SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Database Size Limit Increased to 10GB!(beyondrelational.com)

submitted by jacobsebastian(3639) 2 years, 1 month ago

So what is so exciting about the SQL Server 2008 R2 Release? Well, along with plenty of BI features and enhancements, there is a tiny cute feature that I am sure all of us will appreciate a lot. The product team has increased the Database Size limit for SQL Server 2008 R2 Express from 4 GB to 10 GB. So if you have got a growing SQL Server Express database that is close to the 4 GB Limit, hurry, upgrade to R2 Express. read more...

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Windows Azure Drive (aka X-Drive)(blog.maartenballiauw.be)

submitted by maartenba(5845) 2 years, 3 months ago

With today’s release of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK version 1.1, also the Windows Azure Drive feature has been released. Announced at last year’s PDC as X-Drive, which has nothing to do with a well-known German car manufacturer, this new feature enables a Windows Azure application to use existing NTFS APIs to access a durable drive. This allows the Windows Azure application to mount a page blob as a drive letter, such as X:, and enables easily migration of existing NTFS applications to the cloud. This blog post will describe the necessary steps to create and/or mount a virtual hard disk on a Windows Azure role instance. read more...

2 comments |category: Azure |Views: 238

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SQL SERVER – Find Statistics Update Date – Update Statistics(blog.sqlauthority.com)

submitted by pinaldave(9662) 2 years, 4 months ago

Statistics are one of the most important factors of a database as it contains information about how data is distributed in the database objects (tables, indexes etc). It is quite common to listen people talking about not optimal plan and expired statistics. Quite often I have heard the suggestion to update the statistics if query is not optimal. Please note that there are many other factors for query to not perform well; expired statistics are one of them for sure. read more...

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Using CDN Hosted jQuery with a Local Fall-back Copy(weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by johnsheehan(4785) 2 years, 4 months ago

How to use a jQuery hosted on a CDN with a fall back to a local version in case of an outage. read more...

1 comment |category: jQuery |Views: 327

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Large or asynchronous file uploads in ASP.NET MVC(dimebrain.com)

submitted by johnsheehan(4785) 2 years, 4 months ago

The challenge of uploading large files in ASP.NET through HTTP is not a new challenge. In addition to handling large files, users often request an experience that shows the progress of an upload as it occurs. When you have either or both of these requirements, or if you simply need direct control of a stream of file data uploaded from a browser, you invariably hit the wall. I set about solving the problem in an ASP.NET MVC-specific way. read more...

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New Release of Pex and Code Contracts(www.kodefuguru.com)

submitted by KodefuGuru(2818) 2 years, 4 months ago

Microsoft Research has released new versions of Pex and Code Contracts. You are required to go to DevLabs to download the commercial evaluation of Pex and Code Contracts. You can retrieve the academic version of Pex and Code Contracts from Microsoft Research. read more...

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.NET Framework 4.0 Poster(www.midnightprogrammer.net)

submitted by prashantmx4(815) 2 years, 4 months ago

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Poster in DeepZoom - Silverlight read more...

2 comments |category: Architecture |Views: 1338

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Yahoo YUI Compressor vs. MS AJAX Minifier vs. Google Closure Compiler(www.coderjournal.com)

submitted by atifaziz(1000) 2 years, 4 months ago

A while back, YUI Compressor was king of the hill, and for the most part the only game in town that was really designed for production use. Since then a number of new competitors have been released by Google and Microsoft, and Nick Berardi checks out how they stacked up against the YUI Compressor. read more...

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Use .NET Built-in Methods to Save Time and Headaches(www.ironshay.com)

submitted by shayfriedman(1411) 2 years, 4 months ago

During our everyday programming tasks we run into several repetitive code blocks that after the 20th time you implement them become really annoying. In this post I will take you through several of such blocks and show you how to implement them using built-in .NET methods. read more...

4 comments |category: C# |Views: 824

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Reducing Code Coupling - Inversion of Control(grantpalin.com)

submitted by grantpalin(376) 2 years, 4 months ago

This is the conclusion to my series on reducing code coupling. This installment follows from the previous ones, building on them by introducing the Inversion of Control pattern. read more...

2 comments |category: Patterns |Views: 677

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Welcome to the new DotNetKicks(blog.dotnetkicks.com)

submitted by javery(5523) 2 years, 4 months ago

Welcome to the new DotNetKicks - Lots of improvements and even more on the way! read more...

6 comments |category: Community |Views: 436

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ioDrive, Changing the Way You Code(jdconley.com)

submitted by jconley(650) 3 years, 2 months ago

A look at the new ioDrive device and how devices like it will drastically change how you think about performance critical data storage applications. read more...

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LINQ To SQL is Dead - Read Between the Lines (codebetter.com)

submitted by colinjack(1010) 3 years, 6 months ago

David Hayden with some great points on the Linq to SQL announcement and some ideas on how the project could be saved. read more...

4 comments |category: Linq |Views: 817

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ASP.NET gets no Respect(west-wind.com)

submitted by pstatho(670) 3 years, 9 months ago

Poor ASP.NET! Is it really that bad? I say No! read more...

10 comments |category: ASP.NET |Views: 837

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Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008(microsoft.com)

submitted by wisemx(8074) 3 years, 9 months ago

Customers and partners worldwide confirm mission-critical applications, enterprise-class data warehousing support. read more...

7 comments |category: Database |Views: 326

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The Dark Side of LINQ(developerzen.com)

submitted by tentacle(115) 3 years, 9 months ago

I’ve been having mixed feeling for quite some time now regarding LINQ. Sure it can make working with data sources a lot easier and it can definately save a lot of code but it also has the potential of creating cryptic complex code... read more...

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