Turning Data Into Information
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP, once said:“The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.”It can be inferred from this quote that data, on its own, isn’t much use to anyone....
View ArticleIntroduction to Systematic Programming – Week 4
In the event that you're just joining in, here's a guide to the rest of this series:Intro to “Introduction to Systematic Programming” CourseIntroduction to Systematic Programming – Week 1Introduction...
View ArticleConsumerization of IT in the Enterprise – A Work Anywhere Ecosystem (Part 4)
Looking for Part 1 of A Work Anywhere Ecosystem? Check it out here!Need Part 2 of A Work Anywhere Ecosystem? That's right here!Part 3 of A Work Anywhere Ecosystem lives here! When it comes to tablet...
View ArticleReportPlus v2.1 available for download
I'm happy to announce that we've released v2.1. This release shipped the following new features:Calculated fields post aggregationA new type of calculated field is introduced, which enables computing...
View ArticleInfragistics Parsing Framework - Removing Ambiguities, Part 6
This post is part of a series on the parsing framework provided by Infragistics starting in version 12.2. The previous post in the series can be found here.In the previous article, we saw the dangling...
View ArticleHow To Find & Register A Domain Name
Building a web site or web app involves a huge list of tasks that need to be completed for a site can go live. To start it all off, there is the planning stage, where all of the initial requirements...
View ArticleUXPA Conference
Infragistics is proud to announce its’ sponsorship of the UXPA Conference this year!The UXPA Conference, one of the marquee events for user experience professionals in the United States, is set to gear...
View ArticleLook Ma… I’m an MVP
The last five weeks have been crazy for me! The first week of June I was at TechEd, where I appeared on Channel 9 Visual Studio Toolbox, and where I found out that the Microsoft Patterns and Practices...
View ArticleConstraining Design
There are good constraints and bad constraints when it comes to design. A good constraint is one that enables a designer to discover and realize a great design. This makes us ask what makes a design...
View ArticleAndroid & iOS Developers Needed For The Future
The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon is being fueled by the growing popularity of operating systems like Android, iOS and their vast networks filled with mobile applications devoted to all sorts...
View ArticleCreate Beautiful Dashboards On The Move
ReportPlus, our flagship iOS dashboard tool (available on iTunes), takes the idea of working with dashboards on an iOS device to the next level. You see, most mobile dashboard tools let you view a...
View ArticleSouthern California Inland Empire .Net User Group MVM Event
Last Tuesday, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the Most Valuable Member event of the Inland Empire User Group. This was the 6th year for the MVM event which was held at the San...
View ArticleEvaluating the New Pinterest
Yes, Its true. I'm a Pinterest Addict. I spend my free time browsing everything from Photography to new recipes and UI patterns to cute outfits. The site already has millions of users and a great...
View ArticleWindows Azure introduces pay-by-the-minute feature
A concern when architecting for the cloud is dealing with elasticity. The pricing of Windows Azure on compute / VM roles had an affect on how you dealt with scaling for demand. Previously if you spun...
View ArticleCommunity report: Australian Microsoft Bizspark Azure camps
Last week, I flew around Australia helping out with the Bizspark dev camps. I answered questions that the attendees had on development on Windows Azure as well as Windows 8 and Windows Phone. I also...
View ArticleWindows Azure editorial for MSDN flash
I was asked to write an editorial for MSDN flash. It hasn’t been published yet, but here is the raw article I submitted. At Build 2013, Microsoft covered a lot of the recent activity within the Windows...
View ArticleMobile Application Revenue Will Reach $27 Billion in 2013
The growing popularity of smartphones and tablets has resulted in a mobile applications market that is just as impressive as these powerful devices themselves. Apps are available for consumers and...
View ArticleCloud Computing Creating New Possibilities for Mobile Applications
Cloud computing has become an IT staple in a number of ways, allowing businesses of all sizes to reduce costs, improve employee collaboration and replace aging infrastructures. The mobile revolution...
View ArticleXbox One cloud + Geo-distributed Windows Azure datacentres
Previously I blogged about how Microsoft were creating new Windows Azure data centres in Australia http://davidburela.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/windows-azure-datacentres-coming-to-australia/.Another...
View ArticleWPF 3D Surface Chart for your scatter data
As part of the NetAdvantage for WPF product, we already offer a substantial array of data visualization controls such as a high-speed chart, map, pivot grid, timeline, treemap and others. These have...
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