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A big week ahead indeed, speaking at SQL Saturday conference for the first time… and one more first time is ..in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SQLSaturday Riyadh – event will be held (for the first time in the Middle East) in May 23rd 2013 at Holiday Inn (AlQasr), Olaya., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. No doubt that SQLSaturday’s are[...]

PowerPivot is one of the best feature that is provided for the end-users and one of the best practice is to install PowerPivot once the SQL Server platform is installed on the server side. Microsoft documentation refers that ….the SharePoint farm for configuration consistency, including Application servert s and web-front end servers. The installer package[...]

It is another wonderful opportunity to speak at another SQL Saturday conference #229 in Dublin on June 22nd 2013. SQLSaturday event that is managed by SQLPASS organisation (SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server). The schedule for this event has not yet been made visible to[...]

For the first time its a wonderful opportunity for me to speak at SQLSaturday event that is managed by SQLPASS organisation (SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server). SQLSaturday #208 – on May 23rd 2013  at Prince Sultan University, King Abdullah road, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[...]

Here is the chance to win the sweepstakes  on the eve of SQL Server 2012 release 1st Anniversary. Here is the text from SQL Server blog:   This month, we are celebrating the one year anniversary of SQL Server 2012, and we’d like to give a little shout out to our community to say, “Happy[...]

In addition to the SQL Server 2012 SP1 Feature Pack – exclusive for Analysis Services blog post I had few follow up questions about what’s new added to SQL 2012 SP1 Feature Pack list. Here they are: (Source SQL2012SP1-FP MS Downloads page) Microsoft® Attunity Oracle CDC Designer and Microsoft® Attunity Oracle CDC Service for Microsoft® SQL Server®[...]

SQL Server Feature Pack is one of my favourite options to get to know, because they offer good value for the DBAs/Developers/Architects to obtain required components as these are standalone packages. Further to this each of these components are divided into corresponding services SQL Server, SSAS, SSIS and SSRS. Rather than list what was required[...]

1. Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access 2. Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for MySQL 3. Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Oracle 4. Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Sybase

In general the Cumulative Update packages deals with interim issues or a specific problem pertaining to specific feature in the product. However the CU2 package for SQL Server 2012 SP1  has got some great and new features associated. They are: Backup and Restore from SQL Server (native) to Windows Azure Blog storage SysPrep includes SSAS,[...]

Cloud Computing is the buzzword for the business and Windows Azure with SQL Server provides much more flexibility on availability.  The key factor for the Azure is TCO – Total Cost Ownership, which is reduced where the Windows Azure VM enables the reduction of deployment, management and support for those servers. Using Windows Azure and[...]