Cristian Escalante's Profile

DBDesigner 4 is a visual database design system that integrates database design, modeling, creation and maintenance into a single, seamless environment.

It allows for rapid application development by providing common runtime services such as Rights Management, Page Rendering, Transparent Storage, Page Manipulation (edit, delete, rename, view), Versioning, Authentication, Macros, Scripting (Velocity and Groovy) and more. These services are available as APIs in Java, XML/RPC and GWT. The Java APIs can be used either in Java Plugins or directly from within wiki pages using the Velocity and Groovy scripting languages.

explains fundamentals used in architecting a loosely coupled messaging infrastructure. SOAP, REST and JMS are among the messaging structures covered in the presentation

The PCI Security Standards Council is an open global forum for the ongoing development, enhancement, storage, dissemination and implementation of security standards for account data protection.

Visa has developed "Payment Application Best Practices" to assist software vendors create secure payment applications that help ensure merchant compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard.

outlines a process (table, stored procedure and SQL Server Job) to capture the TempDB utilization in order to have the information necessary to start the investigation.

Secure Network Backups in a Heterogeneous Environment in the Time it Takes to Have Pizza Delivered (All Using Open Source Software!)

From a relational engine perspective, the following items can be considered as having different types of processing on a SQL Server machine

This track covers the staple backup technologies such as disk and tape, but also has an eye on the litany of new technologies set to drastically alter the data protection landscape. Speakers will explain how emerging technologies such as data de-duplication, continuous data protection (CDP) and encryption are changing how managers perform and monitor copies of data.

I've found that collecting information on the following things can make the difference between showing yourself to be a true professional and making a complete fool of yourself by presenting second hand knowledge passed down to you as gospel: