Database Backup with Memory-Optimized Tables
The memory-optimized tables are backed up as part of regular database backups so you don’t need to do anything special to manage backups on databases with memory-optimized tables. Like for disk-based...
View ArticleKB: Event 26001 is logged regularly on Windows Server 2012 R2 host computers
We just published a new KB article covering the following issue:Every 30 minutes, an entry that resembles the following is logged in the Application log on a computer that is running Windows Server...
View ArticleOver 7,000 languages, just 1 Windows
Hi, I’m Andrew, a first-time blogger on The Windows Blog, and today it’s time for something completely different (well, not completely different: but as far as I can tell the last time we talked about...
View ArticleBuild your own ‘Cool Wall’ of cars with BBC’s Top Gear Cool Wall app
Season (or Series) 21 for BBC’s Top Gear just kicked off this last weekend and kicks off here in the U.S. next week on BBC America. I’m a huge fan of the show, so I saw this as a good opportunity to...
View ArticleAlwaysOn Availability Group in Windows Azure VM: Client Connectivity Scenarios
Cross posting from SQLCAT blog:http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlcat/archive/2014/02/03/alwayson-availability-group-in-windows-azure-vm-client-connectivity-scenarios.aspx
View ArticleAlwaysOn Availability Groups, Listener, Named Instances, Port Numbers, etc.
Cross posting from SQLCAT blog:http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlcat/archive/2014/02/03/alwayson-availability-groups-listener-named-instances-port-numbers-etc.aspx
View ArticleAlwaysOn Availability Groups: Comparing On-Premises Deployments and Azure VM...
Cross posting from SQLCAT blog:http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlcat/archive/2014/02/04/alwayson-availability-groups-comparing-on-premises-deployments-and-azure-vm-deployments.aspx
View ArticleLightSwitch Community & Content Rollup–January 2014
A while back I started posting a monthly rollup of interesting community happenings, content, samples and extensions popping up around Visual Studio LightSwitch. If you missed those rollups you can...
View ArticleIntroducing the new hub control for heterogeneous data
In Windows 8, we introduced several concepts and controls to deal with large collections of data. The XAML and HTML ListView control allows you to create uniform grouped lists with a single,...
View ArticleDeployment–Why does PDT think my Variable.xml is invalid?
One question that I hear often on PDT is this – why does PDT think my Variable.xml is invalid?When you run any of the PDT scripts – Downloader.ps1, VMCreator.ps1, or Installer.ps1 – the script reads...
View ArticleBuilding Modern Web Apps with ASP.NET - A new day of free ASP.NET Training...
Last year, about this time, a bunch of us sat down in a studio to give a full day of tutorials and discussion on "Building Web Apps with ASP.NET." All those videos are online and have lots of good...
View ArticleAhead of the Game Tech Series now available in the Partner Learning Center
[This post comes to us courtesy of Corina Radovanovich from Partner/Channel Marketing]Hi, we are excited to announce the availability of a new Learning Path on the Microsoft Partner Network to help you...
View ArticleSaving Developers over 1 Million Hours: Celebrating the 1 Year Anniversary of...
Since launching modern.IE last year, developers have saved over 1 million hours testing for Internet Explorer! We launched modern.IE with the simple aim of helping web developers test their sites with...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2013 arriving soon for Windows Embedded Compact 2013
As announced recently on the Windows Embedded blog, Microsoft Windows Embedded is making an update release to the Windows Embedded Compact 2013 product to be available this spring. This update release...
View ArticleThe Cloud Olympics
Today marks the beginning of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and the entire world will get to watch all 98 events (without the risks of a Russian hotel room!) live and on-demand from any internet connected...
View ArticleGetting Trained on Microsoft’s Expanding Data Platform
With data volumes exploding, having the right technology to find insights from your data is critical to long term success. Leading organizations are adjusting their strategies to focus on data...
View ArticleHands-On: TierTime Up Plus 2 3D Printer with Windows 8.1
3D printing technology is moving forward with great speed and is rapidly becoming more accessible to professionals and hobbyists alike. With the release of 3D printing support in Windows 8.1, 3D...
View ArticleTop 4 Windows Phone apps for the Winter Games in Sochi
Let the Games begin. If you’re looking for the best Windows Phone 8 apps for keeping tabs on all the Olympic action and athletes this month in Sochi, here’s my shortlist from the Windows Phone Store....
View ArticleJSON Debugger Visualizer in Visual Studio 2013
We are proud to announce the addition of JSON Visualizer to Visual Studio debugger in the Update 2 for Visual Studio 2013. JavaScript Object Notation or JSON is a popular format for transmitting data...
View ArticleWatch live sports on your Windows PC, Tablet or Phone with NBC Sports Live Extra
With NBC Sports Live Extra, you will able to watch over 1,000 live sports events* from NBC, NBC Sports Network and the Golf Channel. This includes major sports events ranging from the NHL Playoff games...
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