7 September 2011 0 Comments

Cumulative update package 2 for BizTalk Server 2010 Released!

The following cumulative update package is a rollup update that contains the following items: All previously released hotfixes for BizTalk Server 2010 Some hotfixes for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 and for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Some other fixes that improve the product Read the complete KB here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2573000

16 August 2011 0 Comments

TFS Integration Tools – How do I use the Clear Case Selected History Adapter?

Another great question and a great trail of evidence gathered by Bill Barnett that deserves a blog post :) … selected history migrations … It is assumed that you have installed the TFS Integration Tools on your system. If not, alternative links are included

13 August 2011 0 Comments

Renderman software will reside on Win Azure!

RenderMan software (of Lord of the Rings & Avatar fame) will reside on the Windows Azure – this will give a huge boost to our Azure platform visibility! One of the hot startups this year, GreenButton, has announced its partnership with Pixar studios to enable web-based access to its famous RenderMan software. Check this out!

9 July 2011 0 Comments

Access Database Engine 2010 Service Pack 1 released

If you’ve read my previous blog post ” Accessing Excel files on a x64 machine ” and you loved our ACE OLEDB Provider, I want to let you know that we released ” Access Database Engine 2010 Service Pack 1 “. This update is also available in Windows Update.

3 July 2011 0 Comments

Published first ALPHA version of Domain Oriented N-Layered Architecture V2.0

New! First V2.0 ALPHA version at CODEPLEX and preliminary chapters’ drafts of eBook (Second Edition) Dear colleagues, after some time of effort, we can show you our preliminary version (alpha version, actually) of what V2.0 will be.

4 June 2011 0 Comments

Issues while collecting counters during load test execution?

You may come across some issues while collecting counters using Load Test. These 2 types of issues are most common: 1) Not able to access performance counter category on a computer You’ll get this kind of error message in this scenario: The performance counter category ‘Network Interface’ cannot be accessed on computer ‘ComputerName’ (Access is denied) ; check that the category and computer names are correct. 2) Timed Out while reading a performance counter category You’ll get this kind of error message in this scenario: The performance counter category ‘Memory’ cannot be accessed on computer ‘’ComputerName’ (Timed out trying to read performance counter category ‘Memory’ on computer ‘’ComputerName’ ); check that the category and computer names are correct

7 March 2011 0 Comments

Diagnose StreamInsight Performance – Introduction

I’ve been motivated by the experience of my previous domain blogs(http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sql_protocols/archive/2006/09/30/sql-server-2005-remote-connectivity-issue-troubleshooting.aspx), that how a simple write up can help resolve customer’s pain, guide customer troubleshooting; as well, in another direction, let the product team know deeper about customer’s requirements. As never stop my passion to customer with my domain knowledge, I started this post to continuously help those who use StreamInsight (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/ee476990) In this blog series, I invite you to a performance introduction, troubleshooting guidance journey, hopefully, better assist tune your system performance.

8 February 2011 0 Comments

SQL Azure를 SharePoint 2010 및 Windows Azure와 통합

SQL Azure를 SharePoint 2010 및 Windows Azure와 통합 이 게시물은 CASI(클레임, Azure 및 SharePoint 통합) 키트에 대해 제가 작성한 5부작 연재물과 함께 사용할 경우 가장 유용합니다.   ·          1부 : 전체 프레임워크와 솔루션에 대해 간략히 살펴보고 시리즈에서 다룰 내용에 대해 설명합니다. ·          2부 : CASI 키트의 지침 부분에 대해 다룹니다

26 January 2011 0 Comments

Building a CRM 2011 Virtual Machine–Video Walkthrough

In this video, David Yack walks through the process of setting up a all-in-one CRM 2011 Virtual Machine from the ground up. Of course CRMOnline is a great way to build your demos and prototypes however there are scenarios where  you’ll need a virtual machine. This is especially true for pro developers who’d find a VM very useful for developing, debugging & testing their code.

21 January 2011 0 Comments

Community Watch: Pattern of the Week

Thomas Mentzel hat diese Woche einen weiteren Blog Post in seiner Reihe “Pattern of the Week” veröffentlicht. Diesesmal geht es um das Memento Pattern . Schön an Pattern ist, dass man für Verhaltensmuster von Software einen Namen hat und jeder weiß was damit gemeint ist, oder?

13 December 2010 0 Comments

How to Install and Activate the IW Demo/Evaluation Hyper-V Machine

The 2010 Information Worker Demonstration and Evaluation Virtual Machine is the easiest way to evaluate SharePoint development.  The VM comes complete with an installed, working copy of SharePoint 2010, Visual Studio, Office 2010, and much, much more.  The installation instructions mention that you can connect the virtual machine to the internet and activate it for 180 days.  However, it had been long ago enough since I last performed this process that I had forgotten a couple of details, and had one of those scratching-my-head experiences, so I’m noting the steps to do this.  Actually, I had intended to write this info down the last time I forgot how to activate the VM, but I neglected to, and so was doomed to repeat my experience. While I am documenting the key points on activating, I’m also going to note some of my favorite ways to configure these machines – my personal preferences. 1.            Enable virtualization technology in the BIOS.  Sometimes the setting can be difficult to find – it was under Security on one of my desktop machines.  On my Lenovo laptop, it is pretty obvious.

11 December 2010 0 Comments

How to scale out an app with SQL Azure Federations… The Quintessential Sales DB with Customer and Orders.

Continuing on the SQL Azure Federation theme with this post, I’ll cover an important question; what would it take to build applications with the SQL Azure Federations. So lets walk that path… We’ll take the quintessential sales app with customers and orders