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The place where I page to when my brain is full up of stuff about the Microsoft platform
Expenses on Virtual Earth
There’s a lot of heat on MP’s expenses so if you want to quickly see how your local MP compares then...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/20/2009
The Converging Paths of SQL Server and SharePoint
SQL Server DBAs don’t necessarily get SharePoint and SharePoint administrators (SPA?) often...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/14/2009
64 bit
I have seen some comments on the tweet sphere about SharePoint 2010 only being available as a 64 bit...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/14/2009
SQL Server versions side by side
There are occasions where you need multiple versions of SQL Server running at the same time and you...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/12/2009
SQL Server TV
One of the Microsoft guys at the last SQL Bits events was Chris Guest who works in the Media Room...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/11/2009
Windows 7’s big brother
I have got Windows 7 RC running my games rig at home and all is well with Flight Simulator X,...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/07/2009
SQL Server and Data Protection Manager
I was busy recording session movies last week for a big TechNet event, hence the slip in blogging...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/05/2009
SQL Server standard edition in a virtual world
One of the limitations of SQL Server is that it only supports 4 processors (as you can see...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/28/2009
DeepZoom InSecurity
DeepZoom is a cool technology for er zooming into photographs. Some fun loving security...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/22/2009
Windows 7 DirectAccess my new best friend.
It’s tough trying to work from home with the feeble broadband speeds that exist in many parts of the...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/22/2009
MetaData in the Microsoft BI stack
Metadata is “data about data” and in the BI world this means two things: Definitions of terms,...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/20/2009
Getting Safe OffLine by going green
Hopefully the Getting Safe OnLine message is getting out there and you are ensuring that all...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/17/2009
Missing Snipping Tool in Windows 7
I live my little snipping tool to capture bits of screen to share tips and stuff on this blog and in...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/17/2009
Reporting Services - Nothing to see please move along
Sometimes when you run a report it’s not going to return any rows, perhaps because the user selected...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/16/2009
Learning Bulgarian SQL
I am presenting in Sofia for a few days at Microsoft Days 09 and I don’t speak any...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/14/2009
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report vol 6
Every 6 months Microsoft publishes a freely available Security Intelligence Report (SIR), looking at...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/09/2009
SQL Server 2008 sp1
SQL Server 2008 sp1 has now been released. For some this will mean access to the three key features...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/08/2009
FileStream Data and Deletion
Deletion on computers is often a bit of a sham, as I found out when I got in at the ground floor of...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/06/2009
Windows Server 2008 Foundation - a new home for SQL Server
A new edition of Windows Server 2008 got launched yesterday Windows Server 2008 Foundation which...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/02/2009
Spatial Data in SQL Server 2008
All editions of SQL Server 2008 hav the new spatial data type geometry and geography (including...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/01/2009
Tip of the Day – SQL Server Client tools
You don’t have to install all of the full SQL Server client tools to get connectivity to SQL Server...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/31/2009
Update Tuesday – good for your health
1st of April could well see the resurgence of the infamous Conflicker or downadup worm which some...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/30/2009
Internet Explorer 8 on Vista and Windows 7
Viral has just pinged me a write up of a hacking contest from the Washington Post (he is American...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/30/2009
How Green is your SQL Server?
The possibilities for consolidating SQL Server are many and varied, and one of the key drivers for...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/25/2009
Forefront add-ins
I have decided to add security to my blogging activities so here goes.. Microsoft has developed a...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/24/2009
Five Minutes of Fame
Speaking at SQL Bits is a cool thing to do but may terrify many of you. Part of this is that...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/19/2009
360 degree feedback in the NHS
In pretty well any service industry you can leave feedback about your experience, even Microsoft...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/16/2009
Virtualising Analysis Services
Microsoft reckon that 7% of workloads are virtualised, so there’s still a lot of consolidation work...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/16/2009
SQL Data Services will be more like SQL Server
I have to say when I got to discussing SQL Server Data Services as was with James Rowland Jones at...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/11/2009
Hindsight is a wonderful thing
It’s time to spring clean the blog as I have realised that a few of my older posts have been...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/10/2009
Microsoft Application Platform Update 6th March
My good friend Graeme Scott, while being an excellent presenter is not a blogger, but he has had a...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/10/2009
Fixes and Patches
Microsoft has this 3 pronged approach to ensuring your infrastructure is secure, but you have to do...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/10/2009
SQL Injection, still there after all these years
Security is a thankless task, your best work goes unnoticed and if you let down your guard for a...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/09/2009
SQL Server 2000 upgrade follow up
I just wanted to make sure that anyone watching my TechNet webcast last night has all the resources...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/04/2009
Changing Dimensions – Fast or Slow?
Many resources on data warehousing talk about slowly changing dimensions and how to deal with them...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 03/03/2009
SQL Server 2008 sp1 CTP
Service pack 1 of SQL Server2008 is primarily a combination of the three cumulative updates released...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/25/2009
Date for your Diary – How to go from data to decisions
A key part of business intelligence is the collaboration between the business user and the BI IT...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/24/2009
Farewell old friend – how to say goodbye to SQL Server 2000 Rescheduled
My TechNet Live Webcast on upgrading from SQL Server 2000, has now been rescheduled for 3 March from...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/24/2009
Apologies for the Inconvenience
Sadly I am not as reliable as SL Server and so the blog has not been updated for a couple of weeks...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/23/2009
SQL Server Books On-Line
Staring the obvious here but SQL Server books on-line (BOL) is called that for a reason, it’s...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/05/2009
Win a Ray Ozzie signed copy of Windows
One of our evangelists (Marc Holmes) has managed to get Ray Ozzie (Microsoft’s chief architect) to...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/04/2009
OCS 2007 r2, great Anti Virus Software
At Microsoft we are all on Office Communications Server which makes for a great anti-virus...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/04/2009
Exporting Data, the Right tool for the Right job
I have just been following a thread about using reporting services 2005 to produce a 55,000 row...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/04/2009
Licensing and Scaling up SQL Server BI
Both Standard and Enterprise editions of SQL Server come with a lot more than just a database...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/03/2009
SQL Server events in Manchester
I am still tracking through the virtual e-mail mountain following 3 weeks holiday in Sri Lanka and I...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/02/2009
SQL Server Wallpaper
I am seeing a resurgence on loud and bold wallpaper in the interior design market, but is there...
Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/02/2009