Friday, March 14, 2008
Microsoft BPM
http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/1/f/e1f30631-482e-43b5-a69f-036e31df0c81/Microsoft%20and%20BPM%20-%20Technical%20Overview.pdf
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Stefan Thomke ...On Innovation...
Stefan Thomke of Harvard Business School has written a definitive book on the importance of experimentation. "Experimentation Matters" argues that every company’s ability to innovate depends on a series of experiments (successful or not), that help create new products and services or improve old ones. That period between the earliest point in the design cycle and the final release should be filled with experimentation, failure, analysis, and yet another round of experimentation. “Lather, rinse, repeat,” Thomke says. Unfortunately, uncertainty often causes the most able innovators to bypass the experimental stage.
In his book, Thomke outlines six principles companies can follow to unlock their innovative potential.
- Anticipate and Exploit Early Information Through ‘Front-Loaded’ Innovation Processes
- Experiment Frequently but Do Not Overload Your Organization.
- Integrate New and Traditional Technologies to Unlock Performance.
- Organize for Rapid Experimentation.
- Fail Early and Often but Avoid ‘Mistakes’.
- Manage Projects as Experiments.
Thomke further explores what would happen if the principles outlined above were used beyond the confines of the individual organization. For instance, in the state of Rhode Island, innovators are collaboratively leveraging the state's compact geography, economic and demographic diversity and close-knit networks to quickly and cost-effectively test new business models through a real-world experimentation lab.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Innovation and research
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
First entry from India
http://www.founderblog.com/
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Virtual Labs
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/traincert/virtuallab/office.mspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs/aa740373.aspx
Thursday, June 28, 2007
ESB
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Synnovation...
http://www.eds.com/services/alliances/agility/synnovation/index.aspx
Some of these writers have given an indepth analysis of ways to innovate..Found some very nice info in these..
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Innovations
http://www.themedicieffect.com/index.html
Frans Johansson has done a great job in explaining innovation. Good read!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
WSE Unearthed
Part 1 - Examines the basics of Web services, what Web services are, and the technologies and standards that serve as the underpinnings of Web services. (October 8th, 2003)
Part 2 - Examines creating Web services using Visual Studio .NET. Looks underneath the hood of the code created by VS.NET. (October 15th, 2003)
Part 3 - Examines creating a client application that consumes a Web service. Discusses the purpose and structure of a WSDL document, along with creating and using proxy classes to consume a Web service. (November 5th, 2003)
Part 4 - Examines the utility of Web services and common scenarios where Web services make sense. A business-oriented look at Web services. (November 19th, 2003)
Part 5 - Takes an in-depth look at XML serialization, which is the process of converting a data type, such as an integer, array, or custom class, into its XML representation, and back again. Every time a message is passed to or from a Web service, XML serialization transpires. (December 17th, 2003)
Part 6 - Looks at sending metadata to a Web method through the use of SOAP headers. Examines defining and accepting a SOAP header on the Web service end, and looks at sending a populated SOAP header from the client. (December 31st, 2003)
Part 7 - Examines how the incoming and outgoing messages to a Web service can be programmatically modified via SOAP Extensions. (January 21st, 2004)
Part 8 - Learn about the Web Service Enhancements (WSE) and Microsoft's free class library for implementing the WSE standards. (June 30th, 2004)
Part 9 - See how to implement UsernameToken authentication using the WSE 2.0 Toolkit. (July 14, 2004)
Part 10 - Learn how to send large amounts of data as attachments using DIME and WS-Attachments. (September 8th, 2004)
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Sharepoint WebParts
ASP.NET 2.0 Web Part vs Sharepoint 2007 Web Parts
Resources
Sharepoint Web Parts Overview http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms432401.aspx
Windows SharePoint Services Web Part Infrastructurehttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms415560.aspx
Walkthrough: Creating a Basic SharePoint Web Parthttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms452873.aspx
Walkthrough: Creating Connectable SharePoint Web Partshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms469765.aspx
Creating Web Parts in Windows SharePoint Services http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms367238.aspx
Working with the Windows SharePoint Services WebPart Class http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms473203.aspx
Channel 9 Video: Building ASP.NET Web Parts for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=192071
15 Seconds: Building Web Parts for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 http://15seconds.com/issue/060824.htm
15 Seconds: Building an ASP.NET 2.0 Web Part for Deployment to WSS V3.0 and MOSS 2007 - Part 1 http://15seconds.com/issue/060914.htm
Scott Guthrie (MSFT): Writing Custom Web Parts for SharePoint 2007 http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/09/02/Writing-Custom-Web-Parts-for-SharePoint-2007.aspx
Mark Kruger (SharePoint MVP): Great resource link site for almost everything Sharepoint http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mkruger/archive/2006/05/25/7570.aspx
If anyone has any great resources on comparisons between the two let me know I would be interested ...
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Hmm....Mangoes now in the US
Tasty stuff...:)
Monday, April 30, 2007
India - A Trillion dollar economy
Oh well...It has...Another sleeping giant has gotten up...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Really busy...
PM has been kinda interesting off late as well...Patterns, Methodologies...I think I like those..
Will blog in detail about some of those soon..
Saturday, March 31, 2007
PMP Certification and Technical Interview Quest
Meanwhile I am also trying to create a small database of MSFT Technologies interview questions that will be helpful to everyone..
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
PMP Training
Now Project Management seems to be the flavor of the day everywhere I see. Our company seems to be enroute to creating a pool of PMs who can help other depts manage their projects and processes. I will b out attending the PMP training at Hilton Computers Apr 2 - 6. Having done certain aspects of PM in CMMi I think it should not be that difficult. Lets see..
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Orcas
- Delivers innovative new programming language features, such as those found with in the .NET Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
- Enables designers and developers to work together more effectively than ever
- Enable Web developers to quickly build applications with the broadest possible reach and a rich, browser based client experience
I really hope MSFT can live upto its promise.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Case Study with MSFT
We have been invited to write a case study based on this...Should be interesting!
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Project Server 2007 and MOPS 2007 POC
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Back from India...
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Sharepoint features
http://www.sharepointblogs.com/dustin/articles/5235.aspx
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
So many new technologies!!!
Chief among them being
Sharepoint 2007
WWF 3.0
VSTS new version
Project Server 2007
Office 2007
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Straight onto Real world
Getting interested on reading about requirements gathering since thats one area we still need to work on...so long!
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Hurrah! CMM Level 2
Hope we can continue the momentum..Now onto something new and exciting!
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
D-Day
Hope all goes well today.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
About del.icio.us
I have created mine at http://del.icio.us/advait_k
Friday, November 24, 2006
Getting closer to appraisal...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Been a while...
Meanwhile I have grown some fancy to newer technologies like :
Office 12
Project Server 2007
WSS 3.O
Windows Workflow Foundation Services
.NET 3.O
Found an interesting blog about Software Return on Investment
http://blogs.msdn.com/arpans/archive/2006/11/11/return-on-investment-on-software.aspx
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Sunday, September 03, 2006
CMMi Progress
Lets see how we progress...
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Certification
Friday, February 24, 2006
CMMi
Monday, January 30, 2006
SAP Modules
SAP BW
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem60/helpdata/en/e3/e60138fede083de10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
SAP SEM
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem60/helpdata/en/3a/c670373bbf0303e10000009b38f842/frameset.htm
SAP NetWeaver
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/start.htm
Sunday, January 29, 2006
DSL Tools
http://blogs.msdn.com/pedrosilva/archive/2005/11/08/490640.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/alan_cameron_wills/
http://blogs.msdn.com/jochens/
http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecook/
http://blogs.msdn.com/stuart_kent/
http://blogs.msdn.com/georgem/
is interesting
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
New Architectural Link
http://realworldsa.dotnetdevelopersjournal.com/
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Monday, January 09, 2006
Friday, January 06, 2006
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Back from India
version. Looks like we are in for some luck now that the latest version of TS is more stable
and forgiving than Beta 3 refresh..
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Microsoft Certified Architect Program
http://www.microsoft.com/architecture/default.aspx?pid=journal
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/architect/
Friday, October 28, 2005
Microsoft CRM
Microsoft CRM Demos
Microsoft CRM Customer Service Demo
Microsoft CRM Overview Demo
Microsoft CRM Sales Demo
Microsoft CRM White Papers
CRM ROI Blueprint 2004 - How Customer-Focused Strategies and Solutions Drive Productivity, Profitability and Growth (154 KB)
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Very useful Build Links
Team Foundation Team Blog - Team Foundation Build Overview
Product Documentation - Managing Builds with Team Foundation Build
Product Documentation - Team Foundation Build Walkthroughs
Product Documentation - Performing Nightly Builds with Team Foundation Server
MSDN Forums - Teambuild: Customizing the e-mail sent when a build completes
TeamSystemRocks.com Video - Automating Nightly Builds with Team Build
TeamSystemRocks.com Video - Customizing the Build Process with Team Build
Product Documentation - Team Foundation Server Beta 3 Known Issues
And Nagaraju Palla, a technical lead at the India Development Center, added links to these related blogs:
http://blogs.msdn.com/nagarajp
http://blogs.msdn.com/anutthara
http://blogs.msdn.com/manishagarwal
http://blogs.msdn.com/hemantk
http://blogs.msdn.com/Uday
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Team Foundation Build
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms242867
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171479(en-US,VS.80).aspx
Office Add-Ins
http://blogs.msdn.com/team_foundation/archive/2005/01/21/358536.aspx
Sunday, October 16, 2005
New Terms from MSFT
Roadmap - http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/productinfo/roadmap.aspx
Planning for Orcas - http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=24709
Avalon - http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/building/presentation/default.aspx
Indigo - http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/indigo/default.aspx
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Team System Features
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Internal workings for IIS
http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/howaspnetworks/howaspnetworks.asp
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Found VSTS Template customisation link
http://weblogs.asp.net/dmckinstry/archive/2005/03/10/392424.aspx
Shrini 's Blog on Software Testing
Friday, September 30, 2005
First Blog
I started off with searching for some MS.NET sites since I work as a Tech Architect in this technology. I found some really innovative blogs of people who are working on this technology. So I have added links to their sites here..