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Disable Reporting Services Data Cache in Development

Turn of data caching when designing Reporting Services reports in BIDS / Visual Studio.

Free Azure Tools For Development

A list of free tools, application and SDKs to get started with Microsoft Azure.

Five Things SSRS Should Drop

SQL Reporting Services is great...but some things just *have* to go!

AdWords Tracking with Google Analytics

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Google Analytics Opt-Out is a non issue

On March 18, Google announced plans to provide an opt-out mechanism to protect the browsing actions of web surfers when navigating on Google Analytics enabled properties.

Hurry, You Only Have 69 Years to Fix Your App!

Thought the year 2000 bug was the last of it? Too bad, it's coming again. Unfortunately, you probably won't be alive to reap those consulting hour rewards to refactor legacy apps.

Azure Queue Naming Syntax, Limitations & Validation

Windows Azure has some specific naming criteria for queue names, and scant error messages to tell you when you've tried to create a queue that hasn't followed syntax. In this post is a VB.NET function to validate your Azure queue name.

How To: BCC in SharePoint Workflow Email

So say you have a Workflow, nicely designed in SharePoint Designer. One of the steps includes sending an email which is simple enough. But the challenge with the design wizard is that it only includes a placeholder for your To: and CC: fields. This is an annoyance in larger environments or extranet buildouts.

SQL Reporting Services, SharePoint, FBA = No Subscription Joy?

Get the following error "ERROR: Throwing Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.AccessDeniedException: The permissions granted to user 'fba:user@domain.com' are insufficient for performing this operation." with a Reporting Services Subscription in Sharepoint / FBA mode? Read on for the fix.

SummitCloud Takes Grand Prize at Microsoft’s BizSpark Camp in NYC

Giza Solution for Google Analytics enterprise mashup with Microsoft technologies Impresses Panel of Venture Capitalists at NYC Boot Camp