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The next episode of the ASP.NET Community Standup is streaming live tonight at 6pm GMT: https://live.asp.net/ About: ASP.NET Community Standup is a weekly, live short video-based discussion/Q&A with some of the leaders from the Microsoft ASP.NET development team. It’s a great opportunity to get your…

Microsoft has launched the SQL Server vNext Early Adoption Program, an initiative to help customers and partners adopt the next version of SQL Server before general availability. Customers interested in deep engagements with the Microsoft Engineering team, and in particular those interested in validating new…

If you use your database in a Rails application served by SQL Server, there is a new Adapter available on GitHub which may be of use to you: GitHub We suggest reading the notes to check for version compatability. Source: Twitter/@SQL Server, GitHub

SharePoint Webhooks are Generally Available, which means developers can now use them against production sites. In the announcement from Microsoft, Mike Ammerlaan of the Office Ecosystem team said, “Webhooks are based on industry standard patterns around how services fire notifications that developers can intercept and…

Read this free Forrester study for a deeper look at Azure PaaS to see how you could reduce your time-to-market by up to 50%: The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Azure PaaS Source: Microsoft Azure

Deloitte has published its 2017 predictions for the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) sectors. One of these is, “By the end of 2018…spending on IT-as-a-Service for data centers, software and services is likely to top £440 billion ($547 billion) worldwide. This would represent a rise…

With BizTalk Server you can increase productivity with enterprise application integration. Automate your business process execution and workflow by seamlessly connecting your on-premises systems to cloud-based applications with BizTalk Server — or extend your existing investments to the cloud with Azure Logic Apps. Connect Seamlessly…

The #PHP #Linux Driver 4.0 for #SQLServer & @AzureSQLDB is now GA for PHP 7 and above. Check it out! https://t.co/VTMWk696DA — Microsoft SQL Server (@SQLServer) January 9, 2017 Source: Twitter/@SQLServer