More than 10 years ago, when I began my career as a database professional, the list of major client-server database companies included IBM, Oracle, Sybase, and Informix. (My working definition of major is "likely to be chosen for a new client...
In my previous column, I provided an overview of Microsoft's .NET Framework. We discussed .NET's language-independence and the .NET Framework class libraries. With today's column, we start a series about Web Services...
Last month, I wrote about securing Web applications by running them in the authenticated user context. In Windows DNA architecture, trusting a Web server for delegation ensures that a Kerberos ticket is properly handed from Active Directory (AD)...
Microsoft recently released SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition. Although SQL Server CE is an important product, I don't know when companies will start clamoring for CE-savvy SQL Server professionals. You might not have to worry about wireless for...
Last week, the OLAP world changed for the better when Hyperion announced that it will fully promote and support Microsoft's XML for Analysis specification as an industry-standard access method for Hyperion's Essbase and other vendors' OLAP engines...
A distributed system usually comprises several logical layers. One layer hosts workflow, one is for business logic, and one is for actual data access. Until a couple of years ago, very few developers were ready to use XML in any of these layers...