The Application Platform @ Rohan Thomas' Blog

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Yours,

Rohan

Windows 7 is well worth the wait

Great article in The Star:

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Yours,

Rohan

BizTalk Server 2009 Click-Through Demo Available!

Awesome resource!!

We have published the new BizTalk Server 2009 click-through demo. The demo, highlights BizTalk's SharePoint and WF integration and is based on PO and Invoice Processing scenarios.

Check it out today!

Yours,

Rohan

SQL Server compared to Oracle

Another awesome resource on SQL Server in comparison to Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides a data platform with many advantages and business benefits including better security, performance and scalability, developer productivity, and Business Intelligence tools (BI) – all at a lower total cost of ownership. To learn more, check this out

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-Rohan

SQL Server 2008 Manageability

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides a policy-based system for managing one or more instances of SQL Server along with tools for performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and tuning that enable administrators to more efficiently manage their databases and SQL Server instances.

This functionality helps streamline tasks related to ensuring security and compliance, deploying patch upgrades, and resource utilization.

Top New Features

• Use Performance Data Collection to troubleshoot, tune and monitor SQL Server 2008 instances across the enterprise

• Define configuration policies for your enterprise by using Policy-Based Management

• Use built-in framework facets and policies to manage surface area configuration and apply best practices

Find out more here

Cheers,

-Rohan

Discover SQL Server 2008 through a variety of solution and technology-focused white papers

Great resource of SQL Server 2008 white papers on a ton of topics including:

Enjoy,

-Rohan

SQLServerPedia – Your community knowledge base for SQL Server

An awesome site by Editors at SQLServerPedia.

Good job guys!

Enjoy the SQLServerPedia,

-Rohan

SQL Server 2008 Value Calculator (ROI Calculator)

Yes, you have data management options!

Considering a better data management solution? Consider SQL Server 2008 Enterprise to efficiently manage your business-critical applications.

Do the math on SQL Server value and you’ll see the efficiencies add up.

This tool allows you to input your Bandwidth needs, Sever purchases, etc and then let you do the math!

Check it out today!

You can also download an offsite excel version from the page too…

Enjoy,

-Rohan

Top Ten TPC-H by Price/Performance

Saw this study by Transactions Processing Performance Council (TPC)

Some very interesting observations:

In 100GB, SQL Server is in the top 10 best performing, least expensive results.

In 300GB, SQL Server is in the top 10 best performing, least expensive results.

Check it out here!

Yours,

Rohan

Windows Cache Extension for PHP

Are you running/wanting to run your PHP app on IIS? Then check this out!

Windows Cache Extension for PHP is a PHP accelerator that is used to increase the speed of PHP applications running on Windows and Windows Server. Once the Windows Cache Extension for PHP is enabled and loaded by the PHP engine, PHP applications can take advantage of the functionality without any code modifications.

And what’s even better – you don’t have to configure it or start tweaking your code, it comes in Web P.I

So head over to www.microsoft.com/web and download it today!

Enjoy :-)

Yours,

Rohan

Moving on from Web Platform and UX Technical Advisor to Application Platform Product Marketing Manager

Hello there!

Allow me to start by saying that I’m very sorry for the lack of posts on my blog for the past couple of months, it’s been heck of ride for me – in a good way :-)

I would like to thank all the readers of my blog for the past 2 years! You guys have been awesome!

I would also like to thank everyone(our customers, partners, communities, Educational Institutions, various Government Departments of Malaysia, colleagues from Microsoft Malaysia and Microsoft Worldwide) who I had a chance to work with – it has been a real pleasure for me. Thank you again so much for that wonderful opportunity :-)

While this may sound like i am going away, I’m not…

Today marks my last day as the “Senior Web Platform and UX Technology Advisor for Microsoft Malaysia”. From the following working day(1st Sep ‘09), I’m taking on the role of “Application Platform Product Marketing Manager for Microsoft Malaysia”. As you can tell from the title, not only the platform has changed(Web to Application) but my core role also has moved towards Product Marketing as I planned for my career…

I’m super excited about this role and am again looking forward to working with all you guys :-)

And as I said before – I’m not going away, I’m still here so please feel free to call upon me anytime if I can help in anyway :-)

I will also be changing my blog from “The Web Platform @ Rohan Thomas’ Blog” to “The Application Platform @ Rohan Thomas’ Blog” – if you have objections to that of if you think I should start a new blog to do that, please do let me know :-)

I would still continue to post customer/partner success stories and business and marketing related stuff on my blog *in addition* to a mix of Application Platform, SQL Server, BizTalk server, etc. Although, quick warning here – over the next 2 weeks, I have a lot of internal reading up, analysis and prepping to do, so you might not see the action this the 3rd week of September!

I am also in the process of getting a couple of personal blogs, SU, squidoo up and running too, I will post more info on that here too…

Let me also take this moment and thank all who have helped me grow and enabled me to take on my new challenge - it’s gonna take a long blog post and a lot of time to list down all the names , but here are the few of those important people: Yasir Yousuff, Wai Mun Ng, Tyson Dowd, Nadiah Tan Abdullah. You guys are the best!

Thanks again folks, and looking forward to your continuous support :-)

Cheerios…

Yours,

-Rohan

Jack and Suzy Welch Reality Show

I’m loving every second of this show!!

I think it’s the best reality show that I’ve ever seen!

I love Jack’s workout and how he handles the business issues… Classic Jack! Simply Awesome!

There is a ton of knowledge for every business person in this show… and what’s more? While the show is going on there are small quizzes on the screen and when you click on the answer, you see what others think…

I love everything about this show…

I’m sure you’re gonna love it too!

Yours,

Rohan

Twitter for WinMo – Twikini

So I love my HTC HD (BlackStone), but I still haven’t found a good twitter client for it – until I found Twikini!

So far its the best Twitter app in my opinion for Windows Mobile

Twikini has great UI and one of the cool features that I like – update your location

Made my life much easier with an easy access to twitter from my phone!

Check it out :-)

Yours,

Rohan

KL Tweetup #4 is here!

Yes! It’s Tweetup time!

Come together and see what’s happening amongnts the tweeps in Malaysia!

You can join the KL Tweetup facebook group here, and sign up for the KL Tweetup #4 event on facebook or twtvite below:

See ya there :-)

Yours,

Rohan

PHP and Microsoft @ PHP|TEK

hank janssen at php|tek from brian gorbett on Vimeo.

I love this talk which Hank Janssen, who heads up Microsoft's open source technology center(OSTC) delivered at PHP|TEK Chicago

Thought I’d share with you guys…

Enjoy :-)

Yours,

Rohan