• The right to be forgotten

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    Tougher EU regulation restricting organizations’ retention of personal data means CIOs will have to closely re-examine their records management policies.

  • HTML5

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    The current plethora of mobile operating systems is an unwanted headache for enterprises, but the advent of HTML5 may be about to change that.

  • Should CIOs market IT to the rest of the business? Part 1

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    IT teams often fail to highlight their achievements to the rest of the business. José Carlos Eiras, ex-CIO of DHL Express USA and General Motors EMEA, argues that CIOs need to promote IT’s successes more aggressively.

  • Power without knowledge

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    CIOs need a clearer understanding of the energy efficiency of their data centers, argues The 451 Group's Andy Lawrence — one that goes well beyond today’s crude metrics.

  • Special Report: The path to business agility

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    How the growing need for business agility and flexibility is driving CIOs deep into the cloud.

  • Is the cloud green?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    There needs to be greater clarity on how much carbon a move to the cloud can save, argues Fujitsu’s Andy Lewis.

  • IPO fever takes hold

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    The billions raised in the new wave of public flotations of technology companies will position some unlikely candidates for starring roles in mainstream IT.

  • In CIOs we trust?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    A provocative piece of research suggests that CIOs’ voices are not being heard clearly enough in the boardroom.

  • The benefits of "corporate lifelogging"

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    Organizations will soon be able to benefit from recording (and easily recalling) absolutely everything, argues Microsoft's Gordon Bell.

  • Gamification

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:03:04
    The process of applying computer-game techniques to workplace activities and applications — gamification — is set to become a mainstream approach in many companies.

  • Version 80, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:59
    Version 80 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship as an XHTML website with live links to many included works. This selective bibliography includes over 4,000 articles, books, technical reports, and other scholarly textual sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. The bibliography covers [...]

  • IS “BLOGGING” DEAD?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • Ethical SEO Companies

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • White Hat SEO: The never changing strategy for ever changing Algorithms.

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • Ethical SEO Companies-How to identity them?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • Help The Victims of Earthquake in Japan

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • What every programmer should know about SEO, and why?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • Facebook Application Development Platforms And Techniques

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • 11 things we improved in 2010 for a better 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • 7 Skills of a Great Programmer

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • The end of Flash era – Will HTML5 and the browsers leave Flash behind?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:02:58
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  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/31/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-31 16:36:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , October 31, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 31 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Scaling for the Holidays Part 3: Web Server Tuning

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:26:40
    This is Part 3 of our Holiday Scaling Series. Click here to view Part 1: To Scale Horizontally or Vertically and click here to view Part 2: Take Advantage of Caching. Happy Halloween! With Halloween already here, your web traffic will continue to ramp up through the rest of the year. These tips can help [...]

  • WebPal to unveil a new version of their cloud server

    Updated: 2011-10-31 14:45:51
    Cloud content management and collaboration tools like Dropbox and Google Docs may be great for small businesses. But medium to large organizations are often looking for tools that are more customizable and provide higher security and local hosting – especially in sectors like government, [...]

  • Canada's Video Game Industry in 2011 [Infographic]

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:14:47
    It's well known now that Canada has a top-notch video game industry. But did you know it's the third biggest in the world with 16,000 employees, 348 companies, and a direct annual economic impact of nearly $2 billion? With the industry poised to grow 17% over the next 2 years, it's never been a [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/28/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-29 11:53:26
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  • Microsoft PinPoint Entry for the SQL Azure Reporting Services Preview Live Demo

    Updated: 2011-10-29 07:48:00
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  • Esri Dev Meetup — Phoenix

    Updated: 2011-10-28 22:36:19
    Looks like there will be another Esri Dev Meetup in Phoenix next month.  This one will be fun as it is in Tempe, rather than Phoenix so there will be ample opportunity to have drinks afterwards.  If you are in the Arizona area, you should drop by and say hi to everyone.  This one is [...]

  • Fresh Content for the "Social Media Decision-Maker's Toolkit"

    Updated: 2011-10-28 22:01:55
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  • "Federal Funding Agencies: Data Management and Sharing Policies"

    Updated: 2011-10-28 18:42:06
    The California Digital Library has released "Federal Funding Agencies: Data Management and Sharing Policies." Here's an excerpt: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110 provides the federal administrative requirements for grants and agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals and other non-profit organizations. In 1999 Circular A-110 was revised to provide public access [...]

  • Digital Curation Librarian at University of California, Merced Library

    Updated: 2011-10-28 18:42:05
    The University of California, Merced Library is recruiting a Digital Curation Librarian. Required degree: "MLS from an ALA-accredited Library/Information Science program or equivalent experience or advance degree in information science or related field." Salary: $48,504-$54,444. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Digital Curation Librarian manages digital assets generated at UC Merced through the processes [...]

  • OpenLogic Launches CloudSwing PaaS

    Updated: 2011-10-28 09:48:09
    Flexibility is the name of the game for this new cloud development service.

  • 25,000 Developers to Get New Nokia Phones with Windows Phone 7

    Updated: 2011-10-28 09:43:02
    The two companies are making a major push to attract developers to the fledgling platform.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/27/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-27 23:33:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , October 27, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 27 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Google Charging for Google Maps API Access? So What?

    Updated: 2011-10-27 23:23:43
    Something happened that is not to surprising: Introduction of usage limits to the Maps API To assist in evaluating whether your site is exceeding the usage limits we will shortly be adding the Maps API to the Google APIs Console. Once available you will be able to track your usage in the APIs Console by providing [...]

  • Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight: myTab

    Updated: 2011-10-27 23:10:17
    The Space Cowboys from the Rackspace Startup Program are on the road most of the time visiting with startups over the globe. Finding the best travel deals and booking them can be time consuming and frustrating. Are you frustrated with booking travel online? Introducing myTab, an online travel gift card where you can create trips [...]

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 10/26/11

    Updated: 2011-10-27 08:22:13
    NISO Launches New Open Discovery Initiative to Develop Standards and Recommended Practices for Library Discovery Services Based on Indexed Search, http://bit.ly/vkcZ7G Content as Commodity—Price Elasticity and New Business Models, http://bit.ly/sOtyEP 21 Useful Cloud Computing Resources for Librarians, http://bit.ly/uFCg03 The OA Interviews: InTech's Nicola Rylett, http://bit.ly/vuGrji House Trying to Rush Through Its Version of PROTECT IP; [...]

  • Royal Society Makes Journal Articles Published More Than 70 Years Ago Open Access

    Updated: 2011-10-27 08:22:12
    The Royal Society has made journal articles published more than 70 years ago open access. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: The Royal Society has today announced that its world-famous historical journal archive—which includes the first ever peer-reviewed scientific journal—has been made permanently free to access online. Around 60,000 historical scientific papers are accessible via [...]

  • Cornell University Library Gets Grant to Plan arXiv Governance Model

    Updated: 2011-10-27 08:22:12
    The Cornell University Library has received a grant from the Simons Foundation to plan a governance model for arXiv. Here's an excerpt from the press release: The Simons Foundation, which is based in New York City, has provided a $60,000 planning grant to support the development of a governance model that will guide the online [...]

  • Digital Preservation, SPEC Kit 325

    Updated: 2011-10-27 08:22:11
    The Association of Research Libraries has released Digital Preservation, SPEC Kit 325. The table of contents and executive summary are freely available. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: The survey asked ARL libraries about their digital content, their strategies for preserving that content, and the staff, time, and funding they currently devote to digital preservation. [...]

  • Using WCF and WCF RIA Services for Data-driven Apps

    Updated: 2011-10-27 05:16:14
    Learn the basics of WCF and WCF RIA Services, Microsoft's communication framework and service for developing service-oriented, data-driven applications.

  • Troubled RIM Delays PlayBook OS Release

    Updated: 2011-10-27 00:11:00
    RIM's Playbook OS 2.0 won't be available until February.

  • Atlassian Launches Cloud Versions of Dev Tools

    Updated: 2011-10-27 00:01:24
    Jira, Confluence, Bonfire and GreenHopper are now available on a software as a service basis.

  • Android, iPad Top Charts for Mobile Ad Impressions

    Updated: 2011-10-26 23:50:59
    Ad views on the iPad are up 456 percent over last year.

  • Oracle Debuts NoSQL Database

    Updated: 2011-10-26 23:40:54
    Developers can now download Oracle's first NoSQL offering.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/26/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-26 23:28:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , October 26, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 26 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Atanas’ Lawyer Publishes a Public Appeal

    Updated: 2011-10-26 18:13:54
    For those who are following (and hopefully have donated) here is an update from Atanas’ lawyer: As you are well aware, on June 17, 2011 ICE Director John Morton issued a memo to ICE Field Office Directors to provide guidance on the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. As has always been true pursuant to prior policy, [...]

  • Announcing Rackspace Cloud DNS API General Availability – A Free Service to Easily Manage Your Domains, Sub-Domains and Records

    Updated: 2011-10-26 16:58:27
    Back in July, we announced the public beta of our Cloud DNS API.  Based on customer feedback and hundreds of active public beta participants, we have made continuous improvements to ensure the API is production ready.   Today we are excited to announce the general availability of Rackspace Cloud DNS API to all US and UK [...]

  • Cloud Security – It’s All About Partnership

    Updated: 2011-10-26 16:23:57
    Cloud Computing, like marriage, is an example of a situation needing ongoing work from both parties to make for success. It was the over-arching theme of the CloudU report we published recently which took a deep look at Cloud Security. In the report we reflected on the fact that, rather than the traditionally held view [...]

  • Data Management Librarian at Oregon State University Library Data Management Librarian

    Updated: 2011-10-26 15:22:11
    The Oregon State University Library is recruiting a Data Management Librarian. Required degree: "A Masters degree from an ALA-accredited program or a foreign equivalent degree." Here's an excerpt from the ad: Reporting to the Head of the Center for Digital Scholarship and Services, the Data Management Librarian plays a central role in developing services and [...]

  • Library Linked Data Incubator Group Final Report

    Updated: 2011-10-26 15:22:10
    The W3C Incubator Group has released Library Linked Data Incubator Group Final Report. Here's an excerpt: Key recommendations of the report are: That library leaders identify sets of data as possible candidates for early exposure as Linked Data and foster a discussion about Open Data and rights; That library standards bodies increase library participation in [...]

  • Livestream: The Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit from NYC

    Updated: 2011-10-26 00:38:27

  • Become a Data-Driven Nonprofit: A Free Webinar Series from NTEN

    Updated: 2011-10-25 23:09:00
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  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/20/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-25 05:22:29
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , October 24, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 20 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Top 10 Tips for Improving Your Open Source Software Governance

    Updated: 2011-10-25 05:22:20
    Open source components can be a boon for your software development, but they can also present risks. These 10 tips will help you manage the use and risks of open source throughout the application development lifecycle.

  • JISC Collections Open Access Fees Project: Final Report

    Updated: 2011-10-25 05:22:08
    JISC has released the JISC Collections Open Access Fees Project: Final Report. Here's an excerpt: The focus of this third phase was around the so-called hybrid model of OA publishing and the extent to which this can be seen as an optional model offered by publishers or a transitional one as part of the move [...]

  • Appcelerator Buys Particle Code

    Updated: 2011-10-25 03:16:14
    Both companies make cross-platform mobile development tools.

  • Reducing Coding Errors in Cloud Development

    Updated: 2011-10-25 03:10:47
    Extending cloud applications can be a tricky business for programmers.

  • Join us for the App Dev Hackathon in Santa Clara

    Updated: 2011-10-24 22:31:43
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Join us for the App Dev Hackathon in Santa Clara October 24th , 2011 by Diggz App Dev Hackathon and Bootcamp takes place October 27, 2011, 9am 8pm at the Santa Clara Convention Center . The event is for developers working on mobile apps . Learn new skills , build mobile apps , compete for prizes , meet people and find teammates for new or current projects . Not your traditional hack , AppDev Hackathon features hands on training classes including one on Tropo that can help you build better . apps Over 500 developers have already registered , so make sure you get your seat . Participants are welcome to bring a team that is all ready together and use the time to innovate or meet other developers and create a team onsite . Or , you are also

  • Scaling for the Holiday Series Part 2: Take Advantage of Caching

    Updated: 2011-10-24 15:53:40
    This is Part 2 of our Scaling for the Holiday Series. Click here to read Part 1: To Scale Vertically or Horizontally? Caching is an easy way to speed up your application or website. Figure out what data you access frequently, and cache it in memory for repeated high-speed access to it. Whether your application [...]

  • Measuring Your Social Media Success

    Updated: 2011-10-24 14:48:09
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  • PASS Summit: SQL Azure Reporting Services Preview and Management Portal Walkthrough - Part 3

    Updated: 2011-10-23 02:22:30
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , October 22, 2011 PASS Summit : SQL Azure Reporting Services Preview and Management Portal Walkthrough Part 3 My PASS Summit : SQL Azure Sync Services Preview and Management Portal Demo of 10 19 2011 provided a walkthrough of the new Sync Services

  • PASS Summit: SQL Azure Reporting Services Preview and Management Portal Walkthrough - Part 2

    Updated: 2011-10-22 20:32:00
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  • Last Social Media Decision-Maker's Toolkit of 2011 (Starts Nov 1st)

    Updated: 2011-10-21 19:42:53
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  • Winner of the CouchConf NYC Ticket

    Updated: 2011-10-21 18:42:02
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Winner of the CouchConf NYC Ticket October 21st , 2011 by Mark Headd A few days ago , we asked people to send out a tweet to win a free ticket we’re giving away to the CouchConf NYC event taking place on . Monday Even though the notice was short , it’s cool that we got a few . takers So , borrowing the approach we took to pick the winner of the Madison Ruby Conference ticket several weeks ago , the winner of the CouchConf NYC ticket is kkristensen Congratulations See you at CouchConf in NYC Related : posts Win a Free Ticket to CouchConf NYC Winner of the MadisonRuby Conference Ticket Win a Free Pass to Madison RubyConf Tropo AR Drone Contest Winner Three Free tickets for StartupCamp this weekend and 25 off code for everyone else Tags :

  • PASS Summit: SQL Azure Reporting Services Preview and Management Portal Walkthrough - Part 1

    Updated: 2011-10-20 23:22:34
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , October 20, 2011 PASS Summit : SQL Azure Reporting Services and Management Portal Walkthrough Part 1 Quentin Clark , who’s corporate vice president of the Database Systems Group in Microsoft SQL Server organization , reported during his 10 13 2011

  • Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight: Masterbranch

    Updated: 2011-10-20 19:19:29
    The demand for developers in the startup world is huge. Many startup companies within the Rackspace Startup Program ask the question, “How can we find a dev for our project?” Our immediate response to that question is a referral to Masterbranch, which brings software developers the next generation of online professional profiles by letting their [...]

  • Customer Spotlight: OneReach

    Updated: 2011-10-20 18:34:23
    : Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Customer Spotlight : OneReach October 20th , 2011 by cmatthieu I was privileged to have the opportunity of moderating the Tropo Customer Spotlight session at the Voxeo Customer Summit in Orlando , Florida last week . Six customers each gave a brief presentation on their business followed by a discussion on how they are using Tropo to deliver their Voice , SMS , and Instant Messaging services . We were fortunate to be able to sit down with Rich Weborg and Heath Phillips of OneReach afterwards to discuss their business in more detail . OneReach provides an easy solution for managing your customer communications using customized voice , text messaging , email and social networking channels to engage your customers with meaningful

  • Cloud Security Alliance – Looking Out for the Users

    Updated: 2011-10-20 15:00:38
    In the CloudU report we recently published looking at Cloud Security, we were at pains to point out that security in the Cloud is very much a partnership between vendors and customers – with both sides having a responsibility to “do their part.” One example of vendors doing there part is the Cloud Security Alliance, an [...]

  • #freeatanas — Best Thing You’ll Read All Day

    Updated: 2011-10-19 23:19:03
    Brian Timoney has a way with words. Having little faith in the efficacy of appealing to the better nature of politicians, I would nonetheless urge you to, in addition to the methods of support listed above, drop a line to Atanas’ Senate and Congressional representatives asking why taxpayer money is being wasted on imprisoning a [...]

  • Win a Free Ticket to CouchConf NYC

    Updated: 2011-10-19 19:55:39
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Win a Free Ticket to CouchConf NYC October 19th , 2011 by Mark Headd Tropo is giving away 1 free ticket to CouchConf in NYC next . week This is one of the premiere events this year for users to find out what’s happening with one of the leading NoSQL databases , and to hear about what’s planned for the future . The speaker list for the event is jammed with smart people that have tons of experience using CouchBase and can provide insights you won’t be able to hear anywhere . else The conference is scheduled for Monday , October 24th in New York City . Note , the ticket we’re giving away will only cover entrance to the event , not travel or . lodging Entering to win the free ticket to CouchConf NYC is easy . Simply tweet this sentence to

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/19/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-19 18:29:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , October 19, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 19 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Rackspace Rackstream: Taking Fanatical Support™ on the Road

    Updated: 2011-10-18 17:56:41
    Neiman Marcus is known for their luxury specialty retail but you wouldn’t know it until you walked in the door and purchased an item. Lexus is known for their smooth, luxurious ride but until you have had the privilege of driving one, you won’t be able to experience it. And Rackspace is known for our [...]

  • Voxeo Customer Summit 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-18 17:02:41
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Voxeo Customer Summit 2011 October 18th , 2011 by cmatthieu Another successful Voxeo Customer Summit came and went . This year’s sold out show featured our accomplishments achieved over the past year and highlighted new technology on the roadmaps scheduled for launch over the next year . Voxeo Labs had its own technology track at the show conducting workshops and deep technology dives on Tropo Phono SMSified and the technology that powers it all , PRISM Also getting a lot of attention at this conference was Rayo our new real-time communications protocol . Many of these sessions were standing room only Our Private Cloud message received much attention at the event . Using our PRISM SIP Media server , customers can deploy open source

  • Latest on Atanas Entchev – Donate to help with his legal expenses

    Updated: 2011-10-18 16:55:38
    I’ve lifted this directly from his blog: A Plea For Help After living legally in the United States for over 20 years, I was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on an immigration charge, and am currently facing deportation. My son Eni, 21, who came to the United States at the age of two, [...]

  • How to Tackle the Data Problem in the Cloud

    Updated: 2011-10-18 15:21:24
    Simit Patel is a trader, writer, and technology entrepreneur. Simit blogs via Contently.com. The biggest economic impact the Internet has had thus far is in enabling a greater degree of data-driven decision-making, which has been shown to increase productivity. The result? Companies heavily invested in the infrastructure for Internet-based data transmission and storage  – like [...]

  • Scaling for the Holidays Part 1: To Scale Vertically or Horizontally?

    Updated: 2011-10-17 15:26:22
    When developing your application from the ground up, keep scalability in mind. Your application may run perfectly on your desktop or even after you’ve launched on the Cloud, but how will it run when you receive a swarm of visitors trying to access your application at the same time?  You can always upgrade on the [...]

  • Scaling for the Holidays – A Four Part Series

    Updated: 2011-10-17 15:24:15
    Businesses come to the Cloud with a variety of workloads including hosting rich media sites, corporate websites, ecommerce sites or test and development environments. With these workloads, businesses have a variety of challenges like how to best migrate data to the Cloud, how to optimize their applications for our cloud platform, or how to marry [...]

  • PASS Summit: SQL Azure Sync Services Preview and Management Portal Demo

    Updated: 2011-10-17 08:42:15
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Sunday , October 16, 2011 PASS Summit : SQL Azure Sync Services Preview and Management Portal Demo My rogerjenn Quentin Clark at PASS Summit : SQL Azure Reporting Services and Data Sync CTPs Available from Azure Portal post of 10 13 2011 updated 10 14 2011

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/15/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-15 22:42:06
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , October 15, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 15 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Weekend Hacking and Events

    Updated: 2011-10-14 20:24:50
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Weekend Hacking and Events October 14th , 2011 by Mark Headd Another weekend , and another set of events where we’ll be meeting up with developers and others interested in hacking with our cloud communication APIs and building awesome . apps This weekend , we’ll be in Reno , NV for the Hack4Reno event . Our own Adam Kalsey will be pitching tent and camping outside the Pioneer Center in downtown Reno with other hackers working to make their city smarter . If you’re in the area , this is an event you won’t want to miss . We’ll also be back in the Raleigh , NC area for BarCampRDU Just a few months ago , Tropo advocates attended a series of events in the Raleigh area and we had such a great time we couldn’t stay away . Be sure to say hi to

  • Quentin Clark at PASS Summit: SQL Azure Reporting Services and Data Sync CTPs Available from Azure Portal

    Updated: 2011-10-14 15:03:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , October 14, 2011 Quentin Clark at PASS Summit : SQL Azure Reporting Services and Data Sync CTPs Available from Azure Portal : Note This post was split from the original 10 13 2011 version of my Quentin Clark at PASS Summit : 150 GB Max . Database

  • Quentin Clark at PASS Summit: 150 GB Max. Database Size, Backup and Live Federation Scaleout for SQL Azure

    Updated: 2011-10-14 07:40:00
    : : . skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , October 13, 2011 Quentin Clark at PASS Summit : 150 GB Max . Database Size and Live Federation Scaleout for SQL Azure Quentin , who’s corporate vice president of the Database Systems Group in Microsoft SQL Server organization , also reported

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/13/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-13 22:52:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , October 13, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 13 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight: YouGotListings

    Updated: 2011-10-13 20:55:47
    Within the real estate industry, technology is replacing the old tried and not-so-true method of print advertising when marketing residential rentals. Within the Rackspace Startup Program we have seen a rise in the number of startups focusing on Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for real estate. One such startup is Y Combinator alumni YouGotListings [...]

  • 10 Questions to Ask Before Storing Data on the Cloud

    Updated: 2011-10-13 15:37:59
    Click here to download these 10 Questions in PDF format. Enterprises are finding more and more reasons to consider the cloud for storage and other data retention purposes. Often, CIO’s point to performance optimization, risk reduction, and cost efficiency as major drivers for considering the cloud. If you’re exploring the cloud for data storage, here [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/12/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-13 00:10:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , October 12, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 12 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Ted Kummert at PASS Summit: Hadoop-based Services for Windows Azure CTP to Release by End of 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-12 20:10:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , October 12, 2011 Ted Kummert at PASS Summit : Hadoop-based Services for Windows Azure CTP to Release by End of 2011 Ted Kummert announced on 10 12 2011 in his PASS Summit 2011 keynote a partnership with Hortonworks to port Apache Hadoop to SQL

  • Ted Kummert at PASS Summit: “Data Explorer” Creates Mashups from Big Data, DataMarket and Excel Sources

    Updated: 2011-10-12 07:42:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , October 12, 2011 Ted Kummert at PASS Summit : Data Explorer” Creates Mashups from Big Data , DataMarket and Excel Sources Microsoft Corporate Vice President Ted Kummert described a new business intelligence BI tool codenamed Data Explorer” for

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/11/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-11 23:57:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , October 11, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 11 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • How gdgt stayed live during the Apple keynote—and delivered more than 11 million updates in less than two hours

    Updated: 2011-10-11 15:27:35
    When Apple makes big announcements, the tech world seems to stand still. Or rather, it’s tech workers’ productivity that slows to a crawl, as they seek out live blogs of those lucky enough to be in the room at 1 Infinite Loop. For the tech press that handle such up-to-the-minute info, it’s predictable chaos—last Wednesday, [...]

  • Professional-Level Blog Hosting, On a Tight Budget

    Updated: 2011-10-11 15:24:14
    A few months ago, finally sufficiently sick of the abysmal customer service and reliability delivered by my ISP, I decided to move the hosting of my blog to another provider. I reached out on Twitter and a buddy of mine (thanks Robot) pointed me in the direction of ZippyKid. Now ZippyKid is a great story [...]

  • Windows Azure and Phone ‘Mango’ Live MSDN Chats for 10/12 through 11/30/2011

    Updated: 2011-10-11 07:38:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , October 11, 2011 Windows Azure and Phone Mango’ Live MSDN Chats for 10 12 through 11 30 2011 Following is a list of live chat events from tomorrow through the end of November : 2011 Chat Live with Microsoft Experts Join us right here every week for

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/10/2011+

    Updated: 2011-10-10 23:42:04
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , October 10, 2011 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10 10 2011+ A compendium of Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric , Windows Azure Platform Appliance and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more

  • SQL Azure Sessions at the PASS Summit 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-10 17:01:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , October 10, 2011 SQL Azure Sessions at the PASS Summit 2011 Following are the sessions in the SQL Azure track at the Professional Association for SQL Server PASS Summit to be held Tuesday 10 11 through Friday 10 14 2011. From the SQL Azure track’s :

  • NoSQL or SQL? Do you have to choose?

    Updated: 2011-10-07 22:51:14
    Chris is a developer, writer, tech enthusiast, and husband. He blogs about productivity and technology at Lifehack.org. Christopher blogs via Contently.com. I remember taking my first SQL course in college. I knew a little SQL just from messing around with WordPress and Drupal installations but mostly just understood SELECT statements and very simple JOINS. Anything [...]

  • Modernize Your App with Speech Recognition

    Updated: 2011-10-06 22:49:23
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Modernize Your App with Speech Recognition October 6th , 2011 by cmatthieu This commercial was released in 1971 but touchtone DTMF was originally invented in 1941 That was 70 years ago If your voice application is still using touchtone for user input , don’t you think it’s time to enter the 21st century Tropo offers speech recognition in 24 languages by default on every prompt allowing callers to use either touchtone or their voice to answer prompts during the call . We support four forms of speech recognition grammars include : Simple Grammars Tropo’s comma delimited grammar strings GrXML Speech Recognition Grammar Specification Version 1.0 JSGF Java Speech Grammar Format or the JSpeech Grammar Format in a W3C Note ABNF Augmented BNF

  • Cutting Edge Storage – On the Cheap

    Updated: 2011-10-04 22:41:03
    A consistent theme in our CloudU reports is the fact that with Cloud Computing, organizations have access to the highest level of technology, at simple utility pricing levels. One of the areas that has seen a lot of technical innovation of late, and one where that innovation tends to cost lots of money, is that [...]

  • Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight: Storymix Media

    Updated: 2011-10-04 20:15:36
    Over the summer of 2011, Capital Factory in Austin, Texas was nurturing a group of startup companies including the Rackspace Startup Program sponsored Storymix Media who creates stories from your personal video.  They make it easy to create a beautifully edited video as it is to design a photo book. Storymix Media is a great [...]

  • How important are consulting skills during an implementation?

    Updated: 2011-10-04 19:30:17
    VERY!  Whenever I hire new people to be consultants whose previous experience is only in industry, I try and educate them on what consulting skills are and how being a consultant is different than being a product expert.  I find many people focus on depth of product knowledge more so than any other aspect of [...]

  • [INFOGRAPHIC] Tragedies in History and How Technology Could Have Prevented Them

    Updated: 2011-10-04 17:47:57
    One can only wonder how the world would have been different if we had the technologies we have today back in the day. Modern technology is just that, modern, and ten years from now, we might be wondering how we did it with just our iPads. Technology makes history happen. Check out this fun infographic [...]

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