Visual Studio Magazine

In the Era of .NET Core, Microsoft Revamps SQL Server Data Access

Microsoft announced a new data access driver for SQL Server that should be the path forward for data developers in the era of .NET Core. As the traditional, Windows-only .NET Framework is basically ...
Network World

Server Core 2008 – SQL Server not supported

A new feature of Windows Server 2008 is the ability to install the “Server Core”. This minimal server installation supports only the basic server roles like DHCP, DNS, File and Print Services and ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Mastering SQL Server Indexing: What Every .NET Developer Needs to Know

At the upcoming Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas developer conference, SQL expert Denny Cherry will share essential indexing ...
InfoWorld

How to use advanced Dapper features in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of stored procedures, query pagination, query caching, and other advanced Dapper feature to simplify data access and ensure high performance. The Dapper ORM (object-relational mapper) ...
InfoWorld

6 security best practices for ASP.NET Core

Learn the best practices and built-in safeguards for preventing attacks and protecting sensitive data in your ASP.NET Core web applications. Today’s web applications are vulnerable to a variety of ...