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Piecing together Microsoft's cloud-computing vision

A new white paper, sponsored by Microsoft and written by the always entertaining consultant David Chappell, provides more clues about what the Softies are planning to unveil at this October's Professional Developers Conference. For anyone looking to understand how and where Red Dog, Zurich, BizTalk Services and SQL Server Data...

Tags: Zurich, Operating System, Vision, Microsoft Corp., Service, David Chappell, Red Dog, SQL Server Data Services, Application Service, EC2, EC2 Customer, Windows Live ID, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Desktop Virtualization, Software As A Service (SaaS), Software, Emerging Technologies, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud

Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie foreshadowed a couple of still-to-be-released Microsoft's cloud-developer services -- "Zurich" and "Red Dog" -- during his speech at the company's annual Financial Analyst Meeting FAM on July 24. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Zurich, Ray Ozzie, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Ozzie, SQL Server Data Services, Data Centers, Retail, Financial Accounting, Channel Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Microsoft launches its alternative to Amazon's SimpleDB

Microsoft has begun signing up testers for SQL Server Data Services SSDS, codenamed "Sitka," a forthcoming service that will allow customers and developers to host their data in a Microsoft-hosted database. Microsoft officials were reticent to compare SQL Server Data Services to offerings from any competitors. But...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., SQL Server Data Services, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-05

Additional Resources

DBDocumentor 4.50 (Windows)

DBDocumentor produces database documentation for the SQL objects in your database project. Where SQLHelp only documents stored procedures, DBDocumentor operates on constraints, data views, user defined functions, indices indexes, stored procedures, tables, triggers, user defined data types, and security roles. DBDocumentor provides a fully cross referenced view of the SQL...

Tags: Stored Procedure, Microsoft Windows, Pikauba, DBDocumentor, Storage, Databases, Security, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-06-30

Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?

Enterprise IT infrastructure & operations professionals have many cloud computing technologies to choose from today, and new solutions seem to appear all the time. What are all these technologies? How do you categorize them? Which are mature and which need a lot of work? Forrester is kicking...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Rackspace lays out its cloud computing roadmap: Think hybrid

Rackspace's Lew Moorman on Wednesday will outline the cloud computing roadmap to customers in San Francisco. The gist: Rackspace will push a hybrid approach that tightly couples dedicated and cloud computing resources. The theory: Customers will begin toggling between hosted data centers and cloud computing resources as standard operating procedure....

Tags: Rackspace, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-10

Osmossis 1.0 (Windows)

Osmossis is a data import utility to extract data from a SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle or a OLEDB data source and import the data into Microsoft Sharepoint Services as a list. Osmossis can detect the data types in the source database and convert them into appropriate types inside Microsoft Sharepoint....

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Data, Microsoft Windows, Philegance, Osmossis, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Databases, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-06-07

SQL-RD 5.6 Build 20090511 (Windows)

SQL-RD saves time and money by allowing you to schedule and manage MS SQL Reporting Services Reports on numerous servers from a single application. It exports your RS reports to multiple printers, FTP, Secure FTP, email, folders, FAX and SMS. Choose to output to doc, xls, rtf, wk*, dbf, htm,...

Tags: Calendar, ChristianSteven Software, SQL-RD, Microsoft Windows, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Fax, Microsoft Excel, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Microsoft Office, Office Suites

Software downloads 2009-06-02

Nevron Chart for SSRS 2009_Vol.1 (Windows)

Nevron Chart for SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS is an advanced report item, which delivers a complete set of 2D and 3D charting types, highly customizable axes, tight data integration and unmatched visual effects to your reports. It also instantly improves your report authoring experience, with its polished visual editors,...

Tags: SQL, Microsoft Windows, Nevron, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-05-28

Microsoft's Ozzie defends Microsoft's aggressive online spending

Microsoft's Ozzie defends Microsoft's aggressive online spendingInteresting time aheadLooks like June is a big month for MS. We get to hear more about XBox, Zune, Pink Services, Kumo. And towards the end of year we have new Zune HD, xBox updates, Windows 7 and along with Zune HD a peak...

Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, Enterprise software, Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Micro-Soft, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Broader Microsoft Office 2010 test program to kick off in July

Office 2010 will begin rolling out to a wider cross-section of testers starting this July, according to Microsoft officials. Company execs are telling attendees of this week's Microsoft TechEd 2009 conference to expect the first Community Technology Preview CTP test build of Office 2010 in July, as...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Community Technology Preview, RTM, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Google: The cloud is cheaper

Google: The cloud is cheaperBad choice of article headline... "The cloud is cheaper"Like Walmart and Windows laptops, cheaper does not in any way mean better.My new Walmart belt has frayed after 5 wearings and I had to use a black market because the black coating came up and I...

Tags: Virtualization, Databases, GOOGLE cloud computing, Google Inc., cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

WSO2 moves data services component to OSGI-based Carbon framework

Moving to expand its user base to more database folks, WSO2 is releasing the promised data services component to Carbon, the open source company’s new modular service-oriented architecture SOA framework based on the OSGi component model. WSO2 Data Services is “completely re-architected” for Carbon’s componentized approach to...

Tags: Data Service, Database Administrator, SOA, WSO2 Data Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Databases, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Data Analysis Solution Provider Increases Query Performance by Nearly 50 Percent

Nexius, a technology consulting firm and provider of data analysis solutions, was chosen by a major telecommunications company to deploy its advanced network intelligence platform called Xplore to analyze quality-of-service data provided by a mobile phone network. Xplore had to process more than 10 million call records per hour, and...

Tags: Data Analysis, Data Warehouse, Performance, Microsoft Corp., Netezza, Business Intelligence, Databases, Storage, Performance Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Case studies 2009-05-01

'Private cloud' = just another buzzword for on-premise datacenter?

VMware made its big "private cloud" pitch last week with its introduction of vSphere. Not to be outdone, Microsoft is fleshing out its private cloud positioning at the annual Microsoft Management Summit this week in Las Vegas. Whether or not they admit it publicly (or just express...

Tags: Data Center, Microsoft Corp., Cloud, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Google Apps charges ahead with improved data security and long-awaited Java support

Cast Iron Systems and Google have teamed up to overcome one of the biggest hurdles to cloud computing and software as a service SaaS in the enterprise -- concerns over data security. Cast Iron for Google Apps, which was announced today, includes the Google Secure Data Connection,...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Data Security, Java Environment, Cloud Computing, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Veritas CommandCentral Disaster Recovery Advisor

Symantec, a long time player in the virtualiation technology market, has just launched the Veritas CommandCentral Disaster Recovery Advisor. It is designed to help organizations evaluate their disaster recovery plans by scanning the organization's IT infrastructure and comparing what it sees to a very large knowledgebase of potential problems. ...

Tags: Symantec Corp., Data Center, Knowledgebase, VERITAS Software Corp., Advisor, Tool, Disaster Recovery Advisor, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, Storage, Security, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Implementing and Maintaining SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services and Business Intelligence Solutions

Instantly save $300 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic, ZDNet, or BNET! Offer ends June 26, 2009.View Available Dates and LocationsIn this five-day instructor-led course, you will learn to design and maintain business intelligence solutions for your organization using SQL Server 2008. You will...

Tags: Business Intelligence, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Solution, Microsoft SQL Server, Analysis, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Training 2009-04-01

Maintaining, Troubleshooting, and Developing Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

Instantly save $300 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic, ZDNet, or BNET! Offer ends June 26, 2009.View Available Dates and LocationsIn this instructor-led course, you will learn to implement a Reporting Services solution in an organization. You will learn how to use the Reporting ...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Reporting Services, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Productivity, Thin Clients, Enterprise Software, Databases, Hardware, Software, Data Management

Training 2009-04-01

Upgrading a 6.5-Terabyte SAP ERP SQL Server Database to Support Microsoft Worldwide Operations

Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services, and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Microsoft's SAP group wanted to take advantage of new features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008, including Data Compression, Backup Compression, and Change Tracking. Microsoft upgraded its SAP ERP infrastructure to the beta edition of...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2009-04-01