Microsoft Certification Second Shot Exam Offer Details
Now, you can get a free second shot at any Microsoft Learning IT Professional, Developer, or Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) exam.
2006-02-21
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Additional Articles
Boost Performance and Reduce Code Use With SQL Server Aggregate Functi
This article will acquaint you with aggregate functions such as MIN, MAX, COUNT, and AVG, which easily let you perform tasks that you may have thought needed extensive programming codes to accomplish.
2006-02-20
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Using the Distributed System Designers to Visually Design and Validate
he purpose this lab is to illustrate the benefits of the Distributed System Designers available in Whidbey to application architects, operations teams, and developers. These designers help application architects and developers construct service-oriented applications and prepare them for deployment in a target datacenter modeled by operations.
2006-02-17
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Embedding SQL Server Express into Custom Applications
This white paper discusses how to integrate and deploy Microsoft SQL Server Express-based applications by using configuration files and the ClickOnce deployment technology in Microsoft Visual Studio.
2006-02-16
2,574 reads
An Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
This paper discusses the challenges that face businesses that rely on data integration technologies to provide meaningful, reliable information to maintain a competitive advantage in today’s business world. It discusses how SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) can help Information Technology departments meet data integration requirements in their companies. Real-world scenarios are included.
2006-02-15
2,649 reads
Using SQL Server 2005 Integration Services in a Scalable Business Inte
By using Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) to perform metrics calculations on data extracted from the Siebel Call Center database, the cross-IT (XIT) group in Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) was able to replace a former reporting application with a new scalable and flexible reporting application to improve reporting throughout the organization
2006-02-14
1,956 reads
Managing and Deploying SQL Server Integration Services
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is an enterprise-level data integration platform. SSIS is an entirely new subsystem in SQL Server 2005. This paper tells you how to take advantage of the SSIS management and deployment features.
2006-02-10
3,557 reads
New SSIS and SSAS Class
Our very own Brian will be giving 2 2-day classes in 2 weeks in Jacksonille, FL. One will be on SSIS and another on SSAS.
2006-02-10
1,412 reads
SQL 2005 Reporting Services Part 2
This month we will begin creating reports using the SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS).
2006-02-09
3,195 reads
SQL Server 2005 - Data Definition Language Triggers
One of the many new features that have been added to SQL Server 2005 is DDL triggers. We use DML triggers in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000, which executes a bunch of SQL statements or procedures whenever an INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE statement is executed and limited to a table or view object.
2006-02-08
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I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers