Eugenio Pace
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LitwareHR on SSDS - Part VI - Unit of Work support
For years now, we have been using transactions in our systems. Years ago, there's been a...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 04/25/2008
More on parallel queries across containers in SSDS
Our current implementation of cross-Container queries follows a very common pattern and roughly...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 04/22/2008
LitwareHR on SSDS - Part V - Searching across Containers
In SQL Server Data Services, the scope of a query is bound to a Container, but in LitwareHR we had a...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 04/14/2008
LitwareHR on SSDS - Part IV - Data access enhancements 2: developing offline
SQL Server Data Service is well...an online service. That means that you have to be connected to the...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 04/01/2008
LitwareHR on SSDS - Part III - Data access enhancements 1: caching
In most applications, the distance (in terms of bandwidth and latency) between the store (the...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 03/24/2008
LitwareHR on SSDS - Part II - The data access layer
The heart of LitwareHR implementation on SSDS is in it's data access layer of course. In fact, we...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 03/19/2008
LitwareHR on SSDS - Part I - Multi-tenancy & Flexibility
SSDS's application model and features map quite nicely to our customization and multi-tenancy...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 03/14/2008
SQL Server Data Services - SSDS - New version of LitwareHR
Today, in his keynote, Ray Ozzie announced a new "cloud service" available from Microsoft: SQL...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 03/06/2008
Northwind Hosting Concept Demo
For the last months our team has invested a lot of time exploring and researching the relationship...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 02/10/2008
Fun with GeoRSS, Virtual Earth and WCF Syndication
WCF Syndication APIs are great. In just a couple of hours I wrote a simple GeoRSS feed, a fairly...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 12/24/2007
Enabling RSS in LitwareHR
LitwareHR codebase now targets Visual Studio 2008 (beta 2). I believe many few changes are required...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 12/20/2007
Integration with Silverlight Streaming in LitwareHR
One feature demonstrated in LitwareHR is the ability to augment LitwareHR's capabilities by...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 12/18/2007
LitwareHR v2.0 and the Database Performance Guide
Those of you who follow our community web site (www.codeplex.com/litwarehr) must have noticed that...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 12/14/2007
LitwareHR - Smart Client - Architecture Overview - Part II - Use of LitwareHR On-Line Services
One of the reasons building LitwareHR-SC was fairly easy to do, was because of the Non-Functional...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 07/31/2007
LitwareHR-Smart Client - Architecture Overview - Part I
The implementation of LitwareHR-SC is fairly straight forward. Especially if you are familiar with...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 07/30/2007
Test Post - LitwareHR Smart Client - End to end demo
function CreateSilverlight(){ Sys.Silverlight.createHostedObjectEx({ source:...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 07/27/2007
LitwareHR Smart Client beta released!
Update: I just posted the release bits with minor things adjusted. The first release of LitwareHR...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 07/27/2007
Software + Services - LitwareHR Smart Client
Many people I talk to, believe "pure" SaaS applications are always delivered through a web user...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 07/10/2007
Arvindra is blogging again
My good friend Arvindra is blogging again! Check his latest series on "Service Capsules", a concept...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 07/09/2007
Microsoft Silverlight Streaming - An example of a specialized Service Delivery Platform
During my presentation in the SaaS Summit in Dublin last week, I mentioned two examples of a...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 07/05/2007
SaaS Summit 2007 - Dublin - Go raibh míle maith agat!
It was an honor to present last week at the SaaS Summit in Dublin, organized by Enterprise Ireland,...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 07/02/2007
Hosting LitwareHR on a Service Delivery Platform - Part V - Strategies for capacity management and planning
In the article talking about SLAs I mentioned two strategies Northwind hosting can use to manage...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 06/25/2007
Hosting LitwareHR on a Service Delivery Platform - Part IV - Service Level Agreements
Part III of this series of articles introduced a common design pattern (using an interceptor) to...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 06/21/2007
Hosting LitwareHR on a Service Delivery Platform - Part III - Billing, Metering
Billing is obviously a very important concern, after all Litware has to get paid! As described in...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 06/11/2007
Hosting LitwareHR on a Service Delivery Platform - Part II - On-Boarding
On-Boarding is the process of bringing the application to the operation. It's everything that needs...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 06/08/2007
Hosting LitwareHR on a Service Delivery Platform - A case study - Part I (The Scenario)
In its current version, LitwareHR is focused very much on the challenges an ISV faces while building...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 06/07/2007
Regional Architecture Forum 2007 - Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
I had the pleasure to participate last week in the 2007 RAF for the Andean Region which covers...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 05/27/2007
More on compliance as a driver for economies of scale
I've coverd in a previous post the benefits and attractiveness of economies of scale in the SaaS...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 05/21/2007
Notes on Provisioning - LitwareHR example
Provisioning is one of the components that is frequently mentioned as a core "Service Delivery...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 05/11/2007
The "Service Delivery Platform"
Gianpaolo has recently published his summary from SaasCon '07 here. Even though our session was...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 05/08/2007
UX and SaaS, second part. Other implications of using the right UI
I posted last week about the importance of designing a great User Experience for a SaaS application....
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 04/25/2007
Importance of User Experience in SaaS Applications
One of the sessions at SaaSCon that I enjoyed the most was Paul Johnston's "What Video Games can...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 04/19/2007
SaaScon in Santa Clara, CA
Gianpaolo and I are presenting in SaaScon next Wednesday. If you happen to be there, join us on...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 04/16/2007
Workshop sold out!
The upcoming workshop on the WCSF next March 12th. is sold out. If you are still interested in...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 03/02/2007
My new role and responsibilities in Microsoft
I have just joined the Software as a Service (SaaS) group in the Microsoft Architecture Strategy...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 02/26/2007
Our plans for Smart Client Software Factory
Blaine, our team's PM, has started a blog. And what would be better than starting it with the plans...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 02/19/2007
Announcement: Web Client Software Factory Workshop
The Client Team at patterns & practices will be hosting a 2 days, instructor-led training event...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 02/19/2007
NUnit support in Web Client Factory
Fresh from our war room: Michael Puleio has just posted the NUnit tests for the factory (covering...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 02/01/2007
Be a good CodePlex citizen. Vote!
A feature I really miss in CodePlex wiki is the ability to embed a video. It is possible to link to...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 01/26/2007
Highly recommended training on CAB & SCSF
Again, for those of you looking for a deep dive into CAB & SCSF with a true expert, this is one...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 01/24/2007
Creating the e-Banking Reference Implementation using WCSF and WSSF
A common question is how to use 2 factories (like WCSF and WSSF) in combination to create a given...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 01/19/2007
Feedback feedback feedback...
Short test: There's something you just really hate in the Web Factory (2 points) There's one missing...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 01/18/2007
Just Released! - Web Client Software Factory
Fresh from the war room: we are very pleased to announce the first release of the Web Client...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 01/12/2007
Web Client Software Factory - Release Candidate
Last night we posted the Web Client Software Factory Release Candidate on CodePlex:...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 01/08/2007
Last post of the year - We move!
Our communities have a new, big home; so update your bookmarks and favorites:...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 12/31/2006
Enterprise Library 3.0 - December 2006 CTP
New CTP version of Enterprise Library, new community web site: https://www.codeplex.com/entlib...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 12/22/2006
How you use patterns - Survey
Via Dragos Manolescu: In the patterns & practices (p&p) group at Microsoft we have been...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 12/17/2006
CAB & Smart Client Software Factory real world experiences
Mario Szpuszta from Microsoft Austria has written a fantastic whitepaper that captures his...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 12/14/2006
New Improved Recipes in the Web Client Software Factory
The new drop this week includes (much) improved recipes. one of the coolest features that we...
Author: Eugenio Pace - MSFT Date: 12/11/2006