Service Pack 4 (SP4) for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is now available for download. SQL Server 2005 service packs are cumulative, and this service pack upgrades all service levels of SQL Server 2005 to SP4 . You can use these packages to upgrade any of the following SQL Server 2005 editions: Enterprise Enterprise Evaluation Developer… Continue reading
Register for Microsoft Community Tech Days – Hyderabad
–Hi All; We have our Community Techdays scheduled for 18th Dec 2010. The event is FREE and you do not have to do anything other than having registered yourself for the event and attend the event on the meeting date. Tips For Registration : 1. Use either top Menu “Registration” -> ” In-Person” event for… Continue reading
Silverlight 5 is Announced
On 02nd Dec 2010, Silverlight Firestarter event Microsoft has announced the upcoming version of Silverlight called as “Silverlight 5″. The event has some live demos of the capabilities of Silverlight 5. Lending some of the contents from ScottGu’s Blog. Scott Guthrie(@ScottGu) is a VP with Microsoft product development like Silverlight and Visual Studio. Quoting to… Continue reading
New Release: Windows Azure SDK and Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio (November 2010)
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio, which includes the Windows Azure SDK, extends Visual Studio 2010 to enable the creation, configuration, building, debugging, running, packaging and deployment of scalable web applications and services on Windows Azure. New for version 1.3: Virtual Machine (VM) Role (Beta):Allows you to create a custom VHD image using Windows… Continue reading
Use LoadDataOptions class in LINQ for immediate filtering and loading of relational data
LINQ is one of the nice feature every .NET developer would love to appreciate Microsoft for. I do not wish to explain much about linq, I am getting in to topic with a belief that you will have minimum understanding of LINQ and how it helps in data access from .NET Framework 3.5 onwards. Consider… Continue reading
Microsoft® SQL Server® code-named ‘Denali’ – Community Technology Preview 1 (CTP1)
Microsoft has announced the preview version of their next generation of SQL Server database software code named “Denali” Quoting from MSDN Download Center SQL Server code-named ‘Denali’ helps empowers organizations to be more agile in today’s competitive market. Customers will more efficiently deliver mission-critical solutions through a highly scalable and available platform. Industry-leading tools help… Continue reading