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C# on steroids or what’s new in C# 7.0?

Before talking about new stuff in C# and .NET Framework overall, it would be good to see how the platform evolved over the time (e.g. since the first release in 2002). A lot has been changed since, meaning that .NET became platform-agnostic and very mature platform for Enterprise-grade software development. Figure 1. C# Language evolution As you see from the scheme, every version brought
.NET C#

SQL Server Database Export/Import operation in MS Azure

The beauty of Azure is that it has multiple ways to do the same thing. Imagine the scenario; you need to copy the database between subscriptions. Considering the SQL Server Import/Export procedure, you can do that either from the UI or use command line tools (like SQLPackage). The way it works with Azure UI, you go to the SQL Server database you want to export, and you have an option available (
Azure DevOps SQL Server

Creating a Service Principal for VSTS endpoint

Imagine a situation where you have to manage multiple Azure subscriptions (that belong to different tenants), not only for your organization but also for your company’s clients. In the software development process, you can host VSTS (Visual Studio Team Services) on your organization’s Azure account and deploy to customers’ subscriptions (which is quite a widespread use case). Subscription
.NET Azure DevOps PowerShell

What I learned at Microsoft Build 2017 - Part 2

Containers galore As you may see from the first part of this topic, a lot of stuff is going on around containers, containerization, and everything that relates to it. Fortunately, it wasn’t the only topic of the conference and continuing the story, and I’m going to talk about the other areas worth attention. Microservices! Yes, I know what you think – heard about/use it already, so what’s new?
.NET Azure DevOps

What I learned at Microsoft Build 2017 - Part 1

What I learned at Microsoft Build 2017 – Part 1 In this topic, I want to share what I learned at MS Build and explain the key takeaways from this event. I won’t be focusing on the keynotes much, as you can watch the relevant videos on channel 9, but the key message, as Microsoft’s VP Scott Guthrie said, “The success of your solution on the Azure platform is our primary goal!”. That means that
.NET Azure DevOps

SAP EXPERTS CLUB

The Best-Run Business Run SAP ABAP FICO (Finance & Controlling) BASIS MM (Material management) SAP HANA HR (Human resources) SD (Sales & Distribution) WM/SCM (Warehouse mgmt., Supply chain) SAP Process Integration SAP EDI Author: Alex Kaziuka, 2017
ERP SAP

Hard choice between pioneering and chasing a brighter future

‘There is no present or future-only the past, happening over and over again-now’ - Eugene O'Neill I’ve been in the IT for 16 years and over the time I observed the same story – some companies try to either impose industry trends or to catch up with no success. Some ‘innovations’ doesn’t worth time spent on them, the other are real break-through. In this topic, I’m gonna talk about DevOps. There
DevOps

External access to SAP NetWeaver Administration console

Normally, you would need to organize a group access to SAP NetWeaver Administration console from remote machines. By default, it is locked in accordance with the policy implemented in ICM filter. If you try to access the page, you'll get an error message "403 Forbidden", "Remote access to the NetWeaver Administrator is forbidden, please see SAP note 1451753". This is actually a note you can start
ERP SAP NetWeaver

SAP ERP 6.0 EHP 6 connection to SLD

This topic is about SAP ERP connection to SLD in order to use it in the integration scenarios (along with SAP PI 7.31 in our case). I will show the number of steps you need to perform to register the system as SLD and how to solve the issues you may face. First of all, we need to have a SAP Router in place before doing anything, in order to manage our connections from external systems. I have
ERP SAP SAP PI SLD

SAP ROUTER INSTALLATION

The following describes how to install SAP router on Windows as a service. The reason for router installation is to manage external connections to SAP systems. You will find the latest SAProuter in the SAP Service Marketplace under Start of the navigation path Download SAP Software -> Support Packages & Patches http://service.sap.com/patches On the Support Packages and Patches page choose links
ERP SAP BASIS