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Getting some bang for your buck

Posted by Bob Simms · 06 May 2008

What are the mid-term benefits of upgrading to SQL 2008

Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.X. Something for everyone ?

Posted by Phil Stirpe · 06 May 2008

Since October 2007, I have been delivering readiness training on behalf of Microsoft to their partners around Europe. There has been a broad mix of attendee with a variety of skills but it is fair to say that overall, the majority were ASP.NET developers using C# as their programming language. That said, there were plenty of Desktop and ‘backroom’ developers too, not to mention those who preferred VB.Net to C#.

Benefits of SQL 2008 upgrade

Posted by Bob Simms · 01 May 2008

What are the immediate benefits of an upgrade

When is a project a programme?

Posted by Michael Wood · 01 May 2008

In as much as many people ask me to talk about the difference between project work and business as usual, when I look out into the world I see a lot of what are projects called programmes, and vice versa. “Not the end of the world, don’t you have some marking to do?” You might ask but actually, it is important as how you deal with the two is very, very different.

When is a project not a project?

Posted by Michael Wood · 01 May 2008

This has to be one of the most common questions I get asked. When is a piece of work just that, a piece of work? When is it a project?

Thanks for the memories......

Posted by Alistair Holmes · 29 April 2008

Whoever said “no one will ever need more than 640k”?

Heroes Happen Here (in Macclesfield)

Posted by Gary Duffield · 27 April 2008

The current Mrs D. recently abandoned me for the weekend to go off on an away day at York University, bored and on childcare duty I decided 7pm Friday night was the time to upgrade my home office server to Windows Server 2008. What a night that turned to be...

So, I care about ALM – but what’s this Visual Studio Team System thing?

Posted by Adrian Jakeman · 15 April 2008

Visual Studio Team System comprises a series of tools that enable project stakeholders to take an active part throughout the software development lifecycle. These are application lifecycle management (ALM) tools that support the development of quality software, allow project transparency and provide mechanisms for team collaboration.

So, should I care about ALM?

Posted by Adrian Jakeman · 07 April 2008

I’ve recently returned from presenting at the Visual Studio Team System Inner Circle Airlift in Redmond where representatives from more than 150 Microsoft partners from around the world gathered together to consider the benefits of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and ‘value-up’ software development.

Who ate all the Easter eggs?

Posted by Gary Duffield · 18 March 2008

Have you ever noticed that some things can just disappear without you ever realising, like Spangles, Artic Roll or Rumbelows. The first time I realised the Cadbury Wispa bar had gone was when it was reintroduced. Has the hidden software Easter egg gone the same way as the BL Allegro? (1.7L Vanden Plas of course).