Reporting at the Top
Often, when developing reports in Reporting Services (SSRS), one has to mix summary information with the details. In Reporting Services, It is not difficult to provide flexible grouping and to display the detail records in a drill-down on-demand method.
Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2005
It is not uncommon to experience the occasional slow down of a SQL Server database. A poorly designed database or a system that is improperly configured for the workload are but several of many possible causes of this type of performance problem.
Contract or Perm
If you are accepting a DBA position, does it make sense to work as a contractor or permanent employee?
SQL Saturday
The SQL Server community has a new event to attend in local markets. The Orlando Users Group put on SQL Saturday recently and here's a short look at how this event came about, and how you might run your own event.
SSW Tech Breakfast - SharePoint (MOSS)
If you are near Sydney, Australia, Marten Ataalla will provide an introduction to Microsoft SharePoint 2007 with the aim of evaluating its effectiveness for Enterprise Content Management (ECM).
XML Workshop XI - Default Namespaces
The eleventh installment of the XML Workshop continues looking at namespaces. This time Jacob Sebastian examines default namespaces and how they impact your XML processing.
Featured Blog: CHECKDB From Every Angle: Can CHECKDB repair everything?
What can't be fixed by CHECKDB? Read this great entry from the former SQL Server Storage Engine lead.
Beginning Database Design - Spot the Flaws
A new series by Steve Jones that tackles a basic design of a few tables. Read the scenario, look over this design, and see if you can find the problems.
.NET Building Blocks: Build a Configurable Database Credential Selector
This handy control gives you everything you need to control how users input usernames, passwords, select servers, and choose connection types.
Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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