Technology Survey

SQL Server 2014: the next version

At TechEd North America 2013, Microsoft introduced a lot of new versions: Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Visual Studio 2013 and, and, and… SQL Server 2014, of course!8-O You think I’m crazy or(…)

OpenERP release 7.0: Not just an update

OpenERP release 7.0, which just came out, shows some real advantages in terms of accessibility. By refining the website, OpenERP wants to prove that the new release is not merely an update but a new product with a new(…)

SQL Server 2012 SP 1: Third Cumulative Update (CU3) available

Three weeks ago, Microsoft published the third Cumulative Update (CU3) for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack one. As usual, if this Cumulative Update solves an issue you are facing, install it quickly – otherwise, do not install it. Which(…)

Ceylon: a new language inspired from Java

On 26 February I went to the University of Bern with my colleague Arnaud Berbier to follow an introductory conference on Ceylon, a new language inspired from Java. Unfortunately not presented by Gavin King, the leading developer of Ceylon(…)

SQL Server 2012 SP1: Second Cumulative Update available (CU2)

A couple of days ago, Microsoft published the second Cumulative Update (CU2) for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1. If this CU covers an issue you are experiencing, you should install it quickly. Otherwise, it is not mandatory. Which issues(…)

SQL Server 2012: new permissions

For this end of the year, I decided to present you the new permissions on SQL Server 2012. How to have a list of all permissions ? It’s very simple with this query: SELECT * FROM sys.fn_builtin_permissions(”) SQL(…)

SQL Server 2012 SP1: First Cumulative Update (CU1) now available

A couple of days ago (20 November 2012), Microsoft rolled out the first cumulative update (CU1) for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1). It’s just two weeks after the release of the first Service Pack (SP1) we are(…)

SQL Server 2012: Service Pack 1 (SP1) now available

Some days ago, the 6th of November, the first Service Pack for SQL Server 2012 was made available on the Microsoft website. SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 includes SQL Server 2012 Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) and SQL Server 2012(…)

SQL Server 2012: Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) now available

This week, the third cumulative update was made available on the Microsoft website. What is in this CU for SQL Server 2012? This CU has 36 hotfixes: 25 for the engine 1 for SSAS 4 for SSIS 6 for SSRS(…)

Face recognition on facebook

As you probably know, Face.com has been acquired by Facebook at the end of May 2012. face.com is operating the largest face recognition platform on the cloud. But what is the aim of this acquisition and which functionalities are provided(…)