The Industry Insiders : SQL Server

Martin Bell on SQL Nuggets

Andrew_Fryer — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:52:00 GMT

Martin Bell MVP and SQL Bits Organiser, wants to promote the idea of SQL Nuggets. Basically these are 5-10 minute slots on something byte sized (ouch!) at community events where anyone can grab the mike and share their knowledge. Martin has a good example in this article around activity monitor.

So check the article both because it’s useful and becasue it serves as a good example of how you can get involved in some of the community activities Martin mentions.

Speaking at SQL Bits

Andrew_Fryer — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:48:30 GMT

In this unusual Industry post I have got the industry insider on camera to discuss why you should get involved in the premier SQL community event, SQL Bits.

Take it away Chris Testa O’Neill

SQL Bits goes fourth is on 28th march this time in Manchester. If you decide you would like to get involved like Chris then you need to register as a speaker here and submit your session. Delegates registering for the event then vote on the sessions they want to see and the best go through. BTW if you want to see Chris’s session it’s here

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USING SQL Server Integration Services to retrieve data from an IBM AS400

Andrew_Fryer — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:32:16 GMT

Thanks again to Jennifer Stirrup from Aspective (A Vodafone company) for writing up how she gets data into SQL Server using its in built Integration Services (SSIS) from an AS400 in this useful guide. This takes me back to my first ever BI project which was doing the same thing only with SQL Server 7 and Data Transformation Services, at least it’s easier now to find out where it’s all going wrong, but as Jenny points out it’s essential to have the right drivers and hotfixes for SSIS for this to work.