"Project Houston" is the new user interface for SQL Azure. If you have tried SQL Azure you know that the user interface on the web portal is very brief. You can't do almost anything from there (except create new database and setup security...

I stumbled upon this blog post, which I think gives a very good introduction to building a StreamInsight Application: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/masimms/archive/2010/08/10/building-your-first-end-to-end-streaminsight-application.aspx It's rather long...

I just got the news my BizTalk Performance Optimization session was approved for Tech·Ed: Topic Information Primary Track Application Server & Infrastructure Session Type Lunchtime Session Session Title BizTalk Server Performance: Configuring BizTalk...

A colleague  of mine asked: “ What kind of exception is thrown from the xml validation pipeline component? ”. The reason was that she had to execute xml validation from within an orchestration, using as receive pipeline. Depending on whether the...

As winner of the previous round, I’ve been given the honor to write the problem for Phil Factor Speed Phreak Challenge #6. This problem is from the real world (algorithmic trading) and the sample data is real. The challenge is to reproduce highest buy...

Have you ever wanted to see the details on how data is organised in a SQL Server database? Exactly how tables, indexes, blogs, etc are stored. How SQL Server can find a specific row in a table. This is possible through two undocumented DBCC commands:...

I got great feedback from many users, and have made some updates to the bLogical BizTalk adapter:. Disabling the connection pool (only used for send ports) Some SSH servers can not handle the connection pool very well. This can also be a problem if there...

SQLIO is a great tool to do performance tests on SANs or local hard disks. It helps you identify the optimal configurations for getting maximum data rates and latencies from your storage. Brent Ozar has created a helpful ten-minute video on how to get...

As you should by now, we are hosting a BizTalk Release Party in Stockholm on the 8th-9th of September, featuring Richard Seroter , Stephen W. Thomas and Ewan Fairweather .  All the sessions will be technical (level ~300) and targets Developer/Architects...

Since the RTM version you have to specify the instance name when connecting to or creating an in-process StreamInsight server. There is no such thing as a "Default Instance" like there is in the SQL Server database engine. Since users are very...

I've decided to move my samples to the "official" StreamInsight sample site on Codeplex, http://streaminsight.codeplex.com . The advantage is that there they will be co-located with other useful StreamInsight samples. My currently published...

I case anyone has missed it, BizTalk User Group Sweden , is as active as ever. We’ve got two great events planned after the summer. Date: 26/8 2010 - Evening event. Location: Stockholm Topic: Managing your BizTalk environment using System Center Operations...

I’ll be presenting at Microsoft Swedens “Sommarkollo”. I’ll be talking about BizTalk. Introducing it, showing of enhancements in 2010 and going through some (what I hope are) inspirational scenarios. The target audience are developers or architects. Even...

Can you use the updated development environment for BizTalk Server 2010 with Visual Studio 2010 while still deploying to BizTalk Server 2009? Can you do it? On a file level, yes. On a project level, yes. On a solution level, doesn’t seem like it. On an...

As you my already know, we are hosting a fantastic event in Stockholm, as we celebrate 10 year anniversary of BizTalk as a product along with the release of the new 2010 version. At the same time, Richard Seroter , Stephen W. Thomas , Ewan Fairweather...