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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,
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 (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
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,
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
Job hunting site Dice.com and The Linux Foundation have published a new report titled “Moving Toward Professionalization: Rising Need for Open Source Skills in 2016.” It found that 59 percent
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
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
A QuinStreet Enterprise survey of 600 professionals found that nearly half of those surveyed (49 percent) believe the Internet of Things (IoT) will be critical or important to their companies’
A startup called PowWow Mobile is promising an easier, less expensive approach to enterprise mobile development. On Wednesday, the firm launched SmartUX, a platform that uses machine learning to transform
Ever wondered if you could determine how the SQL Statements will be executed? Well, now you can in two ways: Getting this information whilst not running any queries with SET
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
For some time, data science has been one of the hottest areas of enterprise IT hiring, but a new report from Burtch Works LLC says demand for big data developers
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
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’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
Black Duck has released the results of its 10th annual Future of Open Source Survey. The firm says open source has become “today’s pre-eminent architecture, the foundation for nearly all
IBM has announced a new cloud development service called IBM Blockchain Devops, and it is integrating its blockchain services with Docker containerization technology. For those who are unaware, blockchain is
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
A new report from 451 Research says that OpenStack cloud computing software generated $1.2 billion in revenue in 2015. It forecasts that the market will grow at a compound annual
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
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
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
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,

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
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
According to a new survey from software vendor Progress, 41 percent of mobile developers are unfamiliar with Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP), but 35 percent say they plan to use
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.
Microsoft delivered mixed financial results for its third fiscal quarter, but its cloud computing results were particularly strong. The software giant’s annual commercial cloud revenue is on pace to exceed
At its AWS Summit, Amazon Web Services, which is currently celebrating its tenth year of operations, unveiled a slew of new cloud computing features and services. They included the following:











