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IronRuby and IronPython CTPs for .NET 4.0 Beta 2
Now to continue from what I posted in my last post around the VS2010 and .NET Beta 2 update, here is another. This is the third preview of IronRuby and IronPython running under the Dynamic Language Runtime that is built directly into .NET 4.0. As before...
Posted 10-24-2009 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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VS 2010, .NET 4.0 Beta2 & Channel 9
Couple of days back we did announce the availability of Visual Studio 2010 to the MSDN subscribers and there are enough online buzz around the product. I will be installing the same just like you folks sometime on Monday as I have a session to deliver...
Posted 10-23-2009 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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PowerPivot for Excel 2010
I just installed the internal Beta of Office 2010 and couldn’t wait to see this new add-in working. PowerPivot for Excel is a data analysis tool that delivers unmatched computational power directly within the application users already know and love—Microsoft...
Posted 10-20-2009 by vinodkumar | 2 comment(s)
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IIS Media Services 3.0 is RTW
IIS Media Services is a set of extensions for Internet Information Services 7 (IIS) that provide an integrated HTTP-based media delivery platform. This includes the new IIS Live Smooth Streaming and the separate IIS Advanced Logging package. Also with...
Posted 10-20-2009 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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Extending Life of your Computer - Tips
Recently, I have had the opportunity to replace my home laptop and one of my demo Laptops because of different reasons. I have been a bit relaxed on maintaining these laptops and hence the headaches followed and some resolution had to be made. Now that...
Posted 10-15-2009 by vinodkumar | 3 comment(s)
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SQLCAT Articles – SQL 2008
The SQL Server Customer Advisory Team handles tons and tons of large deployments and they try to go ahead and document all their findings for the benefit of the larger community. Their whitepapers are generally loaded with loads of information that I...
Posted 10-07-2009 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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A’bad UG CTD and Gandhi Ashram …
I have been planning to write the trip report from my recent trip - Community TechDays in Ahmedabad over weekend. Well, flying on a holiday Oct 2nd ( Gandhi Jayanthi ) and executing the event on a Saturday Oct 3rd was something I had to first skilfully...
Posted 10-05-2009 by vinodkumar | 7 comment(s)
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Two System Center Beta’s
System Center Essentials 2010 PM blog - http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenteressentials/archive/2009/09/29/sce-2010-public-beta-is-here.aspx www.microsoft.com/SCE SCE 2010 is designed specifically for mid-sized organizations and delivers a unified physical...
Posted 10-01-2009 by vinodkumar | 2 comment(s)
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Web Application Toolkits – V1.0
I think we maybe a bit late to talk about these, nevertheless it is worth mentioning. Recently a week back MS launched the WebsiteSpark initiative and this surely has brought all the buzz in the web world and it surely is catching some spark in a number...
Posted 09-30-2009 by vinodkumar | 1 comment(s)
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MapPoint Add-in for SQL Server 2008
It has been close to a month of the release and I have been wanting to drop a line on this. The MapPoint 2009 Add-in for SQL Server 2008 capitalized on the spatial data that come out-of-box with SQL Server and integrates with the maps. More about it is...
Posted 09-23-2009 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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Estimated Vs Actual rows
I have seen this as a constant struggle to understand even when people come to the performance labs in our environments. Today I got a chance to read this post from Gail Shaw on Estimated rows, actual rows and execution count which are all a common areas...
Posted 09-22-2009 by vinodkumar | 1 comment(s)
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Visual Web Developer Express Videos
Using Express edition is something I recommend a lot in my sessions. But a number of times people ask do we really have easy to learn videos … Well, with all the web-technologies hype here are a number of too good video’s that you can use...
Posted 09-20-2009 by vinodkumar | 2 comment(s)
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Sizing Tools with SQL Server?
I have seen a number of people ask me if there are tools and easy way to do sizing esp when working with SQL Server. I was browsing through the HP site and bumped into these cool resources which I felt is worth sharing. You might find a similar set of...
Posted 09-17-2009 by vinodkumar | 2 comment(s)
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Service Broker – Bookmarker
Since SQL Server 2005 this feature of Service Broker has been in the outside world but in my opinion is an underutilized feature. In SQL Server 2008 the capabilities atleast from a UI has been addressed partially via the Management Studio which was one...
Posted 09-10-2009 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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P&P Developing SharePoint Applications V2 Released
Developing SharePoint Applications guidance integrates new guidance with the original release, SharePoint Guidance – November 2008 , into a single download. The guidance contains the following components: SharePoint Guidance Library A set of reusable...
Posted 09-05-2009 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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