(Copied from SQL Server Team blog ) A new Business Intelligence Semantic Model (BISM) in Analysis Services that will power Crescent as well as other Microsoft BI front end experiences such as Excel, Reporting Services and SharePoint Insights. The BI Semantic...

Since there is confusion on SQL Server’s support for UTF-8, Unicode data etc., I would like to share the following post from QingsongYao which provides very useful content on this: “Today, I will start my series of articles about SQL Server and Unicode...

Microsoft: Strengths “Microsoft has been steadily gaining BI market share since its serious entry into the market in 2000. It did so with an attractive set of BI capabilities, packaging and pricing that appeal to Microsoft developers and its independent...

From Joel Oleson’s post at http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=0cd1a63d-183c-4fc2-8320-ba5369008acb&ID=481 “1. Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Improvements - Always On – this was the big one. At the SharePoint Conference they...

You can reach the entire article here . The Visual Basic team is committed to “It Just Works” compatibility for Visual Basic 6.0 applications on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 including R2, Windows 7, and Windows 8. The Visual Basic team’s goal is...

Be sure the check this blog periodically, as new books get added. Many of our free e-books are offered in three formats - PDF, Mobi (Kindle), and epub. Check out the Microsoft Press Deal of the Day .   Preview Edition: Programming Windows 8 Apps...

SQL Server AlwaysOn Dashboard: The new SQL Server AlwaysOn will provide a set of capabilities to help businesses maximize uptime of their mission critical applications, simplify high availability deployments and provide better returns on hardware investments...

Oracle plans to enhance Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) to support ADO.NET Entity Framework. Oracle database developers will be able to use Visual Studio tools and APIs that are a standard part of the ADO.NET Entity Framework. ADO.NET Entity Framework...

Technorati Tags: Microsoft Certification , SQL Server 2012 MSL Training Portal: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/training/sql-server.aspx Courses: The SQL Server 2012 courses are designed to enable database professionals to take full advantage...

This is a great document for analyzing SAP Data using Microsoft’s SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel. Writers: Scott Cameron (Hitachi Consulting), Chunhui Zhu, Denny Lee Technical Reviewers: John Hancock, Lindsey Allen, Hermann Daeubler, Juergen Thomas,...

This is the official home for the Microsoft Visual Studio Visualization and Modeling SDK online resources on Code Gallery. Here, you will find the samples for the DSL Tools (Samples do not ship any longer with the Visual Studio SDK), for the Architecture...

This guide focuses on the common issues you will encounter when building applications that run partly in the cloud and partly on-premises, or when you decide to migrate some or all elements of an existing on-premises application to the cloud. It focuses...

Excellent information from Bruce Kyle on Windows Azure Security: Part 1: The Challenges, Defense in Depth Part 2: What Azure Provides Out-of-the-Box Part 3: Identifying Your Security Frame Part 4: What Else You Need to Do

We are pleased to announce the Windows Azure AppFabric Learning Series ! In this learning series you will find short videos that are episodic for easy consumption. These videos are available via Silverlight streaming and available in full-screen and can...

Just in time for VSLive in Redmond, here’s a second draft preview ebook of Charles Petzold’s upcoming Programming Windows Phone 7 ! The first preview ebook contained six chapters. This one contains eleven chapters (and 265 pages): Part I   The...

Gartner firmly positions Microsoft as one of the undisputed leaders in the Integration space with a strong emphasis on the value proposition of our platform and our firm commitment to BizTalk & Integration Platform. You can find more information at...

Δύο πολύ ενδιαφέροντα documents σχετικά με το Windows AppFabric: Windows Server AppFabric Architecture Guide Windows Server AppFabric Web Farm Guide

To help you promote your Windows Azure application, Microsoft has created a new logo program: Powered By Windows Azure. The Powered By Windows Azure program is designed to indicate to the public that your application meets a set of requirements set out...

Microsoft patterns & practices is excited to announce the release of: Developing Applications for SharePoint 2010 Customer Value SharePoint 2010 introduces new ways of developing applications for the SharePoint platform. With SharePoint 2010, you...

From MSDN: Feb 2011 Release The SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course (SQLInsights) will help you learn how to build your first Microsoft Business Intelligence solution. SQLInsights is a great resource for developers, consultants and...

To Microsoft IT Showcase έχει εκδόσει ένα άρθρο σχετικά με την μετάπτωση του Microsoft.com στην πλατφόρμα του Windows Azure ( Microsoft IT Starts Migration of Microsoft.com to Windows Azure Platform). Στο συγκεκριμένο άρθρο συζητείται  πόσο γρήγορα...

Windows Server AppFabric is a set of application services focused on improving the performance and management of Web, Composite, and Enterprise applications. Faster Web Apps: Windows Server AppFabric improves the speed and availability of Web applications...

Παραθέτω το ακριβές περιεχόμενο της ανακοίνωσης της Windows Phone Developer ομάδας της Microsoft για την ολοκλήρωση (RTM) των τελικών εργαλείων ανάπτυξης για την πλατφόρμα Windows Phone 7: “When the Windows Phone 7 OS went gold two weeks ago , the Windows...

Windows Server AppFabric is a set of application services focused on improving the performance and management of Web, Composite, and Enterprise applications. Faster Web Apps Windows Server AppFabric improves the speed and availability of Web applications...

Microsoft runs its worldwide operations on SAP ERP. With 93,000 employees and operations in more than 110 countries, the largest software company in the world runs some 25 million SAP transactions a month against its 5.8-terabyte compressed database....