SQL Saturday is coming to Portland on November 1! Join us for a free day of SQL Server training and networking. Speakers at this event include Red Gate's Grant Fritchey, Kathi Kellenberger, Benjamin Nevarez, and more. There are also 3 paid-for pre-con sessions for this event. Register while space is available.

Byte Me: Recruitment Drive

by Bob Lang

SQLServerCentral.com

Byte Me

Innovative recruitment solutions available now!

Data Mining Part 18: Excel and Data Mining

by Daniel Calbimonte

SQLServerCentral.com

In this new article, we will introduce you to Microsoft Excel and Data Mining.

Data Mining Part 18: Excel and Data Mining

by Daniel Calbimonte

SQLServerCentral.com

In this new article, we will introduce you to Microsoft Excel and Data Mining.

Backup and Restore Strategies in SQL Server – Part 1

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Database Journal

Backup and restore

You need to set up backup and restore strategies to recover data or minimize the risk of data loss in case a failure happens. In this article series, Arshad Ali discusses backup and restore strategies in SQL Server.

Solving Kerberos Issues in SSRS When Running Beside IIS

by Ian Massi

SQLServerCentral.com

Reporting Services (SSRS)

When SSRS is running on a server with IIS, pass through Windows Authentication can be difficult to set up.

Improving the Quality of SQL Server Database Connections in the Cloud

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SimpleTalk

TCP connection

To access SQL Server from the client, you use TDS protocol over TCP. This is fine over reliable LANs but over the internet these connections are relatively slow and fragile. TDS is still used to connect to databases in the cloud, but you need to use a combination of the new features such as connection pools and idle connection resiliency to make applications faster and more reliable. Edward Elliott shows you how.