Selected Tweets of Year 2009!

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This is a rather different post than the usual. As the end of year 2009 approaches, I decided to publish a selected number of tweets I did, grouped into different categories. It was a great experience to communicate with the Community, among other, by using Twitter. Throughout tweeting it was possible to easily and directly … Read more…

Using the OUTPUT Clause: A simple data archiving example

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In this article, we will be discussing about the OUTPUT clause in SQL Server, and how we can use it for creating data archiving mechanisms.   What is the OUTPUT Clause in SQL Server? The OUTPUT Clause in T-SQL as described in the relevant MS Docs article, “returns information from, or expressions based on, each … Read more…

Introduction to SQL Server PowerPivot – MS Momentum 2009 Session Review

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This article, is an introduction to SQL Server PowerPivot and also a review of my session on the MS Momentum 2009 event, that took place in Cyprus.   About the MS Momentum 2009 Event in Cyprus On November 26th 2009, Microsoft-Cyprus launched Momentum 2009; a New Efficiency Community Launch event. The event took place in Nicosia, … Read more…

Microsoft Momentum 2009

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In November 26th, Microsoft Cyprus will be hosting “Momentum 2009“, this year’s biggest event in Cyprus.The event features two tracks; (i) A track for IT Professionals, and (ii) A track for Developers. On the IT Professionals track, attendees can learn on how to increase productivity using innovations in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft … Read more…

Product Review: SQL Object Level Recovery Native

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One of the many privileges of being a Friend of Red Gate, is that you have the chance to evaluate the company’s products and provide feedback and suggestions. In this post, I provide my review for one of Red Gate’s latest tools; SQL Object Level Recovery Native.   What Does SQL Object Level Recovery Native … Read more…

CDNUG Event Review – October 27, 2009 – Visual Studio 2010 Beta / Windows Azure Platform

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Another great CDNUG event took place last Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at Microsoft-Cyprus. This event was “celebratory” as it was the first offline event after summer holidays. Of course summer was not an idle time. It was rather a great period of online events, and more specifically Live Webcasts! Among other, in July 29, I … Read more…

Upcoming CDNUG Event, October 27, 2009 – Visual Studio 2010 Beta / Windows Azure Platform

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Time for another Cyprus .NET User Group (CDNUG) offline event! This is the first offline event right after the summer holidays and we decided to make it special; it features two great speakers and two great topics! To this end we have the pleasure to host two hourly sessions on two very interesting technologies. In … Read more…

Saving Maintenance Plan Failed (How to Resolve)

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If you encounter the error message “Saving maintenance plan failed” when trying to save a maintenance plan you created using the the wizard in SQL Server 2005 Management Studio (SSMS), the first (obvious) thing you should try, is to check if the latest service pack is installed and if it is not then install it! … Read more…

MY-TG SQL Server Community Series‏ – Session Review (Sync Framework)

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On September 19, 2009, I delivered a session with topic the Microsoft Sync Framework, during the Mysore SQL Server Community Series. The exact topic was: “Flexible data synchronization with Microsoft Sync Framework”. Further below I provide a short review for my session and I also provide the PowerPoint presentation along with the source code (C#) … Read more…

24 Hours of PASS – Session Review (18 – ADO .NET Data Services)

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On September 2, 2009, I had the pleasure to deliver a session on ADO .NET Data Services, during that great SQL Server Marathon; 24 Hours of PASS! This great event was a series of 24 non-stop live, free webcasts dedicated to pure SQL Server knowledge. The exact topic of my session was: “Building Flexible Data … Read more…