Last week I had the pleasure of attending a two-day MSDN event in Harrogate focusing on the upcoming Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 releases. It was one of the better and more enjoyable MSDN roadshows I've been on,
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When "Reports" Aren't Enough
Can anyone give me some pointers as to what business reporting / analytics tools and packages should be used when Reporting Services and Excel are insufficient? Following the successful deployment of a new application at work in August, we (that is,
SQL Server Best Practices Analyser Tool
Via Eric G. Harrison - MS have developed a SQL Server Best Practices Analyser Tool. It's like a cross between FxCop and Baseline Security Analyser, for SQL Server. Very useful. I just downloaded it, ran it against some of my
Charting Components / Reporting Services
It never fails to amaze me how many .NET/COM charting components are available - it must be a very crowded, or very lucrative, marketplace. Possibly both, given the prices at which these things sell. I had half-expected VS2005 to
70-320 is Tough
Flush from my recent success on the 70-229 SQL Server exam I've been studying for 70-320 - XML Web Services and Server Components, the syllabus of which is much tougher! Maybe it's just that I have been using SQL