PragmaticWorks TaskFactory has a 'Facebook Source' task.

http://help.pragmaticworks.com/taskfactory/

For a black box device, there shouldn't be any...

At the top of the 'Registered Servers' tab, there should be four icons: 'Database Engine', 'Analysis Services', 'Reporting Services', and 'Integration Services'. You must click on the 'Analysis Services' icon...

If you're going to install Windows on a device, something like a black box, then perhaps Server Core, or maybe Mobile Edition, is what you need.

The following is a recent (2014) article comparing features of SSCE (3.5 and 4), SQL Server Express, and SQL Server LocalDB to SQLLite.

http://erikej.blogspot.com/2011/01/comparison-of-sql-server-compact-4-and.html

There are JDBC (Java) providers for SQL Server,...

Embedding any release of Microsoft Windows operating system on industrial or military devices makes about as much sense as deploying Chrysler Town & Country minivans on the battlefield in Afganistan....

Andy Warren (1/4/2016)

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Phil-eek, I'd be interested in reading more about SQLLite if you get around to writing it. I think the key here is the zero footprint - why don't...

My personal and after hours work PC is a two year old Lenovo N586 that I paid $350 for at the time, and it gets the job done in terms...

SQLite is a good fit (perhaps the defacto choice) for mobile and shareware apps due to it's small footprint, portability, and widespread adoption. However, it could be reccomended with more...

Somewhat related to SQL Server, when writing remote queries or ETL packages against Oracle, try to remember that an empty string in PL/SQL is equivalent to NULL. At least understand...

If you're using a MERGE statement to perform something like a Type 2 Slowly Chaning Dimension operation, then it helps if you can apply a range condition like: WHERE SaleDate...

joeshu26 (12/31/2015)

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I would like to SELECT only dates from my dimDate table that are less than or equal to the latest date in my factTable. Any syntax for this...

Maybe it's just me, but it seems this past year (and 2014 as well) there were a lot of existential discussions here on SQLServerCentral regarding our careers and the industry...

MMartin1 (12/30/2015)

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Eric M Russell (12/30/2015)

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Orlando Colamatteo (12/30/2015)

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Eric, agree it's not a ton more but Phil expressed it in more detail. This is basically my thoughts on it and where my...

Orlando Colamatteo (12/30/2015)

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Eric, agree it's not a ton more but Phil expressed it in more detail. This is basically my thoughts on it and where my comment about requiring less...