Types of services in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
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Kenny Saelen Klaas Deforche | February 2013 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 already provides a number of services out-of-the-box. These services together with additional services that can be developed can be divided into three types. Each of the service types has its own characteristics and a different approach to create them.
This article by Klaas Deforche and Kenny Saelen authors of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Services discusses about these services in detail.
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Rafał Kuć | February 2013 | Cookbooks
Setting up an example Solr instance is not a hard task, at least when setting up the simplest configuration. The simplest way is to run the example provided with the Solr distribution, that shows how to use the embedded Jetty servlet container.
In this article by Rafal Kuc, author of Apache Solr 4 Cookbook , we will cover the following topics:
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Running Solr on Jetty
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Running Solr on Apache Tomcat
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Installing a standalone ZooKeeper
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Clustering your data
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Choosing the right directory implementation
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Configuring spellchecker to not use its own index
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Solr cache configuration
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How to fetch and index web pages
We have a simple configuration, simple index structure described by the schema.xml file, and we can run indexing.
In this article you'll see how to configure and use the more advanced Solr modules; you'll see how to run Solr in different containers and how to prepare your configuration to different requirements. You will also learn how to set up a new SolrCloud cluster and migrate your current configuration to the one supporting all the features of SolrCloud. Finally, you will learn how to configure Solr cache to meet your needs and how to pre-sort your Solr indexes to be able to use early query termination techniques efficiently.
Read Apache Solr Configuration in fullRich Internet Application (RIA) – Canvas
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Dushyant Kanungo | February 2013 | Web Development
This article created by Dushyant Kanungo, the author of Instant Migration to HTML5 and CSS3 How-to gives a brief introduction of the interactive Rich Internet Application platform with HTML5 and CSS3. We will discuss a few basic possible applications of Canvas in routine websites.
Read Rich Internet Application (RIA) – Canvas in fullGetting Started with InnoDB
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Matt Reid | February 2013 | Enterprise Articles Oracle
In the simplest terms, InnoDB is a transactional database information processing engine. It is the most commonly used engine currently available for the MySQL database application and was the first transactional engine offered with the application.
Different versions of MySQL ship with varying levels of InnoDB support and corresponding default settings for the InnoDB engine. Knowing which version of MySQL we're using will help us identify the baseline settings for the engine prior to going into development or production use of the database.
In this article by Matt Reid, author of Instant InnoDB, we'll cover the following topics:
Read Getting Started with InnoDB in fullInstalling Arch Linux using the official ISO
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Ike Devolder | February 2013 | Linux Servers Open Source
Arch Linux is a very flexible distribution and this article by Ike Devolder, author of Arch Linux Environment Setup How-to will guide you to the point where you can get a basic system in place. From there on you can go in any direction you want. A simple server, a full-blown desktop system with all the bells and whistles. In the end, Arch Linux is always what you make of it.
These days the installation of Arch Linux might look like a work of insanity, as there is no installer available in the official media, just a guideline to follow. The installation without an installer is as easy as it can be. For experienced users, installing without an installer is even more convenient. The newest ISOs require that you have your machine connected to the Internet, as there are no longer packages available on the installation media.
Read Installing Arch Linux using the official ISO in fullApplications of Physics
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Brian Broyles Jayme Schroeder | February 2013 | Cookbooks Games Open Source
In this article by Jayme Schroeder and Brian Broyles the authors of AndEngine for Android Game Development Cookbook, we are going to see Physics-based games provide players with a unique type of experience not encountered in many other genres. This article covers the use of AndEngine's Box2D physics extension. Our recipes include:
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Introduction to the Box2D physics extension
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Understanding different body types
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Creating category-filtered bodies
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Creating multiple-fixture bodies
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Creating unique bodies by specifying vertices
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Using forces, velocities, and torque
Using PVR with Raspbmc
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Sam Nazarko | February 2013 | Open Source
Low-cost and high-performing, with a massively diverse range of uses and applications, the Raspberry Pi is set to revolutionize the way we think about computing and programming. Using it as a media center allows everyone to have a low-cost device that is always on and attached to their TV.
In this article by Sam Nazarko, the author of Raspberry Pi Media Center, we'll look at the following topics:
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What PVR allows us to do
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The different types of PVR setups that Raspbmc supports
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How to set up Raspbmc to take advantage of PVR
An Introduction to Risk Analysis
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Aaron Woody | February 2013 | Architecture & Analysis Enterprise Articles
Security is a process that requires the integration of security into business processes to ensure enterprise risk is minimized to an acceptable level. Security as a process is an approach that highlights the integration of security and business initiatives to reduce the security impact of implementations and changes to the enterprise environment. This article by Aaron Woody, author of Enterprise Security: A Data-Centric Approach to Securing the Enterprise, will introduce the concept of using risk analysis to drive security decisions.
Read An Introduction to Risk Analysis in fullCross-premise Connectivity
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Bala Natarajan Erez Ben-Ari | February 2013 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft
In this article by Erez Ben-Ari and Bala Natarajan, the authors of Windows Server 2012 Unified Remote Access Planning and Deployment, Cross-premise connectivity (also known as cloud connectivity) is the ability to establish secure connection between two sites. It could be between a head office and a branch office or from an office to a cloud data center. Before we go into the details of cross-premise connectivity let us take a moment and talk about the connectivity challenges that an enterprise faces. In this article, we are going to talk about what cross-premise connectivity is, why it is needed, and how to go about establishing it.
The topics we will discuss are as follows:
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Evolving remote access challenges
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Migration to dynamic cloud
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The needs of modern data centers
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Dynamic cloud access with URA
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Adding a cloud location using Site-to-Site
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Basic setup of cross-premise connectivity
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Configuration steps
KeyShot's Overview
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Jei Lee Jo | February 2013 | Web Graphics & Video
In this article by Jei Lee Jo, the author of the book KeyShot 3D Rendering, you will learn about the following topics:
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KeyShot's basics and fundamentals
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Importing projects
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Getting familiar with the interface
Meteor.js JavaScript Framework: Why Meteor Rocks!
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Isaac Strack | February 2013 | Open Source Web Development
Meteor is a disruptive (in a good way!) technology. It enables a new type of web application, using the Model View View-Model (MVVM) design pattern.
This article by Isaac Strack, author of Getting Started with Meteor.js JavaScript Framework, explains how web applications have changed, why it matters, and how Meteor speci?cally enables modern web apps through MVVM.
By the end of this article, you will have learned:
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What a modern web application is
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What MVVM means, and how it's different
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How Meteor uses MVVM to create modern web applications
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Templating inside of Meteor — starting to use MVVM
Blocking versus Non blocking scripts
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Adam Watson | February 2013 | Open Source Web Development
In this article by Adam Watson, the author of Learning Modernizr, we will look into the basics of blocking versus non blocking scripts. We take help of several topics to cover this section.
In this article we will cover:
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The async attribute
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Blocking to allow shimming
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Adding navigation
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The section frames
Using Processes in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
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Mahender Pal | February 2013 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft
In this article by Mahender Pal, the author of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Application Design, we are going to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 as a platform to develop our Employee Recruitment Management System ( ERMS ). We will learn the basics of ERMS, about processes in Microsoft CRM 2011, and how we can use them to automate business processes at different levels.
In this article we are going to discuss the following topics:
- Employee Recruitment Management System
- Employee Recruitment Management System design
- Setting a security model for Employee Recruitment Management System
- Setting field-level security
- Data model for Employee Recruitment Management System
- Customizing entities for Employee Recruitment Management System
- Setting a security model for ERMS
- Setting field-level security in Microsoft CRM 2011
- Processes in Microsoft CRM 2011
- Importing data in Microsoft CRM 2011
- Testing Employee Recruitment Management System
Knowing the prebuilt marketing, sales, and service organizations
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Padmanabha Rao Venkatesan Sundaram | February 2013 | Enterprise Articles Oracle
In this article by Padmanabha Rao and Venkatesan Sundaram, authors of Oracle CRM On Demand Administration Essentials, our focus is to explore more on how, with minimum customization, we can put the CRM On Demand system into production to save a lot of time and effort.
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Volodymyr Melymuka | February 2013 | Open Source
TeamCity is a very light instrument, easy to install, integrate, and maintain. It's a tool which helps you ensure that your software project not only compiles properly but can be assembled and (ideally) allowed to be delivered to operational destination production servers merely by glancing at the TeamCity welcome page. For distributed teams, it could give a priceless experience of having reliable codebase free from some forgotten to be committed source files and resources.
In this article by Volodymyr Melymuka, the author of TeamCity 7 Continuous Integration Essentials, we shall cover the following topics:
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Features
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Terms and concepts
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Architecture
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Build lifecycle
