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For some time now, we’ve been telling you that ASP.NET MVC is an ideal platform for mobile development. We don’t say this just because we’ve always been heavily involved with MVC—we started to work with MVC when it was first released in 2009, and since then we’ve developed the most comprehensive suite of ASP.NET MVC controls on the market, not mention the widest range for MVC controls targeted toward mobile devices.
Our proclamation that you should use MVC for mobile development is rooted in certain facts surrounding the inherent nature of MVC that makes it a prime solution for mobile development. In this post, I’ll go over the advantages of MVC, the easiest way to get started with MVC, and the type of app you can expect in the end.
SQL Azure Reporting is still in community preview mode, which means it is still evolving as a product, but that also means it is available for you to explore and evaluate at no additional charge. However, you will need a SQL Azure account, which provides you with cloud-based storage for your databases with or without a Windows Azure account. (With Windows Azure, you can host your own custom applications or run virtual machines in the cloud.) In my webinar, I’m going to show you how easy it is to set up your first SQL Azure database and to add SQL Azure Reporting. Currently, Microsoft is offering a three-month trial, which includes a 1 GB edition of a SQL Azure database, so you can try it for yourself after watching my demonstration.
SQL Azure Reporting does not match SQL Server Reporting Services feature for feature, but it does provide a solid platform that is perfect for certain reporting scenarios. During the webinar, I’ll show you exactly what SQL Azure Reporting can do for you, and I’ll point out its limitations. That way, you can make an informed decision about using it to deliver business intelligence from the cloud.
The U.S. stock markets have been on a tear for the first two months of this year. So far in January and February of 2012, the annualized performance of the Dow Jones 30 Industrials is up by a third, the S&P 500 Index is up by a half, and the NASDAQ index is up an amazing 75%. All this action has been more or less straight up, which is amazing if you recall the disturbingly volatile year, 2011, that has just concluded when there seemed to be random moves up and down of 2% or 3% almost daily. Such activity reinforces the notion that one way to make (and possibly lose) money is to invest in stocks. This leads to the question how do people decide what to buy or sell when they decide they want to invest their money in equities.
Jean-Philippe will cover the basics of profiling in developer-level detail, addressing classical issues and patterns by profiling on a real world application.
You will come away with nuggets of knowledge, presented to you by .NET’s very best profiling expert.
