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Why the Way You Power AI and What You Feed It Determine the Outcomes You Get
April 20, 2026
As organizations have begun to adopt AI across search, copilots, assistants and internal tools, expectations have run high. With access to years and shared drives full of documents, files, emails and knowledge repositories, it felt logical to assume that AI would instantly deliver smarter answers and better decisions right away.
Static Pages vs. Content Modules in Progress Sitefinity CMS: Scaling Content with Structure and GenAI
April 14, 2026
As content volume grows, the way it is structured begins to directly affect speed, cost and operational efficiency. This is where content modules move from being a technical option to becoming a strategic advantage.
Your Association Has Answers, So Why Can’t Members Find Them?
April 02, 2026
This is the first blog in a three-part series on how associations can unlock more value from their content, especially from conferences, using agentic RAG technology and by using Progress Agentic RAG, specifically.
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Crowd Control at Tech Ed 2007
In closing afternoon of our booth at Tech Ed 2007, the throngs reached levels that I last say in the heady days of pre-2000 conferences. Anyone wondering if technology conferences are a dying breed should be heartened by this picture below:
This shot was taken from our booth at Tech Ed. Let me take...
For ADO.NET Oracle connectivity, make the right choice
Attending the Oracle BOF at Tech Ed 2007 yesterday, Oracle graciously provided a forum for developers to talk directly to those at Oracle who drive their data connectivity components including Visual Studio 2005 plug ins. Having discussed various aspects of the Oracle ADO.NET components road-map,...
Throngs at Tech Ed...
A trade show's success has numerous measures, but at Tech Ed, many of these measures need a new scale. The crowds were such that at one point we had a solid line of people outside out booth that would have made the Tokyo commuter grind look like a walk in the park. Overall a very satisfactory...
Tech Ed: Florida style....
Some key differences from last year's Tech Ed experience in Boston....
First, we are in Orlando, Florida where I am reliably informed as my first visit to this part of Florida is an experience akin to Las Vegas with out the glitz. So far, Orlando seems to be living up to it's reputation - from my...
ADO.NET Entities @ Tech Ed 2007
Join us at Tech Ed 2007 where will be discussing the ADO.NET Entities from a ADO.NET Provider writer's perspective.
Recently, Microsoft has announced a delay in the release of LINQ for...
New releases across DataDirect ...
We' have delivered a slew of new releases that spans a significant portion of our product line over the past few weeks. This should, understandably explain the silence here for the past few weeks...
Expert Series: Discover Innovations in Data Connectivity
We are doing our 2007 round of Expert Series in even more locations this year. Here's an abstract for the level of information you can expect to hear:
New development platforms and emerging architectural standards are changing the way we view data, challenging long held views on data access...
Understanding Managed Code
Stephen Wynkoop, Founder of the SQL Server World Wide Users Group (SSWUG) writes about 'Understanding Managed Code' in today's editorial on SSWUG.org. The abstract below, make this nothing short of essential reading:
"Many NET applications fail to meet user...
FFClickOnce - Less than optimal ?
I was contacted by M David Peterson, with some additional details on getting FFClickOnce to work in a way to drive you less insane. Definitly worth a...
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