(Benjamin Niaulin) It goes without saying, you need a plan when migrating. But I usually only see IT and administrators making plans on how to migrate the servers, the databases, etc but what about the SharePoint Power Users?
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ColdFusion 10 – Hashing Binary Data And Byte Arrays
(Ben Nadel) For years, ColdFusion has had the hash() function for taking variable-length string data and creating one-way “fingerprints” of the original value. This function has changed over time to include algorithm and encoding options; but, it has always worked with string data.
Modernized Java-based batch processing in WebSphere Application Server, Part 1: Introducing Modern Batch and the compute-intensive programming model
(Shishir Narain and Nafeezudeen Ahamed) The Modern Batch feature for IBM WebSphere Application Server provides a robust Java batch programming model that enables the integration of online and batch processing within an architected framework across multiple platforms. This two-part series describes t
Identifying What Runs at Startup on SQL Server
(K. Brian Kelley) My auditors have asked me to identify what runs when my SQL Servers first start up. What am I looking for and how do I get the information back?
SQL Azure Federations
SQL Azure Federations One of the coolest features in SQL Azure is Database Federations. Federations allow you to grow the power and size of your database in SQL Azure to an much larger scale than the largest single database allowed of 150Gig. For an overview of SQL Azure federations you can watch this into video from Microsoft demonstrating what Federations […]
SSWUGtv: Paul Zikopoulus with IBM – talking about big data, what it means, why it is important and much more.
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What Can You Do With SQL Azure?
What Can You Do With SQL Azure? One of the biggest risks of SMB database operations is the hosting of data. SQL Azure has been designed to fill that gap. But, it comes with a cost. The cost isn’t monetary alone. You lose a lot of capability in order to gain the shared benefit of a non-dedicated machine just for […]
Troubleshooting problems with SQL Server 2008 R2 Snapshot Replication
Troubleshooting problems with SQL Server 2008 R2 Snapshot Replication If you have problems with SQL Server 2008 R2 snapshot replication, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Check that you use the latest SQL Server 2008 R2 service pack. Because some SQL Server 2008 R2 snapshot replication bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install...
XML Travel Schema and Ontology
The Open Travel Alliance just published its version 2011B XML Schema specification with many new enhancements and additions. The OpenTravel specification can be used to more easily build software that is interoperable with disparate travel systems.
Request Validation with ASP.NET 4.5 : A deep dive
(Brij) Security is always the one of the greatest concerns of Applications and when it comes to web applications, they are more prone to security breach. All the web technologies provides many features that are used to write secured web applications.

