When will we look back at this?

It’s amazing how software has advanced. I look at the software I use, and I’m amazed. I still remember texting...

Connecting Windows Server 2003 VM To External Network In Hyper-V

The Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 SP1 Virtual Machines on my laptop are connecting just fine to my physical...

Performing an INSERT from a PowerShell script

This code demonstrates how to do an INSERT into SQL Server from a PowerShell script using an ADO.NET command object...

Effect of using operator '-' with dates in vb6

Recently I encountered a problem of handling dates while converting a vb6 code to .net code.

Problem - cant predict what the...

Book Review – Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step” by Ed Wilson;O’Reilly Media, Inc.

Today I will talk about a book  titled  ” Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step” by Ed Wilson;O’Reilly Media, Inc.

When I...

A Rickety Stairway to SQL Server Data Mining, Part 13: Using CLR with Analysis Services

by Steve Bolton
               I was drawn into the realm of SQL Server in a roundabout manner thanks to Visual Basic. Around...

Security Questions: Differences between “Grant” and “With Grant?”

As I mentioned in the introductory post, in the Introduction to SQL Server Security session for Pragmatic Work’sTraining on the T’s, I...

I’m presenting at the PASS Summit!

I am fortunate enough to have been selected to give a presentation at the PASS Summit 2013 in Charlotte, NC on October...

Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #7: Retaining Pivot Table Size After Data Refreshes

As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...

Business Objects on Linux and SQL Server

This is just a quick post to share a lesson learned while I was on an engagement where the client’s...