Use the Microsoft Sync Framework to synchronize data changes between SQL Server 2008 Standard, SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5.
The Altova MissionKit is a bundle of great tools that work together, but unlike a control suite, the cost savings may not add up for some shops.
Proposed deal comes amid discouraging financial news for Dell.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/25/2012
Moving property values from one object to another can be tricky; DevTrends has a set of extensions that can help.
On VB columnist Joe Kunk shows you how to create and extract "almost" .ZIP files in .NET Framework 4 and standard .ZIP files in .NET Framework 4.5.
The Release Candidate of Microsoft's object-relational mapping framework for .NET is available via NuGet.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 05/18/2012
In Microsoft's last fiscal third quarter, Server and Tools delivered $4.57 billion in revenue to the company, up 14 percent. The division is large, growing and increasingly profitable
The cloud wars heat up as Amazon promises easier deployment and scalability for database and application developers.
The "release candidate" of Windows Server 2012 is expected at about the same time.
Code First Migrations allow for database changes to be implemented all through code. Through the use of Package Manager Console (PMC), commands can be used to scaffold database changes.
While there's lots of talk about big data these days (a lot of talk), there currently is no good, authoritative definition of big data, according to Microsoft Regional Director Andrew Brust.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/10/2012
From architecture to security to database compatibility, here's what you need to know to make your Azure cloud migration a success.
- By George Huey, Wade Wegner
- 04/08/2012
Microsoft TechNet and MSDN subscribers only have access to the Evaluation edition; or they can purchase the product.
Validation should begin as close to your database as possible: in your Entity Framework entities. Here's how you can integrate validation code into both the entities the Entity Framework generates and the ones you write.
The MVP Summit, from which I've just returned, is a very important event.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 04/01/2012