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SSMS Tool Pack Add-In

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:19:54 GMT

SSMS Tools PACK is an Add-In (Add-On) for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express.

Develop Robust and Scalable Apps with SQL Server Data Services

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:52:55 GMT

The Microsoft data platform is made up of a rich set of products and technologies for all types of data, from unstructured binary data on one end of the spectrum to highly structured online analytical processing (OLAP) cubes on the other. While these technologies address any application scenarios you may have, typically it involves an up-front investment of time and hardware resources before you are able to start coding your solution.

RSS Reporter free for 4th - free 5 license pack for first 1000 users

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:07:22 GMT

xSQL Software is giving away, to the first 1000 people, a 5 license pack for their RSS Reporter product. That's free free, no credit card or anything required

Efficient Paging in SQL Server 2005

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:46:11 GMT

Sure, SQL Server 2008 is getting ready to drop, but are you familiar with all of the new features that 2005 gave you? Or maybe you haven't used 2005, well, this is a good article to introduce to you several of the new features in SQL Server 2005.

Building a web-based database application within 8 hours, Part Two

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:04:22 GMT

This is part two of my five-part tutorial about implementing a web-based database application with the OlivaNova Modeler. In this part, we're going to discuss a rather simple task, the creation of classes, attributes, associations and inheritance. Modeling the class diagram is the foundation of modeling all other logics and user interface features, such as transactional business logic and AJAXified data views, filters and service forms.

SQL Server 2008 to ship next week?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:47:09 GMT

"Microsoft has told several large database shops to expect their final SQL Server 2008 bits this week. That means it's possible, in an ideal world, that the company will announce RTM (release to manufacturing) of the new database next week at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. (Microsoft is holding to its official "it'll ship in Q3" story.)"

Dynamic Data Access with LINQ

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:50:10 GMT

When I talk about LINQ people often ask whether it's possible to have dynamic queries with LINQ. An example of this is presenting the user with a UI that allows them to optionally filter by some criteria or other and sort by some criteria. This was straightforward if you built-up a SQL string in code. The compiled, static nature of LINQ makes this appear difficult at first. They are not and this video and sample application shows you how to accomplish just this.

Showing some support for LINQ to SQL

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:16:02 GMT

Great article detailing why LINQ to SQL deserves some attention particularly if you buy into the object oriented style of development or are currently working with an ORM such as NHibernate.

SQL Join Resources

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:37:26 GMT

A Join combines records from two (or more) tables to create a new data set. There are several ways to join SQL tables.

How to Track Down Deadlocks Using SQL Server 2005 Profiler

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:22:24 GMT

It is irritating, sometimes alarming, for the user to be confronted by the 'deadlock message' when a deadlock happens. It can be a tiresome business to prevent them from occurring in applications. Fortunately, the profiler can be used to help DBAs identify how deadlocking problems happen, and indicate the best way of minimising the likelihood of their reappearance.

Building a web-based database application within 8 hours

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:51:52 GMT

This article shows you how to implement a rock-solid, multi-tier, scalable, AJAXified C# ASP.NET client/server-application with ease. The tutorial consists of five parts that show how the application has been modeled. Today, I'd like to start with a short introduction and the specification of the application.

New System.Data.SQLite with Experimental Support for LINQ

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:06:21 GMT

A new version of System.Data.SQLite from sqlite.phxsoftware.com is available.

A Programming Job Interview Challenge #10 - The Missing Number

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:46:09 GMT

Here comes the 10th question in our job interview challenge series, the answer to the ninth one is also attached, good luck

Scale Cheaply - Sharding

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:16:05 GMT

There are a lot of expensive ways to scale your database - all of which are highly touted by the big three database vendors because, well, they want to sell you all types of really expensive stuff. Despite what an "engagement consultant" might tell you though, most of the high-traffic websites on the web (google, digg, facebook) rely on far cheaper and better strategies: the core of which is called sharding.

Dropping Unique Constraints in SQL Server

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:42:35 GMT

This article presents a simple stored procedure which makes it possible to delete a stored procedure in SQL Server without knowing it's name, an important tool when automating the maintainance of database schemas in Microsoft SQL Server

71-432 SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:14:36 GMT

Good overview of the upcoming 71-432 SQL Server 2008 Implementation and Maintenance exam. With the constant stream of exams being pumped by Microsoft it's great to have an idea of what's coming down the pipeline.

SQL Server 2008 Data Compression Part-1

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:12:44 GMT

The article provide a breif introduction of new data compression feature in SQL Server 2008.

Finding IDENTITY columns

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:00:57 GMT

Considering transactional replication in SQL Server? Need to find all tables in your database that use Identity columns? This blog offers a T-SQL query that'll do just that.

From Nothing to Binding a List in 5 Minutes with Entity Framework

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:36:07 GMT

A quick tutorial showing how to implement the Entity Framework and use Linq to Entities to bind a list to a GridView.

Sad :-( Over 313 Votes of no confidence for ADO .NET Entity Framework

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:03:20 GMT

This makes me sad. So far over 313 people have given a vote of no confidence in the ADO .NET Entity Framework, and it's rising by the hour.

Read Crystal Reports XI and .Net Books online

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:29:23 GMT

The author has decided to put all his Crystal Reports books online. More authors should put books online as you get instant access plus you get to talk to the author. You get full online access to three Crystal Reports books! Nice!

LINQ To MySQL

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:33:14 GMT

A tutorial on using a 3rd party Linq To MySQL provider

An Unfortunate Consequence of History

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:45:12 GMT

The author talks about the history of data in applications, why we have the need for databases, and where data is headed.

The criticism of the Entity Framework - not just around DDD

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:01:10 GMT

Describing the historical context for the criticism for EF>.

Microsoft SQL Server Database Publishing Wizard 1.1

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:21:10 GMT

The SQL Server Database Publishing Wizard provides a way to publish databases to T-SQL scripts or directly to supporting hosting service providers.