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Comparison of MVC Implementation Between J2EE and ASP.NET, Who is the Best? Part 1
(Shivprasad Koirala) Some times back I was discussing MVC with one of my Java friends. The talk ended up with a fight trying to prove how one technology is better than other in implementing MVC. For whatever reasons good or bad I was trying to prove that Microsoft technology is the best but…hmm,aaah
Using Microsoft Ajax CDN to Refer ASP.NET AJAX and jQuery Files
(Bipin Joshi) Modern web applications rely heavily on client side scripting to provide rich user experience. To that end ASP.NET AJAX and jQuery are popular choices amongst ASP.NET developers to render rich user interface. These libraries make use of client script physically stored in JavaScript (.j
Adding jQuery to Every Page in SharePoint with Delegate Controls
(Kirk Evans) A customer asked how they could add jQuery to every page in SharePoint. They wanted to modify core.js on the disk, but of course we all know that Microsoft does not support modifying files that reside in the _layouts folder. Of course there are supported ways to do this without such h
OWB 11gR2 – Getting to grips with configurations
(David Allan) The 11gR2 release has a useful feature for altering the shipped configuration property values – you can set default property values for all sorts of information, from code generation modes to analyze table settings and many more. The default values are captured in a template – a templa
It’s always X, except when it’s not
(Jeff Hunter) I drill into my DBAs heads that the first step in tuning any process is to get a trace. Don’t show me the query plan until you show me what the database actually executed. The trace is the fundamental clue in any performance investigation. The wait events tell you exactly what’s goi
Modify and Set Variables in Analysis Advanced Tab
(Christian Screen) On the fly and per Analysis an end-user with Advanced Tab permissions can update variables, logging levels, etc. within the report in an ad-hoc fashion. The benefit here is that if one is just running quick tests or looking to identify issues, one need not make changes permanent
He who fails to plan plans to fail
(CiaranDeB) As Winston Churchill said (and famously paraphrased by a certain Roy Keane years later) “He who fails to plan plans to fail”. This applies to any task that is more than trivial. Whether it is creating a new lawn or installing pureScale…
PowerPivot: improve the performances by sorting tables
(Alberto Ferrari) While it is well know that in UDM data should be loaded sorted, to get better file compression and map structures. The world of PowerPivot (and BISM) is yet not explored. Working with a 50 millions rows table, I tested various scenarios to check if sorting affects BISM data structu
Introducing SQLContinuitySIM
(Michael K. Campbell) In my previous post, I outlined the importance of SQL Server RTOs and RPOs. I also explained why regularly testing Disaster Recovery (DR) and High Availability (HA) solutions is essential to ensuring that you can actually meet business goals and needs when it comes to overall c