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SQLSaturday#65 SSRS 2008/2008 R2 from the Ground Up

belle — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:15:05 +0000

Thank you to all the troopers who attended my really-early-morning-cold-and-snowy session at SQLSaturday#65 in Vancouver, BC. It was such a great event; thanks to all volunteers, sponsors, speakers and organizers (kudos to Scott Stauffer (blog | twitter) .. Thanks to Todd McDermid (blog | twitter) too for helping me give out swags during my session, [...]

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Broken MDF, Broker, SSIS Ragged Right, SSRS Remote Error, Amazon S3, DBA Skills

belle — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:15:03 +0000

Today has been quite an eventful day for me, feels like a mishmash of stuff happened today. Definitely worth a blog post. Here are some of the things I learned and did today. And man it amazes me how many smart smart helpful people are out there Service Broker I possibly might need to work [...]

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SSRS Tidbits – Common Tips, Tricks, Debugging and Other References (Part 1)

belle — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:15:44 +0000

.ssrstip { background-color:#FFFEEB; display:block; border:1px solid #E6DB55; } Just wanted to share some common “tips” or “tricks” I find myself using over and over again when creating reports. I think I’ve had this draft for a while, and just never was able to publish it because things got so busy. Anyway, I will just publish [...]

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SQL Server 2008 R2 (SSRS) Free Ebook, Training Kit Out

belle — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:35:02 +0000

Ebook Free ebook from Microsoft Press: Introducing SQL Server 2008 R2 Download from: http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2010/04/14/free-ebook-introducing-microsoft-sql-server-2008-r2.aspx Training Kit New updated version of SQL Server 2008 R2 Training Kit is out, and is full of awesome SSRS goodies (hands on labs, tutorials, presentations, and videos). Download from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=fffaad6a-0153-4d41-b289-a3ed1d637c0d Share : No related posts.

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SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Book Shelf

belle — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:46:53 +0000

These two books are great, and they almost never leave my desk. I’ve been reading them nonstop. Prologika Press. Applied Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services by Teo Lachev Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Recipes: for Designing Expert Reports by Paul Turley and Robert M. Bruckner Share : No related posts.

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Excellent Free Ebooks from RedGate

belle — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:39:25 +0000

Excellent Free Ebooks from RedGate SQL Server eBook Selection 1. Protecting SQL Server Data by John Magnabosco 2. The Art of High Performance SQL by Grant Fritchey 3. The Art of XSD by Jacob Sebastian 4. Two Minute SQL Server Stumpers Vol. 5 DBA Ebooks Bundle 1. Mastering SQL Server Profiler 2. Brad’s Sure Guide [...]

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Step by Step Guide to Creating a SQL Server VM Using VMWare

belle — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:25:47 +0000

Download PDF file Step by Step Guide to Creating a SQL Server VM Using VMWare – sqlmusings.com.pdf I typically use SQL Server VMs for my development and administration classes. I want the students to have full autonomy over the machines they are using, so that they can try out different features and configurations without worrying [...]

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VANPASS Presentation and Demo Files on SQL Server and PowerShell

belle — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:09:29 +0000

I did a presentation today for VANPASS on PowerShell and SQL Server – thank you to those who attended! It was a great lively crowd Thanks to Idera too – for the freebies – and to Black Ninja Software for the pizza and pop! Here are the files as promised: VANPASS – SQL Server and [...]

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