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Posts from ‘September, 2009’

Top 5 Free SQL Server Tools

Maybe there is no such thing as a free lunch but who cares when there are awesome tools for SQL Server that are available for free!
That’s right, you can make life a whole lot easier for yourself by maximising your valuable time so you can concentrate on the good stuff and the best [...]

Something for the Weekend: SQL Server Links 18/09/09

I hope you’ve had a great week.
The SQL Server Guru Challenge league table has been updated to reflect the latest results.
Here’s this weeks roundup of SQL Server Blog Posts, News and Techie Stuff. Enjoy!
SQL Server Links
The Importance of a good DR Plan – The results are in! Be sure to take part in Paul’s latest [...]

Article Published on SQL Server Central

I have just had my latest article published on SQL Server Central and so thought I would give it a shameless plug here. It is the first article in the SQL Server Essentials Series and discusses the principle skills, knowledge and ideals that I believe provide the core foundation of a SQL [...]

Why I beleive the Microsoft BI Stack seems unfinished

Simon Sabin shared a great post with the SQL Server Community recently where he asked Where is the intelligence in Business Intelligence? This really got me thinking and I wanted to share some further thoughts with you on the subject.
To me it seems as if the Business Intelligence solution stack is only three quarters finished.
We [...]

The SQL Server Guru Challenge – Round 1

After much anticipation it’s finally time to kick off the first round of the SQL Server Guru Challenge!
Below you will find a SQL Server themed Crossword for you to complete. Now be warned this is not going to be easy. The only guidance I will offer is that the answers are all SQL Server words [...]