Application integration & Middleware Because SharePoint 2013 has also limitations! 12.06.2015 by Microsoft Team WHAT IS? Boundaries: are Static limits that cannot be exceeded by design. An example of a boundary is the 2 GB document size limit. Thresholds: are configurable limits that can be exceeded to accommodate specific requirements. A good(…)
Application integration & Middleware A SharePoint – Business Analyst? What for? 12.06.2015 by Microsoft Team Business analysis is becoming a widely accepted and valued position in organizations today, particularly those that are looking for new ways to enhance information systems. Good business analysis allows us to deal effectively with complexity, which in turn enables(…)
Hardware & Storage SQL Server 2016 : availability groups and the new potential support for standard edition 12.06.2015 by Microsoft Team In my first blog about availability groups with SQL Server 2016, I talked quickly about the new interesting option: DB_FAILOVER. In this blog post, I will continue by introducing the new potential support of availability groups in a standard(…)
Hardware & Storage SQL Server 2016: availability groups and the new option DB_FAILOVER 12.06.2015 by Microsoft Team Let’s continue the SQL Server 2016’s discovery with one of my favourite topic: the AlwaysOn availability groups (AAGs). There are some improvements on this area. First of all, let’s introduce one of them (DB_FAILOVER option) by remembering of the availability(…)
Development & Performance SQL Server 2016 CTP2 : first thoughts about tempdb database 12.06.2015 by Microsoft Team In my first blog about SQL Server 2016, I noticed during the SQL Server installation process that we are able to configure the number of files for tempdb. This is surely a great improvement(…)
Technology Survey SQL Server 2016 CTP2 is out! 12.06.2015 by Microsoft Team As announced by Satya Nadella at the Microsoft Ignite keynote in Chicago, SQL Server 2016 CTP2 is finally out and it follows a previous private CTP. This CTP will provide some(…)
Application integration & Middleware Sharepoint and Nintex Workflow: automate your Business Processes 19.05.2015 by Microsoft Team What is a WORKFLOW? A workflow is the representation of an operation sequence, declared as work of a person or group, an organization of staff, or one or more simple or complex mechanisms. These mechanisms could be automated(…)
Development & Performance Variations on 1M rows insert (3): using SQL Server In-Memory features 19.05.2015 by Microsoft Team Let’s continue with this series about inserting 1M rows and let’s perform the same test with a new variation by using SQL Server In-Memory features. For this blog post, I will still use a minimal configuration that consists of only(…)
Database management Using VSS snapshots with SQL Server – part I 18.05.2015 by Microsoft Team This is probably a series of blog posts about some thoughts concerning VSS snapshots with database servers. Let’s begin with this first story: Some time ago, I implemented a backup strategy at one of my customers based on FULL(…)
Application integration & Middleware News SharePoint 2016: new alternative to InfoPath Forms 18.05.2015 by Microsoft Team Microsoft announced in January 2015 that it was the END OF INFOPATH, that the 2013 version would be the last one. However, Microsoft updated the Infopath 2013 app will work with SharePoint Server 2016. Following the new users(…)