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IDC: Cloud Computing Spending to Increase 18.9% in 2016

Market research firm IDC is forecasting that enterprise spending on cloud computing infrastructure spending will climb 18.9 percent to reach $38.2 billion this year. Private cloud infrastructure sales will likely

Prevent Shutdown from a C# App

It is possible to prevent a system shutdown from within your C# apps. Basically the premise is as follows: Override the WndProc event so that when a system shutdown event

How the GPL Lost the Open Source Battle

In this article I’ll cover the history of software from a social and legal perspective. It is an amazing story that is still unfolding today. You will learn about software

Google Releases Cloud Datastore API

Google has launched a new cross-platform API for its Cloud Datastore cloud-based NoSQL database. According to the company, the new API will improve performance and reliability for applications accessing Cloud

IBM, SAP Partner on Cognitive, Cloud Computing

IBM and SAP have announced that they have a new partnership focused on integrating their cognitive computing technology and cloud computing platforms. The two companies have worked together in the

SmartBear’s TestLeft Creates Tests Within IDEs

Development tool vendor SmartBear Software has released a new test automation solution it calls TestLeft. It allows enterprise application development teams to create tests within their integrated development environments (IDEs),

Black box vs. White box Testing

When building, developing and troubleshooting complex systems everybody agrees that modularity is the way to go. Different parts or components need to interact only through well-defined interfaces. This way the

White House Proposal Promotes Open Source Software

The White House has published a new proposal titled “Federal Source Code Policy ? Achieving Efficiency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and Open Source Software,” which calls on government agencies

Importing Data from Excel into SQL Server

A very quick way to import data from Excel into SQL Server through code is to execute the following query: SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET(‘Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0′,’Excel 12.0;Database=C:ExcelFileToImport.xlsx’, [SheetWhereDataIsLocated$]) This is known as

Microsoft Adds New Features to Graph

During last week’s Build 2016 development conference, Microsoft unveiled an updated version of Graph (formerly the Office 365 Unified API) that will make it easier to build apps that utilize

Xamarin Comes to Visual Studio

At the second day of the Build 2016 development conference, the biggest news was that Microsoft is open-sourcing the Xamarin mobile development platform and integrating the tool into its Visual

Top 10 Git Commands for Efficient Team Development

As projects become more complex and involve a greater number of people, the importance of using version control software during development is increasing exponentially. That is why I have compiled

CockroachDB Enters Public Beta

A company called Cockroach Labs has released a public beta version of a NoSQL database called CockroachDB. First announced in 2014, CockroachDB is designed to survive almost anything?much like its

Highlights from Day One of Build 2016

Microsoft covered a lot of topics during the first day of its Build 2016 development conference, but one news item generated more developer interest than all the others: Bash and

MySQL Master Slave Replication

In high-traffic Web applications, a master-slave database architecture is used to optimize performance by separating read and write operations and to prevent loss of data in case of a server

Oracle Launches Cloud Machine

Oracle has launched a new piece of cloud computing hardware called the Cloud Machine. The server will run Oracle Cloud at Customer, software which includes the same APIs as the

Getting Started with the Flask Web Framework

Web applications are arguably the most common type of application developed these days. The browser is ubiquitous and writing a Web application ensures that your application will be able to

Using JavaScript to Redirect to a New Page

When a person comes to a page, it is actually possible to redirect them to a new page. Because someone might have bookmarked the page, you can use this when

Docker Adds Windows, Mac Versions

Docker has released private beta versions of two new editions for Mac and Windows. The open source containerization tools integrate with the native hypervisors for both platforms (Apple Hypervisor Framework

Report Details Enterprise Code Quality Efforts

SmartBear has published a report titled ?State of Code Quality 2016: Trends & Insights into Dev Collaboration,? which takes a detailed look at enterprise application development teams’ efforts to improve

Agile Database Schema Management

Agile methods can accelerate development significantly compared with traditional methods. This is true in particular for programming where fast edit-test-deploy cycles are possible even on a massive scale (look at

Adobe Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates

Adobe, the software maker whose tools are used by many designers and developers, is reporting that its first quarter non-GAAP earnings were 66 cents a share, handily beating Wall Street