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By Nitin Mehrotra_MSFT May 19, 2012
This article presents a workable solution for consuming ReSTful services using BizTalk Server 2010. ReST stands for Representational State Transfer and defines an architecture to create network applications, typically over the World Wide Web. In most cases, the protocol used for a ReST client-server communication is HTTP. An application that uses ReST architecture is called a ReSTful application...
By Jamie Westover May 16, 2012
Troubleshooting performance problems on a database system can be an overwhelming task. The reasons for poor performance can range from a poorly designed database to a system that is improperly configured for the workload. As an administrator, you want to proactively prevent or minimize problems, and when they occur, you want to diagnose the cause and take corrective actions to fix the problem whenever possible...
By Margriet Bruggeman May 12, 2012
It can be hard to estimate how much time it will take to complete a SharePoint project. The usual approach is to do an "expert count", in other words, have an expert (or more) estimate how long it will take to complete a project. Depending on the quality of the expert(s) and his/her team members, this can be a fine approach. It has one disadvantage though: it'll make it really hard to do benchmarking and try to compare one project to another...
By Ed Price - MSFT May 09, 2012
To become a Moderator, here are some recommended steps: Find a technology's forum (on MSDN or TechNet) where there's a huge need for moderation and answerers. Become an expert in that technology. Answer a ton of questions (300-500) with quality answers. Check your profile to see how far you are. Propose a lot of answers (especially ones that aren't from you), and vote for posts that...
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