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NHibernate Tutorial: Database-First & Model-First Using Visual ORM Designer

Learn how to create and configure an NHibernate model with Entity Developer — Devart’s powerful visual ORM designer for.NET. In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll cover both Database-First and Model-First approaches, show how to update models, generate mappings and classes, and even produce SQL scripts directly from your model. Whether you’re using Visual Studio or working in VS Code, Entity Developer makes NHibernate development faster, easier, and more reliable.

dotConnect for SQLite: Fast .NET data access with ORM and encryption support

Supercharge your.NET applications with dotConnect for SQLite — the high-performance data provider trusted by thousands of developers. Whether you're building lightweight apps or enterprise-scale solutions, dotConnect delivers secure, encrypted access to SQLite with seamless Visual Studio integration, powerful ADO.NET architecture, and full ORM support, including Entity Framework Core. Chapters: Try it free for 30 days and see why thousands of developers trust dotConnect for SQLite in mission-critical environments.

Unprecedented industry turbulence: leading through change ft. Pat Kua, author of LevelUp newsletter

Engineering leadership has never been more challenging, or more critical. In this episode, Rob sits down with Pat Kua, seasoned technology leader, author of three books including Building Evolutionary Architectures, and creator of the popular Level Up newsletter for technical leaders.

Colocated vs Dedicated vs Remote Servers: How to Choose the Right Hosting for Your Business Projects

Businesses have three main options for hosting servers off-premises: colocation, dedicated server hosting, and cloud (remote) hosting. In colocated hosting (colo), the customer owns the server hardware and simply rents space, power and network connectivity in a thirdparty data center. In this model, "you bring or ship your servers" to the provider's facility and lease rack space, power and bandwidthliquidweb.com. By contrast, dedicated hosting involves leasing an entire physical server from a provider.

Why open source might be the best move for ISVs

Why do ISVs choose to partner with Canonical? Canonical’s promise to deliver secure, open source software empowers Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to focus on building and improving their products every day. We help vendors meet regulatory compliance, reduce their environmental footprint through containerization, and stay ready for the future.

Automating Connectivity: The Future of Digital Infrastructure

Connectivity powers our world, but the way it’s bought and sold is being transformed. In this episode of Uplink, Michael Reid talks with Ben Edmond, founder and CEO of Connectbase, about building a global marketplace for digital infrastructure. With 4.2 million quotes processed each month and 1.9 trillion rows of connectivity data, Connectbase is revolutionizing how providers and enterprises access real-time intelligence.

How to get fast, easy insights with the Gremlin MCP Server

Chaos Engineering and reliability testing give you visibility into the actual reliability of your services by simulating real-world failure conditions. But what if you could dig into the testing and results data using AI to quickly uncover new insights? That’s the logic behind the Gremlin MCP Server. Released as part of Reliability Intelligence, the Gremlin MCP Server allows you to bring your LLM of choice to explore your Gremlin data and find opportunities to get more out of Gremlin.

Proxmox vs Cycle: Toolkit or Platform?

If you've ever run a homelab, chances are you've tried Proxmox. Its mix of open-source accessibility, strong VM support, and lightweight containers has made it popular among enthusiasts and small IT teams alike. Beyond hobby projects, Proxmox has also found adoption in organizations that value cost efficiency or wanted to avoid locking themselves into VMware's catalog. That adoption has seen some positive movement in the wake of Broadcom's changes to VMware's licensing and support model.

Windows Security Event Collection for Microsoft Sentinel with Datastream

Collecting Windows Security Events has always been a necessary but difficult job. Traditional methods depend on third-party collectors that must be installed, configured, and constantly maintained. They break, they lag behind updates, and they create unnecessary operational work. At the same time, they often flood Microsoft Sentinel with redundant or irrelevant data, driving up costs and slowing down investigations.