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July 2008 - Posts

Cloud Computing and Microsoft

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:28 AM by dachou
Here's a popular topic. ;) A quick search in the blogsphere finds countless number of posts and comments proclaiming the inevitable (or already happening) decline of Microsoft as we near the age of cloud computing. A small sampling of some well-known Read More...
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Cloud Computing and Software Clients

Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 4:07 PM by dachou
As the Web evolved, there has been countless proclamations that client-side software is dead or on its way out. Certainly, the staggering pace of innovation in Web application platforms and Web-oriented architectures, and associated mindshare shift towards Read More...
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Describing Cloud Computing

Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 2:35 AM by dachou
Cloud computing, the buzzword du jour and hottest cliche in IT at the moment, is a source for extensive debates as well as general confusion. Just like the other buzzwords, SOA, Web 2.0, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), "cloud computing" is a very general Read More...
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Event - Agile and SCRUM Essentials

Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2:18 PM by dachou
Agile methods are a set of development processes intended to create software in a lighter, faster, more people-centric way. Many development teams have adopted "agile" methodologies to manage change and to improve software quality. These methodologies Read More...
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LineRider with Silverlight 2 and Windows Live Services

Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 1:54 PM by dachou
Last week InXile Entertainment launched a new version of the Line Rider game, built using Silverlight 2, and integrated Windows Live services (ID and Messenger). This is one of the projects me and my Microsoft team were directly involved with, by partnering Read More...
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PDC2008 - A Futures Look at the Microsoft Platform

Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 9:27 AM by dachou
Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference (October 27-30, 2008) is coming to the Los Angeles Convention Center again! 2005 was the last time PDC was held, also in LA. That event unveiled the pieces that make up of what we know today as .NET Framework Read More...
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New tools enhance SQL Server security

Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:50 PM by dachou
In collaboration with SQL Server, IIS, and Hewlett Packard, the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) announced a set of tools that customers can use to defend against SQL injection attacks on their ASP websites and identify and mitigate root ASP Read More...
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