Installing Power View for SharePoint in a Test VM

An Old-School Developer Learns New Tricks I am really getting to enjoy the whole concept of self-contained test environments. Honestly, I need them. After decades behind the keyboard and many installation nightmares somehow I still believe that every install should go…

JSON Data Type Web Resource in Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Here is a simple trick that will allow you to store JSON formatted data in a Web Resource in Microsoft Dynamics CRM.  This provides a much more developer-friendly alternative to the XML data type that CRM offers.  The benefits of using JSON to store and transfer data…

SQL AlwaysOn Availability Group Backup Tip

When running mission-critical systems such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM, it is critical keep to make sure that the on-premise SQL Server is highly available.  A good way to achieve this is with AlwaysOn Availability Groups.  One awesome advantage of this redundancy…