The Biggest Challenges in Cross-Platform Mobile Development
Developing apps for multiple mobile platforms is one of great challenges in software development. Technologists want similar performance across all platforms and device form factors, and they want to take advantage of the unique features that the leading mobile OSes – iOS, Android, and Windows – have to offer. From an efficiency and cost perspective, […]
Read MoreMicrosoft Is Truly A Cloud Leader
There is no doubt about it: Microsoft has become a Cloud leader. According to research from Pacific Crest Securities, Microsoft’s 2014 cloud revenues are on track to reach $4.4 billion. Microsoft is nipping at the heels of Amazon AWS’s estimated $5 billion in revenues and is within shouting distance of another market leader, IBM. Four […]
Read More7 Steps to Surviving a Software Product Assessment
Software product assessments happen for a lot of reasons, but the three most common reasons are: There is a transaction happening – usually a funding event or the sale of the company – and the people on the other side of a transaction want to see that your product works as advertised. Your company is […]
Read MoreRefactor vs. Rebuild: The Next Generation Application Development Dilemma
One of the toughest choices an IT organization must make is whether to refactor an existing application or rebuild from scratch. The economic stakes are high; time to market is always critical; and the end-user community usually wants something new by tomorrow – at the latest. IT teams begin looking at the refactor-versus-rebuild decision when […]
Read MoreVIAcode MP Wiki and Cloud Commander are Nominated in the 2014 Best of TechEd Awards Program
Two VIAcode software products have been officially nominated in the Best of TechEd (BOTE) North America Product Awards in the “Systems Management and Operations” category. This award competition, produced by Windows IT Pro, recognizes the innovative products and services showcased at Microsoft TechEd North America 2014. This specific award category acknowledges those tools or services […]
Read MoreFive Key Metro Principles That Unbleached Touch Enabled UI
Microsoft’s Metro design principles are rapidly becoming an industry standard on touch-enabled devices, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones phones. The technology is incredibly powerful, even for small screens. The intuitive UI topography and large fonts are replacing complicated menus and extensive descriptions.
Read MoreSCOM “Best Practices” articles compilation
This is a compilation of useful links over SCOM from the standpoint of my consulting expirience. It always appears to be convenient to have such list in touch.
Read MoreCSMCollector service becomes inactive and doesn’t process requests after enabling 32-bit applications in “OperationsManagerCsmCollector v4.0” app pool configuration
Heads up: some issue I faced during recent CSM monitoring implementation. Working on remediation with Microsoft. Still, beware.
Read MoreHow to enable CSM monitoring supporting definite browsers types?
In this article I will demonstrate how to configure CSM monitoring working with non-IE browsers. Note: this is not officially supported but I see some people having success with it.
Read MoreHow to deploy and configure a standalone CA server in your domain
A quick visual guide on deploying a stand-alone Certificate Authority (CA) server for your test lab. This will come handy if you are looking to monitor guest servers deployed in DMZ, Amazon EC2 or anywhere else beyond your domain.
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