SolidQ Training in NYC and Las Vegas! In partnership with SolidQ, SSWUG announces two new seminars in March of this year! March 7-8, a fast-paced, in-person seminar on configuring and securing SharePoint 2010 and business intelligence services will be taught by BI expert Carl Rabeler in Las Vegas, NV. March 13-14, practical SSRS design techniques based on industry best practices […]

New, Online SQL Server High Availability Course Starts Tomorrow SolidQ and SSWUG.ORG unveils the first virtual class on SQL Server High Availability, providing you with the advanced knowledge and experience necessary to design, implement and administer SQL Server High Availability solutions in SQL Server 2005, 2008 or 2012. Randy Dyess, a SolidQ Mentor having a large variety of experiences dealing […]

Newest Log4Net Release is Dot Net 4.0 Compliant Logging is an integral part of any application. The developers of Log4Net have created a fantastic infrastructure for logging. What really makes it cool is: It is configuration driven – ie. you can change the way it works by making changes in your configuration rather than your code. You can have it […]

Free Expo on Career Development for IT Professionals Expand the scope of your career…attend our free virtual expo tomorrow and learn ways to enhance their professional life in 2012. Through our in-depth sessions with some of the leading functional specialists in the IT field (Bill Pearson, Chris Shaw, TJay Belt and Tom Roush), you will see many examples and case […]

Learn about Enterprise Business Intelligence with SharePoint and Dynamics GP Our next webcast, which takes place on Jan. 25 at 11 a.m. Pacific, provides an introduction to SharePoint 2010 features available in Microsoft Dynamics GP for SharePoint developers and architects. Based on best practices presented at Microsoft Convergence 2011, instructor Marie-Michelle Strah walks through document management, workflow and lists in […]

New In-Person Training Courses for Phoenix, Metropolitan Dallas and San Francisco! With our in-person training partner SolidQ, SSWUG is proud to announce three new classes that will take place in February! If you’re interested in learning more about the Microsoft Business Intelligence stack, we have hands-on labs in San Francisco, Phoenix and Irving, TX. Click here to review the upcoming […]

Copying a Large Database Through Scripting I was reminding folks that sometimes we have to revert to the very basic method of copying a database by scripting SQL statements from an existing database for one reason or another. There are many great tools out there that do it naturally. I have used DB Compare with great success for many years. […]

Free Career Guidance Expo Next Friday SSWUG.ORG’s free virtual expo presents techniques for information technology (IT) professionals to enhance their professional life in 2012. Through our in-depth sessions with some of the leading functional specialists in the IT field (Bill Pearson, TJay Belt, Chris Shaw and Tom Roush), you will see many examples and case studies on ways to improve […]