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• pcrtrg Safely access file from a Web server

  Hello, I work on a project where clients access to a database and a files storage system (NTFS). On a LAN, all works fine but we would like to allow user to access those data from Internet. My question is: how our Web server can safely access to the file storage Is it acceptable to access directly to the files Must we develop a kind of application server In this case, which kind of technology could be used Lastly, if my web serve ...Show All

• Steve DeBow A good second book about architecture

  Hello I have finished "pro scalable application in .net 2.0" which was nice. Now I want to read another book about architecture. What do you recomend I think Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software is a good option, do you know another Thanks. Hi Tad, I agree of course that no solution fits every problem... What are the characteristics of an environment where XP works in your opinion B ...Show All

• simian passing lookup values out and into services

  Hi all, This time I want you opinion on the following scenario: I have a service which returns info about an entity. Some of the information is based on lookup values (lookup=code/decode, such as "male/female", "small/medium/large" etc.) My options to output these values from the service are: 1. output them as the coded integers (male=1, female=2) - this is a problem because I shouldn't expose my inner data to the ...Show All

• adamlane What about making domain specific "Enterprise Library" ?

  Presently "Enterprise Library" is related to Application Development Process. Desinging "Enterprise Library" for the best practices is good. But what about making enterprise library... related to Solution Specific, I mean to say domain specific... For eg. - Financial, Manufacturing, ...etc. Developing a shelve architecture for a vertical market is a much greater effort compared with createing a set of basic a ...Show All

• Tommy Williams - MSFT Architecture to access userdater of multiply sources

  Hi! I've got a architecture question, wich might by very special and complex: We are developing a product for utilities, wich can be used to track issues (gas, water, elctricity). We use a three layer Architecture wich is: - Top Layer: Web Client (ASP.NET) - Business Layer (Clases with multiply access methods: web service, remoting, direct access) - Datalayer (DAO pattern) The Problem is, that we need a common way of acessing persons, wich mi ...Show All

• MCVapor WSE 3.0 solution

  I am designing a system that will be using WSE 3.0 with RM for message transfer. One of the endpoints of this system is BizTalk 2004 (may be 2006), which does not support WSE 3.0 natively. That means that I need to have Web Services component that will unwrap the message and send it (or drop it) to Biztalk. What would be your suggestions for exchanging messages between this Web Services component and Biztalk What's the interaction sty ...Show All

• qwv Performance Monitor on a Widows 2003 Server?

  Performance Monitor on a Widows 2003 Server Hey All, Well you are both correct. I thought after I posted that that depending on hardware specs and software design and implimentations or what the server is going to be doing web server, database server ect. It really is not enough info. I guess I was shooting for a ball park for most servers which again can very. I have been working on developing a test environment. Also I am mid way thr ...Show All

• jot WCF and WinFS

  Thank you for the help. I’d like use winFS as database, creating new custom schemas, then I’d like do services in WCF to save my objects in database (winFS). Have somebody any idea of the architecture of my application with wcf and winfs if I create a custom schema "student" inherance of System.Storage.Item, winfs create form the schema a mapping class with my define attributes an the atributtes of System.Storage.It ...Show All

• Berggreen Windows Workflow

  Microsoft Architect Insight Conference, 22-23 March, Newport, UK This exclusive two-day retreat for senior enterprise, infrastructure and solutions architects, at The Celtic Manor Resort, will feature renowned industry speakers such as Ivar Jacobson, creator of the Rational Unified Process and Martin Fowler, Chief Scientist at ThoughtWorks, along with speakers from the event sponsors: Avanade, Capgemini, Conchango and ThoughtWorks. ...Show All

• Sikander The IASA Foundation Reference Model

  Hi all, Just wanted to give a preview of the IASA talks at the Insight conference. For those of you unfamiliar with the IASA, check out the website www.iasahome.org . We are simply a bunch of architects from around the world, getting together to make our jobs more professional, educable, sustainable and useful. The IASA already represents and is made up of thousands of architects. We are doing three discussions at the conference: Key ...Show All

• IgorTheTerrible Performance Monitor on a Widows 2003 Server?

  Performance Monitor on a Widows 2003 Server Hey All, Well you are both correct. I thought after I posted that that depending on hardware specs and software design and implimentations or what the server is going to be doing web server, database server ect. It really is not enough info. I guess I was shooting for a ball park for most servers which again can very. I have been working on developing a test environment. Also I am mid way thr ...Show All

• Forbes.Pu Testing a server for Dual Core vs Single Core with/without HyperThreading

  I need to get a CPU count for licensing - i have a 4 way dual core that the OS reports as an 8 way - for licensing i care about sockets not cores - does anyone know of a way to get the socket count of a server Thanks Take a look at the two links below http://intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/recent/275339.htm http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/211924.htm prn=Y Arnon ...Show All

• pawel.stanek 2006 Best Firm To Work For Summit & Awards

  Discover How Today's Top Architecture and Engineering Firms Attract and Retain the Best in the Business - And How You Can Too!     2006 Best Firm To Work For Summit  3rd Annual Summit & Awards Reception September 28 & 29, 2006 Chicago, IL Designed to help leaders learn the essential elements for attracting and retaining the best employees in order to maintain the firm's ...Show All

• Mehmet Bicak designing an online & offline application... what methodology to use?

  Hello, I am at a stage where I want to develop and application that will work the same whether if you are online or offline. I can always write an application that hooks up to a server while online (connected to a network) and queries a db for the interactions bewteen the user and the app. Then when offline have another app that looks at the local database... but i don't want to write two apps... I want to build an app like outlook ...Show All

• ian530555 rule->Code generation

  there is a rule engine ILOG rules for.net which can create c# code from the rule created in it to improve the performance at runtime. Do we have some other rule engine which has this kind of feature. Also do workflow engines (like K2 etc) has the same kind of feature.If yes ,please name a few Tic Tic wrote: But i still think that a C# code generated by ILog will be faster compared to ILOG xm ...Show All