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How to add the user to Windows Azure Sql Server?

anonymous — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:09:00 GMT

When working with SQL Server in Windows Azure you can create very quickly the database. But if you have a big distributed team usually you will not want to give everybody the access to DB. Unfortunately right now, there is no way to manage users in Management Portal or event to do that within SQL Management studio. At least not by using common UI. This post describes stepp by step how to create the user by using T-SQL within SQL Management Studio. Start SQM Management studio and connect with...(read more)

Windows Server 2012 Networking

anonymous — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:38:00 GMT

This is a recording of my MS Network 3 conference session named “Windows Server 2012 Networking”. In this session I covered three new networking features of Windows Server 2012, NIC Teaming, DHCP Failover and IPAM role. Session is recorded in Croatian language....(read more)

Krizni stožer za obranu hrvatskog informatičkog društva (KSOHID)

anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:47:45 GMT

a one koji su propustili, a vjerujem da jeste mnogi, jučer je Nacionalno vijeće za konkurentnost izbacilo rezultate (zapravo, prepisalo iste) koji su objavljeni kroz najnovije istraživanje Svjetskog gospodarskog foruma (WEF) o informacijskoj tehnologiji, po kojem se eto nalazimo na 51. mjestu. Dobro? Loše? Po komentarima u članku, rekao bih loše, ali osim kratkog obraćanja [...]...(read more)

Integration Styles – University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt am Main

anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:14:33 GMT

Announcing Agenda for April 15. 2013. The focus of the session will be “Introduction in Integration Styles”....(read more)

Distributed Systems and Service Patterns Session – University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt am Main

anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:13:22 GMT

Here is the recap of the session Distributed Systems and Service Patterns....(read more)

SharePoint Workflows cannot be stopped in Workflow Manager?

anonymous — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:19:00 GMT

You might notice that (sometimes) workflows which running in endless-loop cannot be stopped. For example, imagine there is a workflow which is running in while(true) loop after is started. 1. Issue 1: If you try to stop such workflow it will not be stopped for very long time (depending on system load, it can take hours). It seems that some messages used for stop operation are not treaded with high priority. 2. Issue 2: Sometimes even if the workflow is stopped (it does not appear in instance table...(read more)

Windows Azure Global Bootcamp

anonymous — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:12:37 GMT

We are glad to invite you to Windows Azure Global Bootcamp . On April 27th, 2013 , you’ll have the ability to join a Windows Azure Bootcamp on a location close to you. Recognized Experts and Microsoft Partners are organizing bootcamps over the globe to get in touch with newest innovations form software and cloud technology. Damir Dobric Microsoft Integration MVP and Windows Azure VTSP will be on stage for you with Sascha Dittmann Windows Azure MVP. DAENET has organized even more experts...(read more)

Informatička cehovština i ostavštine braće neimara

anonymous — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:27:03 GMT

* post je pisan za ICTBusiness portal Znam da naslov izgleda čudno, ali razmišljao sam o tome kako ga raspisati a da izgleda onako, povijesno udaljeno. Ne samo udaljeno, nego i kao da ga je izgrizao zub vremena i da se na njemu više vidi trag rđe i soli nego što se vidi boja i [...]...(read more)

Windows Server 2012 Sales Technical Readiness

anonymous — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:35:47 GMT

This is a recording of my Windows Server 2012 Sales Technical Readiness session for Microsoft sales partners in Croatia. Session is recorded in Croatian language. This sessions covers high level overview of Windows Server 2012 technologies such as virtualization, VDI, networking, storage, management and automation. At the end of the session there are couple of [...]...(read more)

Agenda for MSNetwork Web vNext Session

anonymous — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:49:16 GMT

Here is the preliminary agenda for MSNetwork upcoming session next week. There are few important things which will unfortunately not be covered in this session. But if you really want to dive deeper behind Steaming and Push technologies, I would recommend you to read this post....(read more)

Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Edition

anonymous — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:49:00 GMT

Protecting your business against catastrophic data loss is vital, and offsite storage is the key. Although tapes are often used for long-term, secure data storage, public storage clouds provide the reliability you need without the cost or complexity associated with tapes. Veeam Backup & Replication™ Cloud Edition makes offsite backup to the cloud easy and [...] Copyright © Ilija Brajkovic http://www.brajkovic.info...(read more)

SCVMM 2012 SP1 Cookbook

anonymous — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:51:21 GMT

Just yesterday Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Cookbook has been published by Pakt Publishing. It is the first and only book that covers this topic. Author is MVP Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso. You can grab a copy from publishers page: http://www.packtpub.com/microsoft-system-center-virtual-machine-manager-2012-cookbook/book. Table of content: Chapter 1: VMM 2012 Architecture Chapter 2: Installing SCVMM 2012 [...]...(read more)

ExpressionTranslator Error when publishing Workflows

anonymous — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:43:00 GMT

When working with Workflows, which running in Workflow Manager (SP devs call it usually SharePoint Workflow) on-premises or in Office 365 you might get following error: Expression: DateTime.Now.ToString() " Property access conversion to an activity is not supported for property 'CurrentDomain' defined on type 'System.AppDomain'." This error occurs during Translation of the workflow. The translation is a step in process of publishing of the Workflow in Workflow Manager. it...(read more)

Welcome BizTalk Server 2013 RTM

anonymous — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:22:28 GMT

The new BizTalk Server has as usual many improvements, new adapters and it focuses now additionally the cloud model. Cloud related strategy includes Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) capabilities as well as Platform as a Service (PaaS) capabilities. To get a good feeling about IaaS offering for Biztalk take a look on Saravana’s post . Second cloud related offering targets the general Cloud-Connectivity within BizTalk Server. Basically this means new out-of-the box adapter to send and receive...(read more)

Why SignalR does not use WebSockets Part II?

anonymous — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:21:00 GMT

If you notice that signalR does not use websockets you might first take a look on this post. But if this does not help there is also seething you have to be aware of. That means depending on how you have created the solution it might happen that websockets will be be used as a default transport. If you create your solution like this the websockets will be downgraded (not used): 1. Create new project like MVC4, empty web or any other. 2. Add Nuget Reference to SignalR 3. Change the project to 4.5...(read more)

Kada su četrdesete nove dvadesete: startup priča za Generaciju X

anonymous — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:20:23 GMT

* post je pisan za ICTBusiness portal, izdanje 06.03.2013 Koje su najbolje godine za stvaranje životnih iskustava? Kada je pravo vrijeme za napraviti nešto zanimljivo i radikalno? Jesu li dvadesete dobre za pokretanje svoj posla? Naravno. Zapravo, mislim da je bilo koje doba odlično za to – pod uvjetom da znate u čemu ste dobri [...]...(read more)

Why does ~/signalr/hubs return 404 ?

anonymous — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:44:00 GMT

When working with SignalR hubs probably your first experience will be HTTP Error File not found (snapshot from Fiddler). This happen when java script reference tries to download dynamically created hub.js file which helps you to easily deal with hub proxies. This is something similar to WCF dynamically created proxies in a case of AJAX. SignalR is very easy to use. However somehow I never started the project without running in this issue. :) First of all you have to make sure that this file is generated...(read more)

Long time no write

anonymous — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:07:47 GMT

Prelude First of all I would like to wish good luck to all women and moms around the world, especially my own wife Andrijana for raising our two beautiful children and all the hard work she does and at the same time puts up with me. Now, sadly I did not have very much time [...]...(read more)

How to get client config data from ServiceBus Server?

anonymous — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:07:00 GMT

When working with Service Bus MessagingFactory the easiest way to setup the SB-API is to use connection string. In a case of Service Bus in Windows Azure, the connections string can be obtained directly from management portal: However when working with Service Bus for Windows Server you will have to use PowerShell to obtain the string. Open power shell and navigate to folder (if not already there): C:\Program Files\Service Bus\1.0 Then execute command let: get-sbclientconfiguration .. and you will...(read more)

Announcing German Windows Azure Global BOOTCAMP at April 27th 2013

anonymous — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT

With this post I’m proud to unofficially announce the Windows Azure Global BOOTCAMP at April 27th . Sascha Dittmann (Windows Azure MVP) and me (Integration MVP and Windows Azure VTSP) will setup the bootcamp in Frankfurt area. The event is supported and powered by daenet and Microsoft Germany. The official and final agenda is still in execution, but the storyboard defined last week in Redmond looks like : - Intro (30 Min) o Windows Azure Platform Overview o ...(read more)

Application Modernization or how to bridge the gap between Client Server applications and Cloud Computing?

tbronzin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:15:00 GMT

Why I am interested in this topic?
Topic of Application Modernization is topic that occupies my mind in past few years, especially in the light of the continuous need for business to implement innovations in their day-to-day work.
From the IT perspective two areas are becoming more important to implement innovation and agility in different organizations: mobile and cloud computing.
I am starting series of articles that will cover topic of Application Transformation/Modernization that I will base on the projects on which I am currently working and that are based on Hewlett Packard, SAP and Microsoft platforms/technologies.

Today most businesses in the world owns or outsource some kind of Line of Business (LOB) applications. Most of the LOB applications that are today in use have been developed in Client/Server or web "era" and (from the business point of view) they are well suited for the job for what they were developed for.

So, main question is: why change anything?
Of course, there are several answers, but the most relevant answers (from the business point of view) are:
1. It is hard to change those legacy applications
2. They are expensive to maintain
3. Legacy applications represent "ball-and-chain" for organizations
All of above answers can be related for both development and infrastructure point of view and I and my colleagues will focus on both areas.

Of course, those are fine answers, but I would bet that most of the CIO's major reason for application modernization is "to support the business" (and according to Forbes and Forrester Consulting - 59% of CIO's agrees with this statement).

In following articles I will write about creating the strategy, planning and implementing application modernization, both from my team perspective and successful projects that were done by big and small organizations.
I will talk about the concepts but also about very specific implementations either as Infrastructure as a Services (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) or Software as a Service (SaaS). Because my background is Microsoft platforms and tools I will mostly talk about Microsoft public (Windows Azure) and Microsoft private cloud computing, but all article will have part that will deal with interoperability component with either different mobile platforms (Windows 8/Phone, Android, IOS) or with legacy applications.

Applied for sessions at Microsoft WinDays in Croatia and MS NetWork 3 Conference in B&H

tbronzin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:28:00 GMT

After very succesful Global Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond, I have applied on two important regional Microsoft conferences: Microsoft WinDays in Croatia and MS NetWork 3 Conference in B&H.

Both conferences will announce agenda, speakers and schedule after March 15th, when me and my collegues will know will we speak about SQL Server, Business Intelligence, Power View, Microsoft Kinect for Windows Development, Office 365 Edu, Cloud Computing ...

Microsoft WinDays will be held on April 22-26, while MS NetWork 3 Conference will be on April 3-4.

See you there!

Cumulative Updates for Workflow Manager, Service Bus (SharePoint 2013 – Workflow Engine)

anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:23:12 GMT

The first Cumulative Update for Workflow Manager and Service Bus or formally known SharePoint workflow is online. which actually includes Suspend/Resume of instances support. (It will also be available via WebPI soon). WF Manager : KB article (KB2799754): here Download page: here Service Bus: KB article (KB2799752): here Download page: here ...(read more)

Kad se male ruke slože… sve se može

anonymous — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:01:58 GMT

* post je pisan za ICTBusiness portal, izdanje 19.02.2013 Što reći za početak, osim da je za sve kriv – Marcus Buckingham. Ako već niste kliknuli na prethodni link i pročitali tko je dotični lik, evo ukratko: Marcus je pisac, istraživač, motivacijski govornik ali i poslovni konzultant koji već neko vrijeme promovira potrebu da, umjesto [...]...(read more)

Prepare Development Machine for Workflow Manager

anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT

If you want to develop workflows for Workflow Manager, you do not have to necessarily install the full Service Bus and Workflow Manager server on development box. You can do this, but it is not required. To prepare you box go to this official download page: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35375 and download Client and Tools packages described below: Workflow Client package: Core Assemblies and API for Workflow Manager client applications including associated components Visual...(read more)