Monthly Archives: May 2007

My Head is Exploding from too much Information

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Glenn Berry

I have been in meetings for the past three days, getting briefed on an upcoming product that I cannot talk about. Darn those pesky NDA’s! At any rate, I have had a good time and I have a lot to … Continue reading →

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New Database Mirroring Article on TechNet

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Glenn Berry

Michael Thomassy and Sanjay Mishra have a short but informative article entitled Implementing Application Failover with Database Mirroring. They talk about application retry logic for the middle-tier or client, and which providers support transparent client redirect. One item I would … Continue reading →

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Rave Reviews for Microsoft Silverlight

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Glenn Berry

Lots of favorable buzz about Silverlight from people like Michael Arrington, Steve Gillmor, and Robert Scoble.

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How to avoid “Orphaned Users” with SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Glenn Berry

If you are thinking about using SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring, (which works quite well), you will want to take steps to avoid the "orphaned" database user problem when you fail-over from Principal to Mirror or vice-versa.  A typical scenario … Continue reading →

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NewsGator Enterprise Server 2.0

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Glenn Berry

ComputerWorld has a nice story about the release of NewsGator Enterprise Server 2.0. Its really an amazing product. Lane and his team have done a great job getting it out the door! Paul of Right Side of the Rainbow declares: … Continue reading →

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