Thursday, July 30, 2009

In-memory application cache for all kinds of data

Microsoft project code named “Velocity” provides a highly scalable in-memory application cache for all kinds of data. By using cache, you can significantly improve application performance by avoiding unnecessary calls to the data source. Distributed cache enables your application to match increasing demand with increasing throughput by using a cache cluster that automatically manages the complexities of load balancing. When you use “Velocity,” you can retrieve data by using keys or other identifiers, named “tags.”

“Velocity” supports optimistic and pessimistic concurrency models, high availability, and a variety of cache configurations. “Velocity” includes an ASP.NET session provider object that enables you to store ASP.NET session objects in the distributed cache without having to write to databases, which increases the performance and scalability of ASP.NET applications.

For more information, see the What’s New topic in the product documentation.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

ASP.NET website "Cannot read configuration file due to insufficient permissions" in IIS 7 and Windows Server 2008

"The server is configured to use pass-through authentication with a built-in account to access the specified physical path. However, IIS Manager cannot verify whether the built-in account has access. Make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to the physical path. If this server is joined to a domain, and the application pool identity is NetworkService or LocalSystem, verify that \$ has Read access to the physical path. Then test these settings again."

"Cannot read configuration file due to insufficient permissions"


Solution:
1. Add IIS_IUSRS with Read permission on files in the folder
2. Change IIS authentication method to BasicAuthentication
3. refresh the website. It will work

Monday, July 06, 2009

Save Green, Earn Green, Code Green

Enter the Will Code for Green! developer contest and if your economy or ecology themed web application is chosen as one of the two grand prize winners at the 2009 gnomedex.com technology conference, you'll win $10,000 - enough to take the idea further! Imagine how that could help you help others!

Tell us how your application is either helping people deal with the worsening global economy or helping to improve the ecology of the planet Earth and Show Us how you're coding for green!

Check back every week as the entries grow and vote for your favorites (limit one per category) through August 12,2009! Please see the Official Rules for more information. Just enter your Email Address to begin.

Global SharePoint Survey

This is an independent survey being conducted to get a glimpse into the adoption and usage of Microsoft Office SharePoint products and technologies worldwide. The survey has been designed to ensure we are respectful of your time, no questions are mandatory, the majority of the questions are multiple choice, and the path of questions is customized based on your responses. In total there are fifteen questions

SharepointSurvey

The survey is open to both business and IT professional users of SharePoint. Those who participate in the survey will be eligible to win a conference pass to the 2009 Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas (value USD $1199).

ASP.NET MVC - Sport Facility Booking system

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