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As an enterprise developer, I've always had SQL Server on my laptop (which is my main development machine). For years, SQL Server has been an indispensable tool for enterprise development, since the kind of application you tend to write in this line of business always has a relational database. One well-known drawback of having SQL Server (and others for that matter) on your laptop is that it takes up resources, and it greatly increases start-up time when you turn on your computer. While...
AETF Overview A few years ago, whilst on a large scalability project, we developed an automated test framework that was able to simulate a large number of concurrent multi-user enterprise environment with the aid of simulation robots. Each scenario was controlled from a "Central Core Controller" which in-turn interacted with N-many "Agents" each running on many client workstations. "Agents" were responsible for loading/starting/stopping any required BOT with bindable...
BOOT.INI Option Checklist. There are number of BOOT.INI switches that are useful for driver developers that wish to test their drivers under a variety of different system configurations without having to have a separate machine for every one. For example, limiting the amount of memory NT sees can be useful for stressing memory loads, and limiting the number of processors for testing scalability. Here is a list of the options that BOOT.INI currently supports. Entries in red were introduced in Windows...
Why consider 64-bit computing? The catchword on the technology horizon is "64-bit computing"; the question one would ask is why? The answer would be the need for: More Memory Faster I/O Faster Math and Encryption Support for up to 64 CPUs Today, your typical server contains one or more 32-bit processors which can use a maximum of 4GB RAM. Windows will split that into two, 2GB chunks, one for kernel mode and one for user mode. You can alter this by adding the /3GB switch to your boot.ini file. This...