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Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:14 PM

SQL 2005 Metadata Samples Toolkit and whitepaper now available

Reposted 10/1/06 to include in 'free tools' category  I'm constantly asked "what's Microsoft doing about metadata and do we have a solution." In the old days (SQl 2000 and 7), Microsoft provided Meta Data Services, a platform designed to help tools
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Monday, January 02, 2006 5:15 PM

New SQL 2005 code samples available

I guess now the pressure is off to release the product we'll see more useful samples comming out of corp; here's a link to the latest December update: http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/samples/default.aspx  
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Monday, November 28, 2005 5:47 PM

Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - November 2005

Overview The Feature Pack is a collection of standalone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2005. It includes: Latest versions of redistributable components for SQL Server 2005 Latest versions of add-on providers for SQL
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Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:09 PM

Get the facts about deploying and using Microsoft® SQL Server 2005TM

Our launch roadshow, here in the UK, was totally over subscribed.  So here's another chance to gem up on the plethora of new capabilities. Experts from Scalability, DevelopMentor, and Solid Quality Learning will present practical, real-world information
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Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:32 AM

Slides from the SQL Server Launch in Birmingham UK

During, what I hope was viewed as a successful day,  many people asked where they could find the slides for the technical sessions.You will be able to find them @ http://www.microsoft.com/uk/launchtour2005  - but you may have to wait a couple
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Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:42 PM

TechNet Briefing: What's NEW in SQL 2005 - Analysis Services & Data Mining

Here's a little self publicity for gig I'll be doing in December: To register please go to https://msevents-eu.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=118761637 05 December 2005 18:30 - 05 December 2005 21:00 (GMT) GMT, London Welcome
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005 1:07 PM

Microsoft .NET Data Provider for SAP

After my recent SQL 2k5 BI session, here at TVP Reading, I had an enquiry asking for more info regarding the SAP provider I showed in the list of providers available to SQL Server Integration Services .  The best public information I can find
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:59 AM

OLAP, Darwin and Evolution

Edited 21st Sept 05 to include picture of herbarium sheet.   In my article 'Business Intelligence (BI): The way it is without the blah blah', I mention that I was aware of some exiting research using the SQL Server OLAP engine, the results of which
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Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:27 PM

SQL Server Integration Services Samples - Including Fuzzy Logic

At a recent Technet presentation, someone came up to me and asked me if I could post my Fuzzy Logic sample package to my Blog.  I confess I haven't got round to wrapping it all up, but now it looks like I'm off the hook as one has been supplied with
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:50 PM

Bill Gates - A short chat with Microsoft's Chief Software Architect

Its not really SQL Server, but this short 16min video comes from the guy who ultimately takes resposibility for SQL.  Bill is asked a number of interesting questions that put his contimued relationship with Microsoft under the spotlight 
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Tuesday, September 06, 2005 6:11 PM

SQL 2005: Making sense of the new Optimistic Concurrency Controls and the readers that block writers

For a long time now Oracle enthusiasts have bashed SQL Server for not having Optimistic Concurrency Controls.  They would demonstrate a SQL Server reader blocking a writer and possibly a writer blocking a reader.  Thus, having appeared to demonstrate
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:27 PM

Project REAL—Business Intelligence in Practice - great website!

For sometime a group of Program Managers from the SQL BI team have been working with a customer, Barnes and Noble, to produce a SQL BI solution for their data warehouse and analysis needs using SQL 2005.  The leasons learnt from all their work is
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Friday, August 19, 2005 11:24 AM

Reporting Services: Calling an aspx page from a report and passing a parameter

Sudhi recently asked me how to call an aspx page from a report and pass a parameter held in a textbox, or other control. My solution is: Drag a textbox control on to the report and enter the value "2005/07/28/408325" (without the the quotes) in to it. 
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Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:25 PM

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Preview Software for UK customers

If you're in the UK and you'd like to get your hands on the 'Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Preview Software' then please visit: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windowsserversystem/sql/2005/evaluate.aspx  
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:49 AM

SQL Server Reporting Services Report Packs - looking for suggestions

when I was over in the US recently, I attended a 'Bill Baker and team unplugged' session, (Bill is the GM for SQL Server Business Intelligence).  Reporting Services Report packs came up as a topic for discussion.  The team asked the audience
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