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Staying Current with Technology: The Benefits & Drawbacks March 7, 2024 Recently Microsoft announced several updates for their flagship technologies. These updates included a new version of .NET, .NET 8, as well as updates to Entity Framework Core, .NET Maui, and more. These updates are…

SQL Saturday Part 2: Learning About Microsoft Fabric   February 29, 2024 I’ve been digging into Microsoft Fabric recently – well overdue, since it was first released about a year ago. At the recent SQL Saturday Atlanta event I attended in early February 2024, I took…

My Trip to SQL Saturday Atlanta (BI Edition): Part 1  February 23, 2024 Recently, I had the opportunity to attend SQL Saturday Atlanta (BI edition), a free annual event for data professionals and enthusiasts held in Alpharetta Georgia. I spoke at this conference a year…

Enabling BitLocker Encryption with Microsoft Intune   February 15, 2024 In today’s data-driven world, safeguarding sensitive information is paramount, especially with the increase in remote work following the pandemic and the rise in cyber threats. BitLocker, a robust encryption tool, plays a pivotal role in protecting…

Primary Constructors (C# 12 Syntactic Sugar): A Guide  February 8, 2024 With the introduction of .Net8 and C#12 in November of 2023, there were many significant changes to .NET and C#. One such feature in C#12 is the concept of a Primary Constructor. A Primary constructor replaces…

5 Software Development Trends for 2024    February 1, 2024 In the last few years, we have witnessed unprecedented changes and advancements in technology, which have impacted the world of software development. These changes have presented organizations with additional opportunities and have allowed them to achieve…

Microsoft Fabric: OneLake Provides a Unified Data Lake   January 25, 2024 Have you been hearing the buzz about Microsoft Fabric?   The Data Engineering and Business Intelligence team at Imaginet has been watching with interest the development of Fabric since it was announced in March 2023.…

Microsoft Loop: Seamless Co-Working in One Place January 17, 2024 Years ago, Microsoft introduced digital collaboration with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and most significantly, MS Teams. Microsoft continues to push the boundaries with its innovations that reshape the way we work and communicate.…

Different Selection of .net Data Structure Has a Positive Impact on Performance  January 11, 2024 Today, programmers often fail to consider the performance impact of certain programming choices. Computers have, and continue to, advance and their seemingly unlimited memory results in a programmer’s lack of…