June C++ Link Roundup
C++ link roundup for June: PJ Naughter has created a C++ framework called Toast++ which allows for easy integration of Windows UWP Notification toasts in desktop Win32 applications. The Mozilla Record...
View ArticleBecause it’s Friday: Shake that globe
It's been a while since a major earthquake has overtaken the headlines, but as this animation shows (source data here), major earthquakes aren't actually all that rare: it's just (relatively) rare that...
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Porting a 15 year old .NET 1.1 Virtual CPU Tiny Operating System school...
I've had a number of great guests on the podcast lately. One topic that has come up a number of times is the "toy project." I've usually kept mine private - never putting them on GitHub - Somewhat...
View ArticleDeploy Visual Studio Test Agent Task – Test Machine Rebooting Scenarios
Deploy Visual Studio Test Agent (DTA) task in TFS/VSTS, is used for setting up Test Agent (TA) on multiple machines to run functional tests. Image below describes the functionality of the task and...
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UseR! 2017 live-stream starts July 5
The useR!2017 conference, the annual meeting of R users worldwide and the largest to date, is sold completely sold out. But for those that couldn't make it to Brussels, Microsoft will be live-streaming...
View ArticleMore Companies using R
Here's a quick roundup of some case studies published recently on the Microsoft Customer Stories portal, with examples of companies running R in production environments using the Microsoft stack....
View ArticleThe week in .NET – Links!
This week’s post will exceptionally be made of links only, as I’m on vacation… Previous posts: The week in .NET – .NET Conf, Material Design in XAML Toolkit .NET Architecture: Microservices &...
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Announcing new set of Azure Services in the UK
We’re pleased to announce the following services which are now available in the UK! Azure Container Service – Azure Container Service is the fastest way to realize the benefits of running containers...
View ArticleHow perceptions of R have changed
In the sponsor presentation for Microsoft at the useR!2017 conference in Brussels this morning, I thought I'd share how perceptions of R have changed over the years. Today, R known as is popular,...
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Handling data encoding issues while loading data to SQL Data Warehouse
This blog is intended to provide insight on some of the data encoding issues that you may encounter while using Polybase to load data to SQL Data Warehouse. This article also provides some options that...
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Design patterns for microservices
The AzureCAT patterns & practices team has published nine new design patterns on the Azure Architecture Center. These nine patterns are particularly useful when designing and implementing...
View ArticleSuper Charge Power BI with Azure Analysis Services
In April we announced the general availability of Azure Analysis Services, which evolved from the proven analytics engine in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services. The success of any modern...
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Missed Azure OpenDev? Watch the videos on-demand now!
On Wednesday, June 21, Microsoft hosted the first ever Azure OpenDev virtual event, and I was blown away by the community support and response! The event was only made possible with the amazing support...
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Announcing UWP Community Toolkit 1.5
Today marks the sixth release of the UWP Community Toolkit – all packages are updated to version 1.5. Thanks to the UWP developer community, the UWP Community Toolkit has seen great improvements and...
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7++ reasons to move your C++ code to Visual Studio 2017
Whether you are a full-time or occasional C++ developer, whether you are using an older Visual Studio version or are considering using Visual Studio for the first time, this blog post is for you. In...
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Command-Line Activation of Universal Windows Apps
As we continue to close the gap between Win32 and Universal Windows Apps, one of the features we’ve recently introduced is the ability to activate a UWA from a command line and pass the app arbitrary...
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Review: The AmpliFi HD (High-Density) Home Wi-Fi Mesh Networking System
I've been very happy with the TP-Link AC3200 Router I got two years ago. It's been an excellent and solid router. However, as the kids get older and the number of mobile devices (and smart(ish)...
View ArticleAnnouncing public preview of Wiki in Visual Studio Team Services
Each project in Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) now supports its own Wiki. Now you can conveniently write pages that help your team members and other users understand, use, and contribute to your...
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How Azure Security Center detects DDoS attack using cyber threat intelligence
Azure Security Center automatically collects, analyzes, and integrates log data from a variety of Azure resources. A list of prioritized security alerts are shown in Security Center along with the...
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Mesosphere DCOS, Azure, Docker, VMware & Everything Between – SSH...
After clearing out all the security-related tweaks, configurations, and having all of our DC/OS cluster nodes installed with the Docker engine. We will dive into part 3 for this series, when it’s time...
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