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How to Build a Cloud Business App with SAP Data
For the Office Developer Tools – March 2014 Update, we’ve added several new features that enhance the experience for connecting to enterprise data sources. Whether you are building a LightSwitch app or...
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How to Create Heat Maps in Native Windows Store Apps
Heat maps, also known as density maps, are a type of overlay on a map used to represent data using different colors. Heat maps are often used to show the data hot spots on a map. The data used in these...
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Enterprise Social roadmap webcast Thursday March 13th
Following last week’s announcement: Work like a network! Enterprise social and the future of work I’ll be delivering the following webcast this Thursday, March 13th at 9:00am PST: Enterprise Social...
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SQL 2012 cluster installation fails with disk resource can’t be moved error
When I was working with one of the customers on SQL server 2012 failover cluster installation, we came across a problem because of which cluster installations fails by throwing the below error “The...
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Restore Database from a UNC path – Why SSMS doesn’t show network drives/paths...
Lot of times we get into a situation where we need to restore databases from backup files (.BAK) stored in a UNC/network share.There are two ways we can do this By giving the path in the RESTORE...
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Get security updates for March 2014
Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month.Skip the details and check for the latest updates.This bulletin announces the release of security updates for Windows, Microsoft...
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-012 - Critical
This security update resolves sixteen privately reported and two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user...
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SQL Nexus 4.0 Released to codeplex
We have just released SQL Nexus 4.0 (https://sqlnexus.codeplex.com/) which supports latest SQL Server (2012) with enhanced reports. In addition to read release notes, make sure you also read the top...
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Be Indie Now 17: Preparing for GDC
Rachael Reisdorf is a friend of mine and an except at conferences, both as an attendee and as an exhibitor. She has ran multiple booths at conferences like Siggraph, PAX, and of course the Game...
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Windows Azure Insiders and the Internet of Things
In the current, March issue of MSDN Magazine, you can read Bruno Terkaly and Ricardo Villalobos’ latest Windows Azure Insider column, titled “The Windows Azure Service Bus and the Internet of Things,...
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Roles-Based Access Control in Mobile Services and Azure Active Directory
Editors Note: This post was written by Matthew Henderson In November, we announced a preview of Azure Active Directory (AAD) as an identity provider for Mobile Services. The mission was to give...
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Meet Our Demo Contest Finalists: Carlos Costa
Today we’re launching a series called “Meet our Finalists” so you can get a closer look into what motivates these Power BI rock stars to keep pushing self-service analytics to the limit.Our first...
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Thanks to you the Microsoft #Do1Thing initiative donates $50,000 to TechSoup...
On Safer Internet Day, February 11, 2014, Microsoft launched the interactive Safer Online website. Every time you made your #Do1Thing promise or shared the website with your social circles, Microsoft...
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SERVER PLATFORM – March 2014 Readiness Update
Windows Server 2012 R2 EssentialsIn this on-demand course, Microsoft Product Marketing Manager David Fabritius takes you through Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and the new Windows Server Essentials...
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Supporting Cross-Platform Development with Visual Studio 2013
Developers come in all shapes and sizes. You have preferences as to what environment and languages you choose to developer your code. Interestingly enough, Visual Studio and its Application Lifecycle...
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Top 10 Microsoft Developer Links for Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Neno Loje: When to use the Test Attachments Cleaner (and when not)Dina Helmy: UX/UI Guidelines for Windows Phone 8Michael Palermo: DevRadio: Project SparkIan Huff: Visual Studio 2013 Windows Store...
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Podcast: LightSwitch, a Hidden Gem in Visual Studio
Last week we released the Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2013 – March 2014 Update! We released some exciting features for Cloud Business Apps and LightSwitch projects as well as apps for...
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Quick braindump on apps, services and components
Also posted to my new "blog-in-progress" here Someone asked me for a quick email on apps, services and components. Feedback and flames welcome. An app is a logical grouping of components and services...
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Shutting down your Azure Virtual Machines during non-working hours
I have a few Azure accounts which I use for labs, mainly virtual machines running various applications such as System Center. It works great but I want to limit the utilization of these virtual...
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Protected Networks in Windows Server 2012 R2
One of the new features in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 is the concept of a protected network:In Windows Server 2012 R2 any network adapter that is added to a virtual machine is automatically...
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