Editorials

Editorials

SSWUG.ORG Re-Launch Party!

SSWUG.ORG Re-Launch Party! Have you been to the launch party pages on SSWUG.ORG? Check it out here – there are special offers from our sponsors and a video about the new features, presented by the Senior Web Developer on the makeover and rebuild project. You can get a great feel for all that has changed, a look at things that […]

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Tweaking and Tuning…Your Skill Set

Time is running out for vConference early bird registrations! – Register here and you’ll even have access to the new SQL 101 track of sessions. Featured Article(s) Troubleshooting SQL Server 2005 performance counters problems In this article, Alexander Chigrik explains some problems that you can have with SQL Server 2005 performance counters. He also tells how you can resolve these […]

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BI For the Masses

Featured Article(s) SharePoint Custom Solution Deployment: approach to more maintainable implementations There are many features that come out of the box with SharePoint. However, more often than not – we need to tweak few things and create our own addition or few to our standard deployment. Depending on the complexity of your custom components, you may have just a simple […]

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SaaS Follow-Up Thoughts

Featured Article(s) Microsoft Access or SQL Server? The major consideration when trying to decide what database system to choose from for an application development, is the size of the database – the quantity of data expected, and it depends on the vision of the developer. Open question in the forums… Jason is asking about auditing SSIS packages – and trying […]

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Optimizing Your Database

New Weekly Show Posted [Watch] SelectViews #126 – We had some more amazing people in the office this week and we have some great interviews. Watch the interviews with Chris Shaw, Daniel Galant, Rachel Appel and Rebecca Isserman – great information sharing! Also Available: [Watch] Adam Levithan, Vishal Shukla, Sarah Barela and Shannon Callaway. From SharePoint to cloud computing lessons […]

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SaaS – Not Working Out? Reader Feedback

Featured Article(s) MySQL Basic SQL Part VI — Hierarchical Queries It doesn’t matter if you call them hierarchical structures, tree structures, or self-referencing tables, the tables we will be dealing with in this article often pose quite the SQL challenge to traverse. Come JOIN along. Do You Have Your Reservation Yet? Have a question? SQL Server, Business Intelligence, .NET Development, […]

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SaaS Feedback

Featured Article(s) Records count for each table in a database Procedure that will display all the tables present in a database with its corresponding record count. Do You Know SQL Server, SharePoint, .NET Development, Business Intelligence? If so, I’d love to work with you – we’re actively looking for even more to write about their experiences with these technologies, or […]

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Software as a Service – MORE Expensive?

Featured Article(s) How to Use the SharePoint PeopleEditor Control: Saving Data The PeopleEditor control is a common control that you’ll find implemented throughout SharePoint. If you’re building any custom web parts or application pages, you may want users to enter people specific information. The PeopleEditor is a good choice, however, there isn’t much out there in terms of documenting its […]

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Newsletter Hiccup

Follow me on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/swynk Featured Article(s) Disaster recovery plans Oracle 10g Physical Standby — Part 1 Disaster recovery plans Oracle 10g Physical Standby — Part 1 MySQL Basic SQL Part V – Counting with SQL Many counting problems I see in answering reporting questions centers around the ability to sum, count, group, and select rows. Most SQL practitioners […]