August 2009 Entries
I just got these considerations about virtualizing SQL Server on VMWare from my Boss and I would like to share them with you. General comments on problems encountered and why people not virtualizing SQL Storage ( most people just do not have enough spindles to start with and then when people consolidate they use less spindles not more, error in design and understanding of basic i/o principles ) Queue lengths are a problem so add as many paths to storage as possible. Using vmware makes sequential reads...
In the last days we have received an update for Visual Studio 2008 SP1. The update is 365 MB and it’s called the “Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (KB971092)”. After you install this update, when you try to create a new project on BizTalk 2009, you receive in the bottom bar, a notification that says “Unable to create the Project”. The first solution is: Open BizTalk 2009 DVD > Select Install BizTalk Choose the option Repair Reboot the server If...
I am starting to work on a really interesting project where BizTalk and WCF will be the keys. I have used in the past WCF and I am not worried about it, I like it and it’s better than the old Web Services. Unfortunately I know BizTalk but I still do not master it. Over the network I didn’t find anything really useful but Microsoft has tons of tutorials and how to. Overview of BizTalk 2009 http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/en/us/roadmap.aspx Getting Started http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa560946%28BTS.10%29.aspx Step-by-step with some databases (Oracle, Siebel …)...
Before continue our tutorial I want to take a break and talk about the messaging options. Also because the MVVM is a new interpretation of an old pattern, some of my friends are using the Mediator Pattern and today we must talk about that before building the Details view. As it was requested by many people, here is the location of the source code on CodePlex: www.codeplex.com/MVVM. Please refer there to any issue. Communication through the views. Before starting we need to spend 5 minutes over the communication. The first solution we used...
Hi guys, as I told you in the previous post, I bought a new iPhone 3GS with the new OS 3.1. The phone is pretty cool, it works great and it has tons of software, utilities and services that I didn’t find in any smart phone, including the BlackBerry. The only big problem was to configure my business exchange email. Simply, it was not working until today. So in this small guide I am going to explain step by step what you have to do in order to have a full functional and working iPhone! Configure ActiveSync on...
Today I have received an email from Microsoft Connect. Office 2010 suite is available for download. Of course is not a RC or RTM but just a beta preview of the final product. Available for download there are: Office Professional x32 and x64 Visio, SharePoint Designer, InfoPath and the new SharePoint Workspace x32 and x64 The first thing you will notice is that now we have a real x64 office installation, so you can use a real x64 office system on your Windows 7 x64 (today is the official release of...
I am going mad for the iPhone. I just ordered the new iPhone 3gs and like any developers, I want to give my 2 cents. I want to talk with you about the development program and what you can really do with the Cocoa Mobile Framework and compare it with Windows CE development. Mobile framework with Microsoft NET. This is the most used, cool and easy framework to use in order to develop mobile application for windows CE or windows mobile, pocket PC and more. In order to do that, you need to download Visual Studio 2008. That’s...