I have been trying to export a SQL Azure DB as a .BACPAC using the command line

"C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server120DACbinSqlPackage.exe"
                              /action:Export
                             /sourceservername:myserver.database.windows.net …

Updated 28 Feb 2015 – Added bit on static addresses

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When using a DD-WRT virtual router, I have realised it is worth setting static a MAC …

I posted in the past on my experience with DD-WRT router running in Hyper-V to allow my VMs internet access. A couple of months on I am still using it and I think have got around the worst of the issues.

The big problem is not with the DD-WRT router, but the way Hyper-V virtual switches use WiFi for some operating …

Whenever I tried to load an Office 2013 document from our SharePoint 2010 instance I kept ending up in the Office Web Application, the Office application was not being launched.

If I tried the use the ‘Open in Word’ context menu I got the following error (and before you ask yes I was in IE, IE11 in fact, and Office …

I am really pleased to be speaking at Techorama again this year. This is a great friendly conference that covers a wide range of subjects.

Like last year the conference is in Mechelen, Belgium on the 12 and 13th of May. Hope to see some of you there

In preparation for my Techdays session next month, I have been sorting demos using the various Release Management clients.

When I tried to create a release from within Visual Studio using the ‘Release Management tools for Visual Studio I found I could not add my Azure subscriptions. I saw the error ‘An unexpected error …

If the reason you have not been using VSO was concern over where it is hosted, then last week Microsoft made an announcement that could ease some of your worries, or at least your legal departments.  VSO now has ISO 27001 Certification and European Model Clauses; for more details see Brian Harry’s blog.

This added to …

One of my blog posts has been re-posted on the Microsoft  UK Developers blog  Resolving the DCS two-step - Release Management vNext deployment

This post covers part of what I will be talking about at Microsoft Techdays on the 5th of February .

You can register here for this free online event