Microsoft Federal Platform Tech Talk
A forum for our Microsoft Federal Platforms group to share information about Microsoft technology and how it can apply to Federal platforms.
Tracking UAVs with StreamInsight
Here is an interesting scenario: You are monitoring UAVs in a particular region and you get some...
Date: 06/30/2010
Disappearing ATOM Feeds in SQL Server Reporting Services
One of the great new features of SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services is the “Export to ATOM...
Date: 06/30/2010
Extending Policy Based Management to earlier editions
SQL Server 2008 introduced the policy based management (PBM) feature which allows DBAs to create...
Date: 06/30/2010
Tracking Changes in SQL Server
Microsoft offers two mechanisms for tracking changes: Change Data Capture (CDC) and Change Tracking....
Date: 06/30/2010
Updated SQL Server Protocol Specifications
Microsoft has committed itself to releasing product protocols through its' Open Specifications...
Date: 06/30/2010
System Center vs Application and Multi-Server Management?
The management of SQL is often performed by different skillsets so there are tools for each...
Date: 06/30/2010
Breaking Down Microsoft BI
I get a lot of questions around what is Microsoft Business Intelligence and I wanted to explain the...
Date: 06/29/2010
Federal Complex Event Processing Applications
SQL 2008 R2 comes with a new technology called StreamInsight. StreamInsight is a development...
Date: 06/29/2010
Sync Frameworks versus Replication
There is often confusion as to when to use Sync Frameworks or Replication. Sync Frameworks can be...
Date: 06/29/2010
SQL Server R2 Management Studio simplifies multi-server management with dashboards
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) now has a new tab called the Utility Explorer which provides...
Date: 06/29/2010
Report Builder 3.0 and SharePoint Lists
Up until SQL 2008 R2, creating Reporting Services reports based on SharePoint list data has been a...
Date: 06/29/2010
Visual Studio Tools that can be a DBA’s best friend
There are so many database tools that can be leveraged with Visual Studio. Microsoft Visual Studio...
Date: 06/29/2010
Will the Data Mining Add-In for Excel 2007 work with SQL Server 2008 R2 and Excel 2010
The Data Mining Add-In for Excel 2007 was created at first for the Analysis Services that shipped...
Date: 06/29/2010
Which Microsoft DW solution is right for you?
Microsoft offers several Data Warehouse solutions. There is SQL 2008 R2 based solution that is the...
Date: 06/28/2010