A developer's guide to using Vagrant for virtual machine management and transitioning from shell scripts to Puppet for advanced provisioning.
Release notes for RSiteCatalyst v1.4.1, detailing bug fixes and new API functions for Adobe Analytics reporting in R.
Explains how to audit OBIEE Presentation Catalog activity, like tracking who deleted reports, using custom log filters and Presentation Services logging.
A 2014 TechEd talk on Azure API Management, now archived, with slides and a dead video link.
GitHub shares 15 rules for effective asynchronous communication and collaboration in a distributed, tech-focused workplace.
An overview of the three main session types at TechEd Europe 2014: lectures, instructor-led labs, and hands-on labs.
Highlights from a TechEd Europe 2014 session on best practices for OS deployment using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2012 R2.
Part 2 of a tutorial on loading data from Hadoop/Hive into Elasticsearch for analysis with Kibana.
Part 3 of a series on visualizing data in Kibana after loading it from Hadoop via Elasticsearch, comparing Kibana 3 and 4.
Summary of a TechEd Europe 2014 session on Windows 10 deployment options, including in-place upgrades and provisioning.
Explains a workaround for passing parameters by reference to async methods in C# using a custom Ref<T> class.
A collection of technical blog posts from October focused on Microsoft Azure deployment, management, and troubleshooting.
Introduction to using Kibana and Elasticsearch with Hadoop for visualizing and analyzing big data from web logs, tweets, and blog metadata.
A method to automate unit testing for null argument validation, reducing repetitive test code for methods with multiple parameters.
A technical deep-dive into building a tag engine similar to Stack Overflow's, covering data processing, memory usage, and performance.
A developer explains the technical drawbacks of icon fonts and details their workflow for replacing them with inline SVG for better rendering and maintainability.
Introduces Shoestring, a lightweight JavaScript DOM utility that helps reduce code bloat by offering a modular, jQuery-like alternative.
A critique of Twitter's design flaws, arguing its broadcast model enables harassment and discourages meaningful community and conversation.
Highlights from a TechEd Europe 2014 foundational session on optimizing datacenters with Windows Server, System Center, and Microsoft Azure.
A summary of key SQL Server management takeaways from a TechEd Europe 2014 session, covering backups, TempDB, and indexing.
