Category Archives: Past Meetings

We will explore the basics of SQL Azure and then dig into the similarities and differences between SQL Azure and SQL Server. We will also discuss ways to configure SQL Server so that you can mimicking SQL Azure, thus allowing … Continue reading →

Are you having performance or other problems you just can’t chase down? Have you over-estimated capacity? You don’t need to buy expensive monitoring tools to get the right information to tell you what’s wrong, or more importantly, what you need … Continue reading →

SQL Server Data Quality Services (DQS) is a new Knowledge-Driven Data Quality feature set of the upcoming Microsoft SQL Server “Denali” release aimed at the data stewards and IT professionals who seek to improve the quality of their business data. … Continue reading →

Key takeaways: SSIS logging and auditing in SQL Server Denali Deploying packages in Denali Parameterization of packages Level 200 60-75 minutes In this session, you’ll learn how to manage SSIS in SQL Server Denali. You’ll first see how the logging … Continue reading →

How to Increase Report Development Productivity in SSRS Using SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services and Report Builder 3.0, report writers can store, re-use, and modify pieces of reports using “report parts”. Report parts are stored on the report server … Continue reading →