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Explore the latest articlesSQL Server 2005 SP1 was released yesterday. Kudos to Microsoft for releasing SP1 on time! As the conventional wisdom goes, one should postpone deployment of production applications until the first service pack has been released. Well, that time has come to pass. May your SQL Server 2005-based solutions be successful!
Read articleMicrosoft is planning to ship the SP1 version of SQL Server 2005 by the end of the month, according to an April 6 letter that Microsoft senior vice president Paul Flessner, wrote to customers. In the same letter, Paul Flessner announces a new SQL Server Edition, the SQL Server Evywhere Edition, that will be used for occasionally connected applications.
Read articleIt looks like the OLAP browser I've been dreaming about may not that be that far away. I hope that ProClarity will make make their browser more modular so it can be embedded in Windows Forms and web applications. Here is another interesting link about the acquisition.
Read articleBob Meyers (the mastermind behind the RS 2005 Report Builder) tells us how to implement horizontal data filtering in the Report Builder model – a topic which is not covered by the product documentation. I highly recommend Bob’s blog.for more Report Builder insights.
Read articleMicrosoft has released a Community Techology Preview (CTP) build of SQL Server 2005 SP1. The release date of the final (RTM) bits of SP1 is not announced yet but it shouldn't be that far away (most likely within a month or so).
Read articleToday, Microsoft announced that SQL Server Express Advanced will be available publicly instead of distributed as a private beta. The CTP (Community Technology Preview) build could be downloaded here (link will be live soon). You can post question and comments in the SQL Express MSDN Forum or enter bugs and feature requests on the MSDN Product Feedback Center.
Read articleTelligent has done it again! Community Server 2.0 is out and it's too sleek to ignore. I am planning to upgrade Prologika Forums to CS 2.0 tonight. If all is well, tomorrow Prologika Forums will have a facelift and more features. I hope the upgrade process won’t last too long and won’t cause service interruptions.
Read articleThere are two “shy” data extensions that come with RS 2005 but you won’t see when you create a data source. The first one (SSIS data extension) enables interesting integration scenarios with SQL Server 2005 Integration Services. It allows you to author reports that use data generated by running an Integration Services (SSIS) package. The second one is the SAP data extension for integrating SSRS…
Read articleA little known fact about the SSAS data architecture is that it uses “cartridges” to communicate with the data source. In brief, a cartridge is a XSL stylesheet that defines capabilities of a data source, as well as the rules for optimizing the SQL statements for relational querying and writing. SSAS 2005 ships with set of cartridges for Jet, SQL 70, SQL 2000, Oracle, Teradata,…
Read articleChris Webb tells us that the MDX Solutions book, which we co-wrote with other MDX gurus, is soon to be released. Based on the resources available on the publisher's website, the book looks like a very promising read and I am looking forward to get my hands on it. Unfortunately, during my Applied Microsoft Analysis Services 2005 book project, I didn't have the time to fully research the vast…
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