My Crazy Friend Hilary Went and Did It...
...a Web cast, that is. See, aside from being one the nicest guys on the planet, Hilary Cotter knows SQL Server Replication. He knows it so well that's he's written a Four-Pound book on topic. And now,...
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Server Summit 2005: Twin Cities Edition
How cool is that? A day long SQL Server 2005 lovefest in the Twin Cities! I gotta imagine they'll be doing these in the other districts too, so go check I'm out. And to my fellow SQL fantantics in the...
View ArticleAre SQL Server 2005 Web Services SOA's friend or foe?
I've been reading Rocky Lhotka's posts from today on Remoting, SOA as RPC and Services having tiers. I think he's right about a lot of what he has to say and that got me thinking about SQL Server...
View ArticleNice article on setting up the December CTP has just gone live on the SSWUG...
Nice article on setting up the December CTP has just gone live on the SSWUG website: Troubleshooting SQL Server 2005 Express Edition installationhttp://www.sswug.org/see/21852/ Way to go Alexander!
View ArticleYesterday's thinking, Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Problems
I think we're getting really close to a very interesting convergence of two very different forces that's going to be the catalyst for the next big thing. Force one: Yesterday's thinking is failing to...
View ArticleIt's Official: Kickstarting Reporting Services on SSWUG
SSWUG's daily newsletter announced it this morning: Getting Started with SQL Server Reporting Services Our next webcast, all about SQL Server Reporting Services, is just days away. Please register...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition showing signs of life
Glen Gordon is doing a web cast on it this Thursday. Register here. It should be over before mine (on Reporting Services) if you're interested in both.
View ArticleNews on SQL Server 2005 Edition Lineup
Just in case you've not been watching, Microsoft has announced the MSRP line up for SQL Server 2005, including a re-affirmation of a what's already been a great story and a huge advance in the position...
View ArticleGoSQLServer March 2005 Meeting Annoucement
Who: The "Best of the best of the best" from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska - Al Zyck and Ravi ThoutireddyWhat: Overview of BCBSNE's multi-Terabyte, 64bit, SQL Server 2000/Informatica Enterprise...
View ArticleService Oriented Integration and the Reporting Services Web Services
I was blessed with the opportunity to follow one of the best .NET brains in Omaha last night -- the Phil Canarski (sp?) -- with a quick presentation on using Reporting Services's Web Services as part...
View ArticleGreg Low shows the value of DDL triggers
Aussie SQL Guru Greg Low shares a script the prevents changes to a SQL Server 2005 master database. Too cool.
View ArticleFAQ: Where can I get SQL Server 2005? (February 2005 CTP update)
A frequent question I see on the various news groups goes something like this one: "Is it possible to download SQL Server 2005 for practice? Is there like student edition available for nominal fee?...
View ArticleReporting Services Scripter Rocks!
Fellow SQL Server MVP Jasper Smith has come with a really neat tool named "Reporting Services Scripter" that makes managing multiple Reporting Services installations easier. It enables scripting of all...
View ArticleReporting Services 2000 Service Pack 2 Bits Out!
Key Functional Enhancements SharePoint Web parts enable you to explore and view reports located on a report server by using Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services or SharePoint Portal Server. Reports...
View ArticleFAQ: Where can I get SQL Server 2005? (April 2005 CTP update)
Feeling a bit of Deja Vu? Well, yes, this is about the third time I've run a very similar post but I just noticed that the April CTP for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is available, so here we go...
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