http://reddevnews.com/rss-feeds/data-driver-blog.aspx The creative aspects of programming and developing appear lost to this generation's practitioners, says one blogger. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/03/coding-lost-art.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/03/coding-lost-art.aspx Prototypes from this event often end up becoming real tech that the tech-hungry can't live without. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/03/techfest-2010.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:15:34 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/03/techfest-2010.aspx IBM and Microsoft have been positioning themselves for times like these. One report offers its theories as to why they'll win customers at the expense of Oracle. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/02/db-wars-edge.aspx Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:07:56 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/02/db-wars-edge.aspx It's what data geeks do on their one day off. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/02/sql-saturdays.aspx Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:17:19 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/02/sql-saturdays.aspx Tightened IT budgets, along with deadlines and external pressures, keep application security low on the priority list. It doesn't have to be this way. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/app-secure-jobs.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:55:18 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/app-secure-jobs.aspx The most dangerous areas of D.C. can be found in the cloud. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/hands-on-powerpivot_0.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:42:10 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/hands-on-powerpivot_0.aspx Welcome to the world of "self-service BI." http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/powerpivot-bi.aspx Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:43:09 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/powerpivot-bi.aspx Some interesting salary data shows that there's still a strong need for software and Web developers stateside. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/salaries-trends.aspx Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:31:51 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/salaries-trends.aspx Microsoft's Dallas shows what's possible with the data out in the ether. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/mining-cloud.aspx Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:14:39 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2010/01/mining-cloud.aspx Here's a ringing endorsement for the simplicity of the Windows Azure platform. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/12/acing-azure-dabbling-dallas.aspx Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:37:39 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/12/acing-azure-dabbling-dallas.aspx 'Wanted to learn threading' -- that's some excuse to build a booze-serving robot. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/12/code-for-fun.aspx Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:16:38 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/12/code-for-fun.aspx A movement worth keeping an eye on, considering that SQL Server brings in lots of revenue for Redmond. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/12/nosql-heat_0.aspx Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:14:29 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/12/nosql-heat_0.aspx Giving thanks in various ways. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/oh-2ba-programmer.aspx Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:16:05 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/oh-2ba-programmer.aspx Fifty-three SQL MVPs contribute work to help out Warchild.org. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/good-read-deed.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:29:30 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/good-read-deed.aspx Oslo by any other name generates some sparks. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/controversy-pdc.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:29:30 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/controversy-pdc.aspx Help me out and let me know what's on your data-driven minds. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/the-new-guy.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:29:30 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/the-new-guy.aspx One of the key pieces missing in Beta 2 of Microsoft's ADO.NET Entity Framework 4 was compatibility with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and the completed Code Only extensions that the company promised. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/entity-framework-4-ctp-arrives.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:38:10 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/11/entity-framework-4-ctp-arrives.aspx In a move that could boost its fortunes in the open-source database space, EnterpriseDB this week said it received a third round of financing valued at $19 million led by Red Hat. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/10/red-hat-invests-in-enterprisedb.aspx Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:22:14 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/10/red-hat-invests-in-enterprisedb.aspx Beta 2 of the ADO.NET Entity Framework boasts support for foreigh keys, POCO improvements, extended support for stored procedures and more. But will it be enough to win over critics? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/10/entity-framework-4-beta-2-arrives-with-new-features.aspx Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:27:03 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/10/entity-framework-4-beta-2-arrives-with-new-features.aspx There's good news for those interested in the Code Only extensions Microsoft started adding to the ADO.NET Entity Framework earlier this year. The company this week broadened its support for Code Only POCO (Plain Old CRL Object) entities in the Entity Framework. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/10/entity-framework-gets-more-code-only-extensions.aspx Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:43:36 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/10/entity-framework-gets-more-code-only-extensions.aspx Microsoft last week talked up the release of a bridge designed to let Java developers utilize Microsoft's ADO.NET Data Services. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/10/a-dose-of-java-for-adonet-data-services.aspx Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:10:25 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/10/a-dose-of-java-for-adonet-data-services.aspx The Oracle CEO said he wants to keep the open source database in spite of a recent European Commission inquiry. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/09/why-larry-ellison-will-not-spin-off-mysql.aspx Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/09/why-larry-ellison-will-not-spin-off-mysql.aspx Vendor says passwords can easily be accessed by SQL Server administrators but Microsoft begs to differ. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/09/is-sql-password-vulnerability-a-real-threat.aspx Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:49:53 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/09/is-sql-password-vulnerability-a-real-threat.aspx Can advances in Oracle 11gR2 keep Microsoft, IBM and open source databases at bay? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/09/with-new-database-will-oracle-up-the-ante.aspx Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:34:04 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/09/with-new-database-will-oracle-up-the-ante.aspx New third party tools allow developers to use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to connect to Oracle databases but no word on when, or if, Oracle will offer its own free version. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/08/entity-framework-connects-to-oracle-but-no-free-ride-in-site.aspx Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:33:26 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/08/entity-framework-connects-to-oracle-but-no-free-ride-in-site.aspx Microsoft released previews of its cloud-based SQL Azure Database and SQL Server 2008 R2 with complex event processing. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/08/microsoft-releases-azure-sql-database-ctp.aspx Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:41:42 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/08/microsoft-releases-azure-sql-database-ctp.aspx Options emerge for those who are not sold on Microsoft's ADO.NET Entity Framework. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/08/linq-to-sql-lives-on.aspx Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:38:11 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/08/linq-to-sql-lives-on.aspx NHibernate 2.1.0, the open source .NET port of the Java Hibernate object relational mapping tool, is comparable to Hibernate 3.2.6/3.3.1 in terms of features. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/new-nhibernate-release-offers-preview-of-linq-provider.aspx Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/new-nhibernate-release-offers-preview-of-linq-provider.aspx On Monday Microsoft introduced the Race to Market Challenge for developers, a contest that starts this week and runs through December. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/rdn-express/2009/07/the-windows-mobile-marketplace-race-is-on.aspx Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/rdn-express/2009/07/the-windows-mobile-marketplace-race-is-on.aspx Developers can now take a look at the Oracle Database Schema Provider that will plug into Microsoft's Visual Studio Team System, thanks to the release of the first beta of the DSP this week. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/quest-fuzes-oracle-with-vsts-2010.aspx Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:37:27 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/quest-fuzes-oracle-with-vsts-2010.aspx SQL Backup Pro 6 improves compression; Oracle adds data modeling http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/news-backup-and-data-modeling-tools.aspx Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:28:43 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/news-backup-and-data-modeling-tools.aspx Good for rich Internet applications, and good news for data-driven apps. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/where-net-ria-fits-with-ado-net-data.aspx Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:19:55 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/where-net-ria-fits-with-ado-net-data.aspx Microsoft's data-oriented cloud services, SQL Services, gets a name tweak. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/latest-name-sql-services-cosmetic-change.aspx Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:32:29 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/07/latest-name-sql-services-cosmetic-change.aspx How one vendor plans to up ante of in-memory data caching. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/06/can-parallel-method-invocation-compete-with-free-velocity.aspx Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:10:22 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/06/can-parallel-method-invocation-compete-with-free-velocity.aspx First it kills its ADO.NET provider for Oracle. Now Oracle provider offered by Quest for VSTS 2010 won't initially support Entity Framework. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/06/microsoft-making-it-harder-to-talk-to-oracle-databases.aspx Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:52:53 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/06/microsoft-making-it-harder-to-talk-to-oracle-databases.aspx Summer release switched to fall preview. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/06/microsoft-losing-command-of-velocity.aspx Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:21:56 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/06/microsoft-losing-command-of-velocity.aspx With VS2010 beta and .NET Framework 4 now available for testing, developers get to see what's new in the EF. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/06/will-entity-framework-2-appease-early-adopters-of-linq-to-sql.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:04:21 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/06/will-entity-framework-2-appease-early-adopters-of-linq-to-sql.aspx If you've been waiting for a first look at Microsoft's next-generation development platform, the first test bits are finally available. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/05/whats-new-in-vs2010-and-net-4-for-data-drivers.aspx Wed, 20 May 2009 22:30:52 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/05/whats-new-in-vs2010-and-net-4-for-data-drivers.aspx Despite interest, Microsoft customers say security, compliance, privacy and reliability are still concerns. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/05/reaching-for-the-cloud.aspx Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/05/reaching-for-the-cloud.aspx As the new steward of Java, will Oracle make it a proprietary platform like .NET or will it advance the JCP? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/whats-next-for-java.aspx Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/whats-next-for-java.aspx Microsoft and SQL Server are the real targets, not IBM. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/what-will-oracle-do-with-mysql.aspx Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/what-will-oracle-do-with-mysql.aspx Despite no new features, release of service pack represents an important milestone for .NET database developers. But, will customers upgrade? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/sql-server-2008-sp1-arrives-with-a-yawn.aspx Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/sql-server-2008-sp1-arrives-with-a-yawn.aspx As Alfresco touts growth, a growing number of vendors offer enterprise collaboration via wikis and other Web 2.0 technologies. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/bring-on-the-open-source-alternatives-to-sharepoint.aspx Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/bring-on-the-open-source-alternatives-to-sharepoint.aspx Role of standards debated at Cloud Computing Expo http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/ibms-cloud-cto-on-microsoft-azure-how-open-is-it-going-to-be.aspx Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/04/ibms-cloud-cto-on-microsoft-azure-how-open-is-it-going-to-be.aspx While spec gets first boost in years, risk for compatibility problems looms. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/03/the-return-of-odbc-boom-or-bust.aspx Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/03/the-return-of-odbc-boom-or-bust.aspx Some question why Big Blue would need the open source database, while others suggest the rumored deal could shift the database market. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/03/if-ibm-buys-sun-what-does-that-mean-for-mysql.aspx Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/03/if-ibm-buys-sun-what-does-that-mean-for-mysql.aspx Senior product manager for SQL Data Services Niraj Nagrani talks about the shift to the cloud-based relational DBMS service. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/03/updated-microsoft-exec-explains-sds-aboutface.aspx Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/03/updated-microsoft-exec-explains-sds-aboutface.aspx Relational capabilities said to be coming to SDS but scalability remains to be seen. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/03/will-microsoft-knock-your-socks-off-with-sql-data-services.aspx Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/03/will-microsoft-knock-your-socks-off-with-sql-data-services.aspx Database Schema Provider will give SQL Server developers access to the popular DBMS. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/02/oracle-support-coming-to-vsts-2010.aspx Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/02/oracle-support-coming-to-vsts-2010.aspx Readers weigh in on impact of SharePoint growth and its impact on data-driven apps. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/02/common-ground-for-sharepoint-and-database-developers.aspx Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/02/common-ground-for-sharepoint-and-database-developers.aspx Relational data being stored in SharePoint is a growing problem. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/02/what-can-database-developers-and-dbas-do-about-sharepoint.aspx Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/02/what-can-database-developers-and-dbas-do-about-sharepoint.aspx Despite some bugs, Microsoft urges developers to test RC1. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/01/microsoft-puts-finishing-touches-on-aspnet-mvc.aspx Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/01/microsoft-puts-finishing-touches-on-aspnet-mvc.aspx In uncertain economic times or not, it's a good idea to broaden your development skills. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/01/try-something-new.aspx Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2009/01/try-something-new.aspx Tim Mallalieu, the program manager for both LINQ to SQL and the Entity Framework, says Microsoft anticipated the backlash but maintains both data access interfaces will be better off for this move. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/12/microsoft-says-linq-to-sql-not-dead.aspx Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/12/microsoft-says-linq-to-sql-not-dead.aspx Debate continues over the future of LINQ to SQL. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/12/data-access-shakeout-whats-a-db-developer-to-do.aspx Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/12/data-access-shakeout-whats-a-db-developer-to-do.aspx As Microsoft aligns behind ADO.NET Entity Framework, some V2 features may slip. Could that breath new life into LINQ to SQL? http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/12/is-linq-to-sql-dead.aspx Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/12/is-linq-to-sql-dead.aspx Microsoft technical fellow David DeWitt talks about Microsoft's new database research labs first key goal: building massive parallel processing into SQL Server. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/11/the-query-optimizer-qa-with-microsofts-david-dewitt.aspx Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/11/the-query-optimizer-qa-with-microsofts-david-dewitt.aspx Microsoft says no but that was a pressing question at PDC. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/11/will-dublin-replace-biztalk.aspx Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/11/will-dublin-replace-biztalk.aspx The names, they are a-changin'. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/10/pdc-microsoft-goes-into-the-blue.aspx Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/10/pdc-microsoft-goes-into-the-blue.aspx Kilimanjaro, Gemini and Madison will get lots of play in the BI space against Oracle, IBM and SAP. http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/10/can-next-release-of-sql-server-bring-bi-to-masses.aspx Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/blogs/data-driver/2008/10/can-next-release-of-sql-server-bring-bi-to-masses.aspx