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Transaction Log Backups Based on Log Usage Threshold
(Muthusamy Anantha Kumar) Automatic file growth in SQL Server data and log files made the SQL Server Database Administrator’s life easier, since the transaction log is not filled; it expands automatically based on the percentage settings [refer Fig 1.0]. However, this feature introduced the crisis o
Practical data binding: Dancing with endpoints
(Brett McLaughlin) Data binding solutions are often chosen and applied in a vacuum, without regard for other parts of an application’s infrastructure. As a result, these solutions are often great in concept, but ill-suited for the actual tasks that they must perform. This article details how to
Determining Browser Capabilities in ASP.NET
(George Shepherd) Web applications are different from applications that run in homogenous environments because they send their output to all kinds of platforms and Web browsers. Some browsers support client-side scripting, some support XHTML, and still others have limited screen real estate. So
Introduction to Eiffel.NET, part one: the Eiffel language basics
(Daniele Pagano) Eiffel is a purely object-oriented language that is lean, original, consistent, and scalable. And now it’s been ported to .NET. (R)
Taking a Holistic Approach to Business Performance Management
(Beth Gold-Bernstein) Business performance management provides a wide range of capabilities. How are these capabilities delivered? Is business performance management a product?
The database security blanket
(Paul Zikopoulos) Let’s face it: The topic of database security just doesn’t turn heads the way benchmarking world records and reports of ever-shorter downtimes do. When was the last time you read a scintillating article about security tokens and encryption? But security breaches do turn heads –
Using Microsoft’s XMLHTTP Object to Get Data From Other Web Pages
(Richard Lowe) There are several popular commercial COM components that retrieve data from other web sites via HTTP requests, such as AspTear and AspHTTP. There is another lesser know option from Microsoft, however. Microsoft’s suite of XML DOM (Document Object Model) components includes the XML
XAML: A World Of Opportunity
(Paul Colton) Programming techniques continue to evolve, and with evolution comes opportunity. The success of the Web, in conjunction with the demand for rich clients and rapid development, has spawned a new generation of declarative languages. XUL, Macromedia’s Flex, Microsoft’s XAML, and Xamlo
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