(Scott Guthrie) This morning we released some great updates to Windows Azure. These new capabilities include:
Author: SSWUG Research
Top 7 Tips for Developing a Secure ASP.NET Web Application
(V.N.S Arun) As the usage of the internet and the number of web applications over the internet have gone exponentially high there are bad people who continuously work around the clock to hack them. It may be for personal gain or just as an amateur act.
Metaprogramming Fun In JavaScript
(K. Scott Allen) The idea is to take a JavaScript statement like the following:
Using DAX to create SSRS reports: The Basics
(Robert Sheldon) This article is the fourth in a series about the SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) tabular model. In the first three articles (one | two | three), we’ve covered the basic components that make up a SQL Server 2012 tabular database and examined how to create Data Analysis Expression
The Future of Semantic Web and Semantic Search
Simon Penson discusses the next evolution in Web and search in the Search Engine Watch article, “How the Semantic Web Changes Everything for Search.” The author says that the semantic Web works in a different way. Penson explains:
Kevin Kline is going to be hosting a show with SSWUG every Thursday – find out what it will be about in today’s interview with Steve!
Pro-Center Video Programming for IT Professionals
Kevin Kline is going to be hosting a show with SSWUG every Thursday – find out what it will be about in today’s interview with Steve!
Pro-Center Video Programming for IT Professionals
Recovering WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Message Broker after a server crash
(Gautam K. Bhat and Gadapa Srinivas) An abrupt server restart may corrupt the WebSphere MQ object catalog and the WebSphere Message Broker install image. This article shows you how to recover from such restarts involving WebSphere MQ V7 and WebSphere Message Broker V7/V8 on Windows and Unix.
Collecting stats during bulk load
(Shan Nawaz) Starting with Oracle 12c, the default behavior of database is to gathers statistics during bulk loads like CTAS or INSERT SELECT. However for some reason , if you want to go back to pre-12c behavior , you can do so with a new hint NO_GATHER_OPTIMIZER_STATISTICS hint.
Advanced SQL Training on IDUG
(Troy Coleman) I just came across a treasure trove of SQL knowledge. The content area on IDUG.org now includes a presentation on advanced SQL by Sheryl Larsen. Sheryl recently accepted a position with IBM and has donated portions of her educational materials to IDUG for use by its members.

