Building SQL Server and .NET Applications
A blog about building multi-tier applications using SQL Server and .NET
Unit testing multi-threaded WPF applications
While working to make a WPF application more responsive by offloading time consuming operations to...
Date: 06/09/2015
Strange error when using Start-CopyAzureStorageBlob
Every so often you need to copy a bunch of blob data around in the cloud. The...
Date: 03/26/2015
How much space does each table take up?
In the DevOps world space matters, especially when you are using PAAS databases in the cloud such as...
Date: 03/10/2015
Back from blogcation
Well, it's been a while, but I'm back from my extended blogcation. Since my job has shifted again,...
Date: 08/22/2014
Moving to Technet
It occurs to me that this topic is probably more relevant to folks who read blogs at Technet. So,...
Date: 02/17/2012
SQL Azure Management Pack CTP2 Now Available on the Download Center
The first exciting news I have in the operations and manageability space is that there is now a...
Date: 02/17/2012
And now for something completely different!
For many years this blog has been about the great SQL Server samples which the SQL Server teams has...
Date: 02/17/2012
SQL Server 2008R2 RTM Community Samples are now available.
Community sample database and sample code installers for SQL Server 2008R2 RTM are now available....
Date: 05/25/2010
AdventureWorks Community Sample Databases available for SQL Azure
It is a delight to announce the availability of the AdventureWorks Community Sample Databases for...
Date: 12/15/2009
SQL Server 2008 SR4 sample database installer available
Based on the success of the new sample databases installer we created for SQL Server 2008R2, we've...
Date: 12/10/2009
Code Samples for SQL Server 2008R2 November CTP available
It is a delight to announce that SQL Server 2008R2 November CTP3 code samples are now posted to...
Date: 12/08/2009
SQL Server 2008R2 Sample Databases Updated
The AdventureWorks sample databases for SQL Server 2008R2 have been updated and are available at...
Date: 11/20/2009
AdventureWorks 2008R2 November CTP is now live on CodePlex!
The AdventureWorks 2008R2 November CTP sample databases are now live on CodePlex at...
Date: 11/09/2009
SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) October 2009 Samples Refresh 3 Available
SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) October 2009 Samples Refresh 3 is now available. SQL Server 2008 (Katmai)...
Date: 10/06/2009
VS/SSMS settings and the Fault Retry functionality
Doug Holland (a C# MVP) has opened two work items in Connect. The first one is about being able to...
Date: 04/02/2009
The transition to community based development
The times they are a changin' When I first started working on code to share with the SQL Community...
Date: 02/03/2009
New step-by-step instructions for installing sample databases
The new sample database installers which shipped at the end of October 2008 greatly simplify the...
Date: 12/15/2008
Fault Retry provider and sample
Have you ever tried using high availability technology like SQL Server database mirroring and been...
Date: 11/17/2008
October 2008 SQL Server Samples Refresh
We've completed an October refresh of the SQL Server 2008 samples...
Date: 11/10/2008
Your feedback
We're currently creating plans around SQL community and samples for the next 12 months. As we build...
Date: 09/25/2008
SQL Server 2008 Samples are here!
SQL Server 2008 samples are now available at https://codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples. That's our portal...
Date: 08/07/2008
SQL Server 2008 is here!
Great news! SQL Server 2008 is now available for download for MSDN subscribers from...
Date: 08/06/2008
SQLRSS: an open source project for creating an RSS feed from database changes
Have you ever wanted an RSS feed that displayed changes to a database? SQLRSS...
Date: 06/23/2008
SQL Server 2008 RC0 is here!
SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 (RC0) has shipped! You can get RC0 from...
Date: 06/11/2008
SQL Heroes Contest
There is a community sample contest just kicking off now. Contribute the sources for a tool or...
Date: 03/06/2008
The AdventureWorks 2008 Family of Sample Databases
There is a new AdventureWorks family of sample databases available for SQL Server 2008 February CTP...
Date: 02/28/2008
SQL Server 2008 Samples February CTP now live at CodePlex!
SQL Server 2008 February CTP is now live on https://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/default.mspx. With...
Date: 02/20/2008
FAQ Updated
Have you ever had problems installing CLR samples or the Storefront sample because you get an error...
Date: 02/12/2008
SQL Server 2008 November CTP is here!
SQL Server 2008 November CTP is here: https://connect.microsoft.com/sqlserver. A lot of cool features...
Date: 11/27/2007
Take SQL Server 2008 July CTP for a spin
SQL Server 2008 July CTP is now available at...
Date: 08/01/2007
But wait, there's more!
Today the next release of SQL Server was announced: SQL Server code name "Katmai" or SQL Server...
Date: 06/04/2007
SQL Server 2005 SP2a Product Samples Released on CodePlex
SQL Server 2005 SP2a Product Samples are now released on CodePlex...
Date: 05/08/2007
A New Day for SQL Server Samples
We’ve been discussing with customers and partners and with people inside Microsoft about how we can...
Date: 03/26/2007
SQL Server 2005 SP2 is Here!
SQL Server 2005 SP2 released to the web today. You can find it here:...
Date: 02/19/2007
Who blogs about SQL Server at Microsoft ?
Who blogs about SQL Server at Microsoft? Apparently a lot of people:...
Date: 02/19/2007
December 2006 SQL Server 2005 Samples Web Refresh
Ever wanted to install the SQL Server 2005 samples on Vista? If so, I recommend using the lastest...
Date: 12/05/2006
PASS and SQL Samples Survey
Hello, Members of the SQL Server samples team will be at the PASS conference here is (not so sunny)...
Date: 11/14/2006
Samples in or out of the box?
For the next release of SQL Server we're thinking of just shipping sample code on the web, instead...
Date: 10/10/2006
Sample Web Refresh 3 now available!
Just a quick note to let you know that the SQL Server Samples for SQL Server 2005 have just been...
Date: 07/25/2006
How to get started using SQL Server 2005
A question from one of my readers was, "How do I get started using SQL Server 2005". That is a great...
Date: 06/21/2006
Update for AdventureWorks DB for x64 platform
There was a problem with the installer for the AdventureWorks database on the x64 platform. An error...
Date: 06/19/2006
The April 2006 Samples Refresh is Live!
Check out the April 2006 samples refresh live at...
Date: 04/21/2006
Start at the beginning: SQL Server Samples 101
Welcome everyone! The purpose of this blog is to chat about the samples and sample databases for...
Date: 04/11/2006