers...

Another interesting reading of cloud computing from SOAWorld…. Cloud computing is getting tons of press these days. Everyone has a different perspective and understanding of the technology, and there are myriad variations on the definition of the cloud...

Many operations rules…. but some of them are really true reflections of past experiences…. 1)      Capacity First - Optimizations Later - this rule broken will guarantee downtime.  Do not optimize under the stress of downtime...

Explore Photos Like Never Before! DeepZoomPix enables you to explore and share photos in a new and interactive way. DeepZoomPix is a technology demonstration that will be available until December 31st, 2009. Get started by importing your own photos and...

Accelerators are a new IE8 feature that enables users to find and access information without leaving the web page. In this screen cast, Zhiming Xue (Dr. “Z”), Microsoft Architect Evangelist, demonstrates how developers can make an accelerator available...

Another nice article on cloud computing…. Introduction The buzz around cloud computing has reached a fever pitch. Some believe it is a disruptive trend representing the next stage in the evolution of the Internet. Others believe it is hype, as it uses...

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Streetdirectory is featured on the Windows Server 2008 Ad Landing Site under the ‘case studies’ section.  Another local case study, Tyler Projects is also featured. 2 Singapore companies are featured on this Microsoft Corp site out of the total of...

There is a developer user group entitled Linked .NET Users Group ( http://www.lidnug.org ) which has over 20,000 users on LinkedIn and targeted for professionals using or interested in the Microsoft .NET technologies and the C# language in particular...

This interview focuses on architectural concerns when using the MVC Framework . Dependency Injection can help decouple the application and make your code more maintainable and testable, but how do you enable this? Join Jeffrey Palermo and Bob Familiar...

Another interesting article worth a read…. The truth is that the world was never as simple as we would have liked to believe. While Java vs .NET made for nice copy, and a simple message, the reality was hardly so black and white. Even as the enterprises...

An interesting article from Harvard Business School Publishing…. happy reading! Harvard Business: Why IT Solutions Are Never Simple Without concerted effort, what was once neat and tidy becomes marred and messy. Just finding something in the garage feels...

(Forrester, Inc., March 27, 2009 .pdf file, 242 kb) This case study looks at the agile development practices of Microsoft’s TeamArch and its involvement with Visual Studio Team System 2010. TeamArch decided to begin using Agile development practices to...

Microsoft patterns & practices is excited to announce the release of: Hands-on Labs for Microsoft Enterprise Library 4.1 Hands-on Labs for Unity 1.2 | What’s Enterprise Library | What’s Unity | Content of this Release | Goals | FAQs | About patterns...