The explosion of structured and unstructured data began long before IoT made an appearance. This increase in the volume of data stored in relational database management systems, as well as NoSQL databases, has made access to it increasingly important. Users expect the ability to create self-service reports on a web-based, device-independent platform. Selecting an Embedded Reporting tool is a decision that will have consequences for years to come. Because the reporting components will be so deeply embedded in your systems, it’s critical to pick the right one. Here are 9 questions to ask when selecting an embedded reporting platform. Read More
I still remember the launch date when .NET was announced to the world. I was working at Microsoft on the Visual Studio.NET team, and it was the day we could finally start talking about all the top secret .NET technology we had been developing. At the time, websites were very simple and web apps had just started emerging. Technologies like Javascript and CSS were fragmented and incompatible twinkles in our browser vendor’s eyes. Chrome and Safari had yet to be conceived. Since HTML was still a new paradigm for most developers, Microsoft created an object-oriented framework that sheltered most of the complexity around html with a simple drag and drop interface that lets you build apps visually. I fell immediately in love.
At Izenda, we see many organizations shift from ASP.NET and MVC to use pure JavaScript for their front end. The advantage is, the database developer can focus on creating a secure and scalable backend, while HTML designers can craft a slick UI. We are focused on HTML5 being the front-technology for future versions of our ad-hoc reporting products while retaining a .NET backend that integrates with RESTful services. In this video, Anders Hejlsber, a developer at Microsoft, demonstrates a superset of JavaScript called TypeScript, which is designed to overcome the limits of JavaScript.
(This is part of a series of posts on the new Izenda Reports 6.4, presently at the Release Candidate stage.)
Colorful Ad Hoc Dashboard Gauges
Add a bit of flair to your gauges with the new color palette selection options that lets you specify multiple colors and one of four kinds of gradient. Enable it by filling in the “Color” text box in the Gauges tab. Read More
