SSRS – Creating a Reporting Services Web Farm

Reporting Services performance problems can often be narrowed down to report design or resource constraints and sometimes a combination of...

SSRS – Embedding Refreshable Reports in Office Tools

Have you ever experienced this?
You have developed a set of Reporting Services report that your users love and they often...

Will You Sponsor the #SQLPlunge?

At the beginning of next month, a few hearty souls have decided that they’d like to do a little to...

Cartesian/Cross Join

I was once asked in a job interview if I knew what a Cartesian/Cross Join was.
A more interesting question is:...

How can I configure SQL Server to listen on multiple TCP/IP ports?

Run the SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand SQL Server Network Configuration and select the protocols for appropriate instance. Double click...

SQL Server Isolation Levels By Example

Isolation levels in SQL Server control the way locking works between transactions.
SQL Server 2008 supports the following isolation levels
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SQLMidlands & SQLLunch

Many thanks to all those that turned out to see my presentation on Thursday (16th of Feb) of “Cursors are...

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24 Hours of Free, Nonstop SQL Server Training

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