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Azure SQL Server for centralized database

Posted on October 21, 2015 by erictummers

We are doing a project for our Business Intelligence team. For this we need a central database that is always available. This is where Azure comes to mind. I’ll describe here how I managed to configure Azure SQL Server to … Continue reading →

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Updating my early 2009 macbook to El Capitan

Posted on October 19, 2015 by erictummers

My Early 2009 MacBook was still running Mac OS X Mavericks and Aperture, but I felt it was time to update. The specs are at the bottom of the compatible hardware list and I was hesitant, but all was fine … Continue reading →

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Week roundup

Posted on October 16, 2015 by erictummers

Last week recap and links: Scrum open assessments, for when you’re learning scrum and want to test your knowledge Publish a ClickOnce application using an Azure website describes how to put the clickonce application files in an Azure website publish … Continue reading →

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Synology backup to Azure stuck

Posted on October 14, 2015 by erictummers

My Synology NAS is backing up to Azure for some time now. While troubleshooting our slow internet I noticed the backup was running since June. I would expect a message of concern in my mailbox or in Pushover, but the … Continue reading →

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Ignore integration tests when provider is missing

Posted on October 12, 2015 by erictummers

As an integration test I’ve written some unit tests for my MsAccess Data Access Layer. The provider I’m using is OleDb. It will be installed on every desktop machine, but not on our build server. The build fails because of … Continue reading →

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