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Report Builder 3.0 and SharePoint Lists
Up until SQL 2008 R2, creating Reporting Services reports based on SharePoint list data has been a little tricky. There have been "techniques" and 3rd-party solutions available...
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Disappearing ATOM Feeds in SQL Server Reporting Services
One of the great new features of SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services is the “Export to ATOM Feed” icon on the Report Viewer Toolbar. With it, you can download the underlying data from a report in...
View ArticleSQL Server R2 Management Studio simplifies multi-server management with...
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) now has a new tab called the Utility Explorer which provides DBAs insights into how enrolled instances and data tier applications are using resources such as CPU and...
View ArticleSync Frameworks versus Replication
There is often confusion as to when to use Sync Frameworks or Replication. Sync Frameworks can be used to synchronize data stores whether they are databases or even a file store whereas replication is...
View ArticleFederal Complex Event Processing Applications
SQL 2008 R2 comes with a new technology called StreamInsight. StreamInsight is a development platform that allows you to develop complex event processing applications. Its .NET Framework-based...
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Breaking Down Microsoft BI
I get a lot of questions around what is Microsoft Business Intelligence and I wanted to explain the answer from several perspectives. First, Microsoft BI is not a product, it is a set of capabilities...
View ArticleSystem Center vs Application and Multi-Server Management?
The management of SQL is often performed by different skillsets so there are tools for each audience. It is not a question of System Center vs Application and Multi-Server Management (AMM) but...
View ArticleUpdated SQL Server Protocol Specifications
Microsoft has committed itself to releasing product protocols through its’ Open Specifications program. To that end, the SQL Server team just released updates to 25 existing and new specifications on...
View ArticleTracking Changes in SQL Server
Microsoft offers two mechanisms for tracking changes: Change Data Capture (CDC) and Change Tracking. CDC is an asynchronous process which captures the exposed data from the Transaction log. It not...
View ArticleExtending Policy Based Management to earlier editions
SQL Server 2008 introduced the policy based management (PBM) feature which allows DBAs to create policies in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to manage database entities. These entities can be the...
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Disappearing ATOM Feeds in SQL Server Reporting Services
One of the great new features of SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services is the “Export to ATOM Feed” icon on the Report Viewer Toolbar. With it, you can download the underlying data from a report in...
View ArticleTracking UAVs with StreamInsight
Here is an interesting scenario: You are monitoring UAVs in a particular region and you get some intel that correlates to a sector you want to investigate. How do you paint the target? How do you...
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