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Find out When the Last Full Backup was Taken

The following query shows the last time a full backup was taken on a certain database. select database_name as [Database], a.name [NameOfBackup], user_name as [BackupTakenBy],backup_start_date, backup_finish_date, backup_size as [SizeOfBackup], is_copy_only,has_backup_checksums,

HPE Launches IoT Platform

At the IoT/AppsWorld Conference, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) unveiled its new Universal Internet of Things (IoT) Platform. The new solution aims to simplify management of multiple IoT tools. “Typically, the type

Augmented Reality is Here

Augmented reality (AR) is a very old technology dating back to the 13th century when the eyeglasses were invented. But, today’s augmented reality is a whole new thing. Augmented reality

Ruby Surges in Popularity Ratings

In the May update to the Tiobe Index, which measures the popularity of programming languages, Ruby climbed up to 8th place. A year ago, it was 15th on the list,

Microsoft Flow Helps Create Simple Applications

When Microsoft unveiled PowerApps last week, it also took the wraps off a new connection-based development tool called Flow. Similar to Yahoo Pipes (which is now discontinued) and IFTTT, Flow

Windows Store for Business Now Offering Paid Apps

Microsoft has announced that the Windows Store for Business is now accepting paid apps. The Windows Store for Business allows enterprises to purchase and distribute apps for employees. The new

MSAL: New Authentication Library from Microsoft

During the Build 2016?conference, Vittorio Bertocci, the Principal Program Manager at the Microsoft Identity division announced the availability of a new authentication library named MSAL?(Microsoft Authentication Library). It is poised

Microsoft Buys Italian IoT Vendor Solair

Microsoft has purchased Solair, an Italy-based Internet of Things (IoT) company, for an undisclosed sum. Sam George, partner director at Microsoft Azure IoT, said the “acquisition supports our strategy to

SQL Server 2016 to Launch June 1

Microsoft has announced that the next version of its SQL Server database will launch June 1. SQL Server 2016 includes a number of built-in tools for data warehousing and big

Agile Hiring Methods

The ability to hire excellent software developers is a limiting factor. There is a real shortage, and as a result there is serious competition for every qualified candidate. As a

Microsoft PowerApps Now in Public Beta

Microsoft’s PowerApps code-free app-writing service is now available as a public beta, having completed a private beta trial period. PowerApps makes it possible for non-developers to create data-driven apps that

Analyze Complex Problems with EventStorming

Alberto Brandolini has been evangelizing the idea of EventStorming?for a while now. It is a powerful workshop format to breakdown complex business problems pertaining to real world scenarios. The idea

Samsung Unveils ARTIK Cloud IoT Service

On Wednesday at its developer conference in San Francisco, Samsung took the wraps off a new Internet of Things (IoT) service it calls ARTIK Cloud. The cloud computing service provides

Introduction to Graph Databases

In recent years the database scene has been boiling. New databases for special purposes seem to emerge every day and for a good reason. Data processing needs have become more

Node.js Releases Version 6

The Node.js project has released version 6 of its popular open source JavaScript runtime. ?This release is committed to Long Term Support [LTS], which allows predictable long-term stability, reliability, performance

Backup and Restore an SQL Database

Sometimes when trying to backup and restore a database from another database SQL Server throws errors saying that the database is in use. To get around this quite frustrating error,

Exploring the Google Cloud Stream Processing Framework

Google’s Dataflow framework?is a data processing engine that supports various types of data-related jobs: ETL, batch jobs and most–importantly stream processing. It is based a programming model that takes into

Jenkins 2 Offers Improved Usability, Security

The Jenkins open source continuous integration and delivery platform has released version 2 of its software. The update improves usability with features like coding pipelines, suggested configurations, suggested plug-ins and

Report: IoT Revenues Climb 15%

A new report from Technology Business Research (TBR) finds that revenues at 21 Internet of Things (IoT) firms climbed 14.8 percent to $6.7 billion in the last quarter of 2015.