• Top Contributors Awards *PLUS* - New Improved Blog! Office 365, I/O Control codes, MS Message Analyser, ASP.NET Portal, Small Basic, TAT, Poweshell, and NEW winner stats section!

    Welcome back for another analysis of contributions to TechNet Wiki over the last week.

    First up, the weekly leader board snapshot...

     

    Yey for Sandro! Topping the charts once again, holding back regular stalwart Peter Geelen for another week.

    ChenV still holdng most articles for the month!

     

    As always, here are the results of another weekly crawl over the updated articles feed.

     

    Ninja Award Most Revisions Award  
    Who has made the most individual revisions
     

     

    #1 Sandro Pereira with 169 revisions.

      

    #2 Shanky_621 with 88 revisions.

      

    #3 Peter Geelen - MSFT with 58 revisions.

      

    Just behind the winners but also worth a mention are:

    #4 Benoit Jester - MTFC with 47 revisions.

      

    #5 Nonki Takahashi with 41 revisions.

      

    #6 Maheshkumar S Tiwari with 31 revisions.

      

    #7 Muhammad Ehsan with 30 revisions.

      

    #8 Matthew Yarlett with 27 revisions.

      

    #9 Carsten Siemens with 25 revisions.

      

    #10 YahyaZahedi with 21 revisions.

      

     

    Ninja Award Most Articles Updated Award  
    Who has updated the most articles
     

     

    #1 Sandro Pereira with 121 articles.

      

    #2 Shanky_621 with 27 articles.

      

    #3 Maheshkumar S Tiwari with 26 articles.

      

    Just behind the winners but also worth a mention are:

    #4 Benoit Jester - MTFC with 23 articles.

      

    #5 Peter Geelen - MSFT with 15 articles.

      

    #6 Matthew Yarlett with 12 articles.

      

    #7 Nonki Takahashi with 10 articles.

      

    #8 Carsten Siemens with 9 articles.

      

    #9 Ed Price - MSFT with 8 articles.

      

    #10 YahyaZahedi with 7 articles.

      

     

    Ninja Award Most Updated Article Award  
    Largest amount of updated content in a single article
     

     

    The article to have the most change this week was Office 365-Nouveaux Entêtes pour les Bibliothèques de Documents (fr-FR), by Benoit Jester - MTFC

    This week's reviser was Benoit Jester - MTFC

    New in from Benoit, this is a shining example of his work. Another fine article explaining headers for Office365 library documents. Lots of scrummy pictures to make this a simple tutorial. Thanks as always Benoit!

     

     

    Ninja Award Longest Article Award  
    Biggest article updated this week
     

     

    This week's largest document to get some attention is Decoding I/O Control Codes (IOCTL, FSCTL and DeviceIoCodes) w/ table of known values, by Bryan S. Burgin

    This week's reviser was Althea_MSFT

    A monster dump of codes, to be sure, but a very useful debugging article that will help many.

    Bryan includes plenty of context and instructions on how to decode these vital clues within a network trace.

     

     

    Ninja Award Most Revised Article Award  
    Article with the most revisions in a week
     

    We have three winners this week, all revising 12 times... 

    This week's most fiddled with article is Microsoft Message Analyzer, by Greg Gille - MSFT. It was revised 12 times last week.

    This week's reviser was Greg Gille - MSFT

    A great initiative from Greg here, to... "provide feedback about Message Analyzer Operating Guide topics"

    Another great use of the Wiki, good luck Greg.

     

    This week's most fiddled with article is Wiki: ASP.NET Portal, by João Eduardo Sousa. It was revised 12 times last week.

    This week's revisers were Sandro Pereira & João Eduardo Sousa

    A great start to another great portal, and I think this is one that could blossom very big!

    Thanks João for a great start, and to Sandro for his experienced hand!

     

    This week's most fiddled with article is Small Basic: Label, by Nonki Takahashi. It was revised 12 times last week.

    This week's reviser was Nonki Takahashi

    And another newie, this time from the famous Nonki.

    Nonki is a leading authority on Small Basic (as is Ed Price of course) and this simple article is of his usual high standard.

     

     

    Ninja Award Most Popular Article Award  
    Collaboration is the name of the game!
     

    TechNet Guru May and June come first and second this week, but as they often win, I'll skip them this time to highlight another regular winner, from Gokan. 

    The article to be updated by the THIRD most people this week is Turkish Wiki Ninjas Blog Authoring Schedule (tr-TR), by Gokan Ozcifci

    This week's revisers were Hasan Dimdik - TAT, Ersin CAN - TAT, Ugur Demir - TAT, Mehmet PARLAKYIGIT-TAT, Davut EREN - TAT & Gokan Ozcifci

    The TAT (Turkish Avengers Team) are a hardy band of code warriors from Turkey that are second to none on the international avenging circuit.

    Their technical prowess is the stuff of legend, and membership guarantees immortal fame on TechNet Wiki and across their tech disciplines.

    If you think you are at the top of your game, and think you could give a little back [and you're Turkish of course] then look up this band of brothers.

    If you're good enough, you could be accepted into the group!  

     

    Ninja Award Ninja Edit Award  
    A ninja needs lightning fast reactions!
     

     

    Below is a list of this week's fastest ninja edits. That's an edit to an article after another person

     

    Ninja Award Winner Summary!  
    Let's celebrate our winners!
     

    Yey! A new section! 

    I've been very busy lately, collating all our various initiatives into one database.
    This is all work towards a "Ninja Belt Calculator", but meanwhile I can use the collated data to add some extra value to this blog.
    Note, "Top contributor" stats below are missing many wins, as I'm still building that data.
    Also, only the gold winner of MostArticles and Most Revisions is shown below.  A bug to fix for next week :)
    Let me know if you spot any broken links.


    Most Revisions Award Winner
    The reviser is the winner of this category.

    Sandro Pereira

    Sandro Pereira has featured articles on TechNet Wiki!

    Sandro Pereira has been interviewed on TechNet Wiki!

    Sandro Pereira has TechNet Guru medals, for the following articles:

    Sandro Pereira has won 25 previous Top Contributor Awards. Most recent five shown below:

    Sandro Pereira's profile page



    Most Articles Award Winner
    The reviser is the winner of this category.

    Sandro Pereira

    Sandro Pereira is mentioned above.



    Most Updated Article Award Winner
    The author is the winner, as it is their article that has had the changes.

    Benoit Jester - MTFC

    Benoit Jester - MTFC has been interviewed on TechNet Wiki!

    Benoit Jester - MTFC has TechNet Guru medals, for the following articles:

    Benoit Jester - MTFC has won 20 previous Top Contributor Awards. Most recent five shown below:

    Benoit Jester - MTFC has not yet had any featured articles (see below)

    Benoit Jester - MTFC's profile page



    Longest Article Award Winner
    The author is the winner, as it is their article that is so long!

    Bryan S. Burgin

    This is the first known award for this user on TechNet Wiki.



    Most Revised Article Winner
    The author is the winner, as it is their article that has ben changed the most

    Greg Gille - MSFT

    This is the first known award for this user on TechNet Wiki.

    João Eduardo Sousa

    João Eduardo Sousa has been interviewed on TechNet Wiki!

    João Eduardo Sousa has TechNet Guru medals, for the following articles:

    This is the first Top Contributors award for João Eduardo Sousa on TechNet Wiki! Congratulations João Eduardo Sousa!

    João Eduardo Sousa has not yet had any featured articles (see below)

    João Eduardo Sousa's profile page

    Nonki Takahashi

    Nonki Takahashi has featured articles on TechNet Wiki!

    Nonki Takahashi has been interviewed on TechNet Wiki!

    Nonki Takahashi has TechNet Guru medals, for the following articles:

    Nonki Takahashi has won 2 previous Top Contributor Awards:

    Nonki Takahashi's profile page



    Most Popular Article Winner
    The author is the winner, as it is their article that has had the most attention.

    Gokan Ozcifci

    Gokan Ozcifci has been interviewed on TechNet Wiki!

    Gokan Ozcifci has won 42 previous Top Contributor Awards. Most recent five shown below:

    Gokan Ozcifci has not yet had any featured articles or TechNet Guru medals (see below)

    Gokan Ozcifci's profile page



    Ninja Edit Award Winner
    The author is the reviser, for it is their hand that is quickest!

    Peter Geelen - MSFT

    Peter Geelen - MSFT has featured articles on TechNet Wiki!

    Peter Geelen - MSFT has been interviewed on TechNet Wiki!

    Peter Geelen - MSFT has won 14 previous Top Contributor Awards. Most recent five shown below:

    Peter Geelen - MSFT has not yet had any TechNet Guru medals (see below)

    Peter Geelen - MSFT's profile page



    Well what a week for new articles! Some amazing reading coming in from old and new Wiki warriors!

    Keep up the good work folks, and if you're still hovering around the edges, come on in, the Wiki is getting warmer!

     

    Best regards,
    Pete Laker (XAML guy)

     

  • TechNet Wiki Magazine Sixth Edition | Wiki Ninjas, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, SharePoint, Windows Phone, AD, BizTalk Server, SQL Server and many more

    Exciting news for the community… finally the Sixth edition of TechNet Wiki Magazine has just been released with a major number of new articles!

    This edition includes topics such as:

    TechNet Wiki Ninjas, the true heroes being the TechNet Wiki, and about the TechNet Wiki itself!

    This topic will have a continuous presence in this magazine because they deserve it

    • TechNet Wiki Ninjas, the true heroes being the TechNet Wiki, and about the TechNet Wiki itself!
      • This topic will have a continuous presence in this magazine because they deserve it
    • SQL Server, T-SQL and SSIS
    • Business Intelligence
    • Small Basic
    • SharePoint
    • Forefront Identity Manager
    • Oracle
    • Windows Server 2012
    • BizTalk Server
    • System Center Operations Manager
    • Active Directory
    • PowerShell
    • Visio
    • Visual C#
    • Windows Phone
    • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
    • and many more...

    In an amazing total of 92 new articles!!

    To be the spotlight of the cover of this Sixth edition, I have chosen a list of the TechNet Wiki Ninjas Heroes (Part 1). Heroes because they are making the TechNet Wiki growing day by day with their amazing contributions and more important, they are sharing their knowledge and helping the community.

     Note: I didn't include these contributors for any particular reason, they were the last that were interviewed in TechNet Wiki Blog... in the future other will be present.

    Stay tuned for next editions! The magazine will get better and better because soon our next releases will be published with new content.

    You can find the TechNet Wiki Magazine in Flipboard in your favorite device from Apple (iPhone, iPad), Android, Windows 8, and so on… or simply through the Internet browser at: https://flipboard.com/section/technet-wiki-magazine-b0doW5


    - BizTalk Wiki Ninja Sandro Pereira (Blog, Wiki, Twitter, Profile)

  • Integration and the TechNet Wiki

    Last couple of years I have blogged on the TechNet Wiki blog about integration and BizTalk in general. The scope of integration has broadened with the emerge of the cloud. Integration is not limited to the on premise domain. Nowadays it includes the cloud and devices.

    A global research and advisory firm Forester reported recently on a couple of providers offering integration technology (on premise and cloud). Forester did research in the integration offerings of providers like Microsoft, Mule, Dell Boomi and others. In their report Forester introduced four typical application landscapes, a similar kind of concept Gartner uses with their magical quadrant:

    • Wide integration - focusing on the value of hybrid integration.
    • Deep integration - with a focus on integration capability first and interoperability second.
    • Cloud integration - focuses on all and any integrations in and with the cloud, including iPaaS offerings.
    • Internet-of-Things integration

    In the report it turn out that Microsoft was a strong performer in wide, deep and cloud integration with their technology, products and partner products:

    • BizTalk Server
    • BizTalk Server on Azure (IaaS)
    • Azure Service Bus
    • Azure BizTalk Services
    • SQL Server(for data integration capabilities)
    • BizTalk Adapter Pack

    Partner products:

    • Sentinet by Nevatech as a repository and metadata life-cycle management solution,
    • BizTalk360 by Kovai for run-time management

    The TechNet wiki provides a full range of articles on the above mentioned products and technologies.

    Enjoy your weekend and the TechNet Wiki!

    Steef-Jan Wiggers (Blog, Wiki, Twitter, Profile)

  • Congrats to Wiki Ninja Blog Author Maheshkumar Tiwari, who is now an MVP in Microsoft Integration!

    Please join me in congratulating Maheshkumar, who became an MVP this year, in April!

     

    Microsoft Integration used to be the BizTalk MVP category. So if you're confused as to why Maheshkumar isn't a BizTalk MVP, it's because BizTalk has become Microsoft Integration!

     

    Let's see more of Maheshkumar's accomplishments!

     

    User Page: Maheshkumar S Tiwari 

    Maheshkumar S Tiwari's avatar 

    Wiki Stats:

    • 45 Articles
    • 4.752 Article Edits
    • 3.789 Article Comments
    • 13 Wiki Ninja Blog Posts
    • 95 4+ Star Ratings on his Blog Posts
    • 119 Blog Comments
    • 4 Gold Achievement Medals
    • 3 TechNet Guru Medals, in BizTalk

    Top Wiki Articles:

    Bio:

    Maheshkumar S. Tiwari is a Technical Lead at KPIT Technologies and prior to this was Team Lead working at iVision Software Pvt Ltd, Pune, India. He has over 5.6+ years of experience with EAI/EDI technologies like Axway Amtrix and Microsoft BizTalk Server. He started working with BizTalk 2009 and now works with BizTalk 2010 and has in-depth knowledge of how BizTalk works. He also gives training to the team members and newcomers on BizTalk and EAI. He loves to share his knowledge, help others and also learn from others as he believes everyone has something which can be learned. He is active on BizTalk forums and TechNet Wiki.

     

    Please join me in congratulating Maheshkumar in receiving this well deserved award!

       - Ninja Ed

  • Congratulations to a Wiki Ninja and BizTalk Guru, Mohit Gupta, who has become a Microsoft Integration MVP!!!

    Continuing this amazing and humbling series, we now have, for the third week in a row, an announcement for a Wiki Ninja who became an MVP!

      

    Please join me in congratulating Mohit Gupta!

    1. Mohit's MVP Profile:

    http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Mohit%20Kumar%20Gupta-5000452

    Technical Expertise:
    • Microsoft Integration
    Technical Interests:
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Visual C#
    • Microsoft Integration

    Location:

    India

    Bio:

    Mohit has 4+ years of experience in microsoft technologies which includes Biztalk Server 2009/2010, SQL Server , C# ,WCF. he is Btech in CSE and started his professional career with NIIT Tech Ltd.

     

    You'll notice an emphasis in Mohit's activities are on his excellent TechNet Wiki articles...

     

    TechNet Wiki Activities:

    2/21/2014

    How to integrate Two way WCF Service with Windows Azure Biztalk Services

    2/13/2014

    Windows Azure Biztalk Services : Context Based Routing

    2/4/2014

    Using Windows Azure BizTalk Services to Insert XML Messages into an Azure SQL Server

    1/29/2014

    Using Windows Azure Biztalk Service to receive EDI file from multiple partner and convert to XML

    1/21/2014

    Use Windows Azure BizTalk Service (WABS) to Transform Flat File to XML

    1/14/2014

    How to Create BizTalk Server 2013 VM on Windows Azure With Few Clicks

     

    2. Mohit's TechNet Profile:

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/mohit%20kumar%20gupta/

    Mohit Kumar Gupta's avatar

    Wiki Statistics:

    • 3 BizTalk Guru Medals
    • 5,737 TechNet Recognition Points
    • 17 Wiki Articles (all high quality)
    • 92 Article Edits
    • 45 Wiki Comments

    Top Wiki Articles:

     

    3. Mohit's Wiki Ninja Interview:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/wikininjas/archive/2013/11/18/interview-with-biztalk-wiki-ninja-mohit-gupta-mcc-and-technet-guru-medal-winner.aspx

    Thanks to Maheshkumar for hosting this interview!

    Here are a few excerpts:

    Mahesh: Who are you, where are you, and what do you do? What are your specialty technologies?
    Mohit: My Name is  Mohit Kumar Gupta .I am 25 years old, live in Noida (near Delhi, India)  with my family (mother, father and Wife).
    I have been in the IT industry for more than 4 years. I started my professional career with BizTalk server. Since then, I have been working with Biztalk, C#, Dynamic Ax, and WCF.

    Currently working as a Senior BizTalk developer at Zones Inc.


    Mahesh: What are your favorite Wiki articles you’ve contributed?
    Mohit:

    Complex FlatFile parsing using Biztalk Schema and Map (This was a TechNet Guru winning article)
    muenchian grouping using custom Xslt 

    Mahesh: Who has impressed you in the Wiki community, and why?
    Mohit: I would like to say thank to all  TechNet Wiki contributors who share their knowledge.

    My special thanks to 

    M.R.ASHWIN PRABHU
    Saravana Kumar
    Richard Seroter
    Sandro Pereira
    Steef-Jan Wiggers
    Leonid Ganeline
    Nino Crudele

     

    Join me in congratulating Mohit on this well-earned honor!

       - Ninja Ed