December 2008 - Posts

• LINQ to SQL: Does it have much of a future?

  Kevin Kline recently posted , wondering about the directions for LINQ. When people refer to LINQ, they're often referring to "LINQ to SQL" instead. LINQ as a language enhancement is pretty cool. It provides a way to easy navigate enumerable objects. The Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008 9:10 AM by Greg Low | 8 Comments

• Rendering HTML in Reporting Services Text Boxes in SQL Server 2008

  Some time back, I posted about how to do this. Well by the time we got to RTM, this had changed. There isn't a "create placeholder" option when you right-click a cell any more. When you drag a field into a cell, it creates a placeholder that contains Read More... Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 5:12 PM by Greg Low | 12 Comments

• December Books Online for SQL Server

  I'm always encouraging people to keep up to date with books online. There's another update out now. I know when you get to this link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=be6a2c5d-00df-4220-b133-29c1e0b6585f&DisplayLang=en it says Read More... Posted Friday, December 12, 2008 8:20 AM by Greg Low | 2 Comments

• SQL Down Under show 42 - Ryan Dunn - SQL Data Services (SQL in the cloud)

  I've recently posted up another podcast with Ryan Dunn. Ryan is a senior evangelist with Microsoft dealing with SQL in the cloud. I keep running across people that suspect that this "cloud stuff" is some sort of fad. I doubt you'll think that after you Read More... Posted Friday, December 12, 2008 3:56 AM by Greg Low | 0 Comments

• Iron DBA - New Zealand - 2008

  Mai and I got back from New Zealand last night after attending the PASS Community Connection event in Porirua (near Wellington) in New Zealand. It was a fun weekend as always and congratulations need to go to Nathan Pitcher (PASS Chapter leader from Dunedin) Read More... Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 4:15 PM by Greg Low | 0 Comments

• Ola Hallengren: SQL Server Backup, Integrity Check and Index Optimization

  At the PASS Summit in Seattle this year, I had the pleasure of meeting Ola Hallengren. I've exchanged emails with him previously and I do want to highlight the tool he provides for SQL Server backup, integrity check and index optimization. You'll find Read More... Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 2:26 PM by Greg Low | 0 Comments

• Code Camp and PASS Community Connection dates for 2009 (Wagga Wagga - Australia)

  CodeCampOz will be April 4th/5th in 2009 and the SQL Down Under Code Camp (PASS Community Connection) will be October 10th/11th in Wagga Wagga. Mark your calendars! Regards, Greg Read More... Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 2:21 PM by Greg Low | 0 Comments

• SQL Down Under show 41: Buck Woody - SQL Powershell

  I've just posted the interview I did with Buck Woody live at the SQL PASS Summit in Seattle recently. In it, Buck talks about roles within the SQL Server product group and then discusses Powershell in relation to SQL Server. It's available for download Read More... Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 2:12 PM by Greg Low | 0 Comments