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The best thing about working with SQL Server is working with the other people that use it. The SQL server experts who do most for their colleagues in the community are recognised as MVPs, so not only do they know their stuff they are willing to
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I promise this is the last time I mention SQL Bits this week, but I wanted to let you know I have got 25 free tickets for the paid for event this Friday which would normally cost £149 to attend. The venue is the Celtic Manor in Newport… and is probably
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I sat watching Dave the other night and there’s a bit in it where Kevin Kline simply states that he wants to give everyone in America a job that wants one. I’m not sure if our the MD of Microsoft, Gordon Frazer has seen this, but he’s just announced
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When I am not doing the day job I like to draw and paint to relax so I have combined a bit of business & pleasure for the SQL Bits Goes West conference by doing a few cartoons for them… As you can see the event has grown to three days. While
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Compared to T-SQL and the database engine , MDX and analysis services is a somewhat poor relation and is usually catching up. There’s no resource governor in SQL Server 2008 or intellisense for MDX in management studio. I expect this is because
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A lot of the things you need to do with SQL Server may well have been done before even if it’s using the new features in the new version , SQL Server 2008. The challenge is to find this stuff and be able to make use of that earlier effort
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I wanted to call out the BI evening on 10th June because they’ve given me a slot to talk about SQL Server 2008 r2 and specifically the BI features you can expect. There’s also sessions on Data Modeling and information architecture from Alex
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There’s a lot of heat on MP’s expenses so if you want to quickly see how your local MP compares then have a look at them on Virtual Earth here .. What I like about this is that it shows the spikes, so in my neck of the woods this MP is in red because
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All editions of SQL Server 2008 hav the new spatial data type geometry and geography (including express) and if you want to know more about doing interesting stuff with spatial data you really need to get to Microsoft’s offices… on 16 April for a dedicated
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Speaking at SQL Bits is a cool thing to do but may terrify many of you. Part of this is that you are on stage for an hour and that means a lot of preparation, both content and rehearsal. So one of the organisers, Martin Bell has come up with
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I am still tracking through the virtual e-mail mountain following 3 weeks holiday in Sri Lanka and I see the SQL Community have focused their attentions on Manchester. In addition to the upcoming SQL Bits goes Fourth on 28th March (venue tba). Tony
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The hugely successful SQL Bits event is coming to Manchester on 28th March. Hopefully the more northerly venue will attract some new faces while not putting off the hardcore who have 2 or even three SQL Bits polo shirts in their wardrobe.
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Live Mesh is the brainchild of Ray Ozzie and is cooler than the weather outside at the moment. To see why Viral has put together a short video to explain all.. Technorati Tags: Live Mesh
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The remaining videos in my quest to show 12 cool free things that you can use form Microsoft have been made by good friend Viral . Viral is the Office and Sharepoint evangelist so it is entirely appropriate that he shows you PPTPlex, a PowerPoint
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Data Visualisation is one of my many interests and Marc Holmes showed us a bunch of wordles like the one above in yesterdays team meeting, and we had to guess the blogger. Mike Taulty won despite not recognising his own blog!. You can see why Marc
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