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VTD - Q&A Part 1
In the recently concluded Virtual TechDays in Sep we had a track for SQL Server and we did 4 sessions. There were a number of questions that we were not able to answer during the session. I just compiled the Part I of the responses for "Top 10 DMV's"...
Posted 10-09-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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SQL Server 2008 and Virtual Earth
Here are a set of links that will bridge the gap between SQL Server 2008 datatypes and Virtual Earth seamless integration. Virtual Earth & SQL Server 2008 - Part 1: Introduction (1/2) Virtual Earth & SQL Server 2008 - Part 1: Introduction (2/2...
Posted 10-08-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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Get Different Language from SSAS into Excel
Wrote a small tip on my website (ExtremeExperts) yesterday on how one can get a different language data from SQL Server Analysis Services 2008 into Excel 2007. Read the article here .
Posted 10-07-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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SSIS Connectors - Oracle and Teradata added
Two new SSIS connectors have been released to the web: Microsoft Connector to Oracle by Attunity 1.0 : The Oracle source and destination components are written to achieve optimal performance when loading data into Oracle or unloading data from Oracle...
Posted 10-07-2008 by vinodkumar | 1 comment(s)
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SQL Express - Prereqs
There is a wonderful post over the SQL PSS blog about installing SQL Server Express and the various errors you might encounter. It explains in good detail on the pre-requisite required for installing SQL Server 2008. Check this here .
Posted 10-03-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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SSMA 2005 & 2008 V4.0 - 7 New additions
SSMA 2005 for Oracle 4.0 : h ttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6D9BC6A7-75DA-493E-BEE5-50F4A4352B91&displaylang=en SSMA 2008 for Oracle 4.0 : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3E8722AE-77F3-4288-906D-F421E24D322F&displaylang...
Posted 09-30-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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Power of Views with SSIS
This is an interesting and a common requirement of locking the schema once the SSIS package is created. Else I have seen manytimes the nasty error and we need to open the package to re-validate the Tasks. Check this post from Roche that explains how to...
Posted 09-15-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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5 Hidden Gems inside SQL Server
If you have not yet registered for the Virtual TechDays Event , then please do it. There are close to 40+ sessions that will feature. I will be doing 3 sessions around SQL Server. One of the sessions is titled - "5 hidden Gems inside SQL Server"...
Posted 09-08-2008 by vinodkumar | 5 comment(s)
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Autonomous Transaction with SQL Server 2008
This was an interesting post on the Programmability teams blog. I have come across a number of people asking for this feature as it works with Oracle. This blog describes one of the server options enabled with SQL Server to achieve the task. Read the...
Posted 09-01-2008 by vinodkumar | 1 comment(s)
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DataMining in the Cloud
Once this does happen, this will be exciting. Trust me !!! I have been using the Table Analysis from the Excel Add-in and whenever I have showcased them, people have just loved it. Catch this space for specifics.
Posted 08-26-2008 by vinodkumar | 1 comment(s)
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Partitioned Tables - SQL 2008
Craig has a couple of post on SQL Server 2008 Partitioned tables and Partitioned Indexes . Most interesting is the way Criag uses the ShowXMLPlan to explain the concepts. I sort of like this approach and is easy when writing articles. Earlier I used to...
Posted 08-23-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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Did you know - Sort Warnings?
Here is a neat post around using Sort Warnings and how to use SQL Server Profiler to view the same. Read the post from Blogs.MSDN :).
Posted 08-01-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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How to debug Slow response times in SQL 2008
Check out this cool article from the SQLOS team on the technet blogs. Read it here .
Posted 07-29-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack RC0
Download the June 2008 Feature Pack RC0 for Microsoft SQL Server 2008, a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. Most important is the backward components for SQL 2005 and the data mining add-ins for...
Posted 07-15-2008 by vinodkumar | with no comments
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SQL 2008:Data Warehouse Query Performance
A neat article on DW concepts with SQL Server 2008 enhancements. Catch the same here .
Posted 07-01-2008 by vinodkumar | 1 comment(s)
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