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These days, most applications come with the ability to send email notifications. Sending an email in Dot Net is quite easy and can be accomplished using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). I have used SMTP in many of my web applications, and it is still available in .Net Core. So, why should you use MailKit? […]
The need for a directory of users arises when various devices are used on the same network. It is crucial to locate the directory on one central source, known as Active Directory. It helps validate and authenticate multiple users accessing all resources on the domain with a single sign-on. In this blog, we will demonstrate […]
What are Microservices? Historically applications were Monolithic applications where the architecture was a unified and closely coupled integrated unit. Microservices, on the contrary, are smaller independent unified business modules. Each module in Microservices performs its own unique business functionality, at times with dedicated databases. As shown in the above image, the architecture of Microservices consists […]
Introduction The Database plays a vital role in any web or windows application development. The Database project can be used to maintain the repository of the schema changes. Why do we need a Database project? While developing any application, the developer has to work on many database tasks such as creating tables, triggers, stored procedures, […]
Power BI is a tool used for generating business intelligence reports, charts and graphs, that incorporate easy to understand visuals. It is a self-service BI tool that is particularly useful for data analysts who create and distribute BI reports throughout the organization. With moderate knowledge of SQL, one can develop simple power BI visuals after […]
It is no secret that digital technology is slowly shaping the future of the healthcare industry. The use of fitness tracking devices has grown rapidly, the philosophy being ‘that which gets measured can be improved’. The MetaSys team has worked on integrating tracking devices with Fitness and Nutrition Applications. This article describes one such achievement, […]
Exporting your data to an excel spread sheet is a very common requirement, but what if this data is coming from a database as a Web API service . This is possible using Macro Programming. In this article, I would like to give a brief overview of how to export your data from the ASP […]
In this article I will share some information about a recent barcode scanning implementation we did for a web based application for one of our clients. Barcodes are nothing more than a machine readable form of data represented in the form of lines. Nowadays, barcodes are an essential part of inventory management for a number […]
Today data security during financial transactions is super important and critical. The protection of sensitive user data should be a major priority for developers working on applications that use financial or personal information of the clients. These days, many apps are accessed through multiple devices including desktops, laptops, mobile phones and tablets. Both web […]
Exchange Web Services is an Application Program Interface (API) by Microsoft that allows programmers to fetch Microsoft Exchange items including calendars, contacts and emails. It can be used to read the email box and retrieve emails along with all the metadata such as headers, body and attachments. This is useful when the same information needs […]
We all know how frustrating it is to see the progress spinning wheel going on and on while navigating through a web app. It’s due to these performance issues that users lose interest in a web application, which can hinder the success of the app. Improving performance is an important task for any app developer, […]
In building web applications for clients, two important factors we at MetaSys focus on are performance, and speed of development. Good performance is crucial for the success of any web application, as users expect pages and screens to load instantly. Users will quickly stop using slow programs in favour of other web or mobile applications. […]
This article provides step by step instructions on how to backup an SQL database on the Microsoft Azure cloud using SQL jobs. The SQL server provides built-in functionality for backups to the Azure cloud. This includes restoration of a previous version of the database in two ways, either the latest download, or using a specific […]
It has been a couple of months since I gained MCSA Certification Exam in Web Applications, and in this article, I will share my experience of preparing for and taking the exams. If you’re interested in getting MCSA certification, this article might give you an idea of how long you might need to prepare, and […]
People today are more health-conscious than ever before, and digital technology is playing an important role in this development. Thanks to modern technology, there are many tools and devices to measure and record physical characteristics that relate to personal health. Tracking exercise routines and nutrition has become a popular tool for individuals to keep up […]
These days financial, marketing and e-commerce websites allow us to download reports and receipts in pdf form. The Pdf file format is a convenient way of sharing information, as there is a high level of confidence that the user can open the document with the intended look and feel. This is even true for documents […]
Tracking KPIs, metrics and any other relevant data is important for any business looking to improve their performance, and proper visualisation can be helpful for identifying trends and patterns. A useful information management tool is a dashboard, which can be used to provide a graphical summary of all relevant information. This article details a recent […]
History Like many others, we have been working on MVC 5 based web applications since 2013. With Microsoft planning significant investment into the open-source development platform .Net core, we saw the advantage of migrating our current applications to the new platform sooner rather than later. The first version of .Net Core 1.0 was released by […]
Over the last decade, DATA is the NEW OIL. While the increasing amount of digitization has led to data exploding exponentially, several other factors have also contributed. The cost of data storage has dropped substantially; enterprises are unwilling to delete any of their data. DATA is now a Corporate Asset and archived NOT deleted. In […]
Microsoft has recently launched ‘Visual Studio Mobile Center’ for the developer community. The purpose is to help in building and managing mobile apps through a set of cloud services. The Mobile Center supports applications built on several frameworks. It supports apps built on platforms like Swift, Java, Xamarin, React Native and Objective –C. The platform […]
Microsoft began developing the dot net framework in the 1990’s and launched the first beta version in 2000. Since then, there has been no looking back. Almost 12 versions of.Net framework have been launched till now. Organizations which are looking for enterprise software solutions rely upon.NET framework. Recently, Microsoft celebrated the completion of 15 years since.NET […]
