Thanks for the feedback. I haven't tried it with a linked server query.

Where possible I base my articles and experiments on the sample databases Adventureworks, Northwind or Pubs simply because they provide a consistent base for people to peer review what I am doing.

One of the most important scientific practises is to put up, not only the results but also the experiment itself up for review. It is quite easy to devise a flawed experiment and put too much store in a set of results produced by that experiment.

What I attempt to do with my articles is put up a good solid starting point for a discussion. I've learnt some valuable lessons from the feedback given which means that (hopefully) I'm getting as much out of the articles as I hope I am giving.