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Benjamin Wright-Jones

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166 from 25 Jun 2004 to 21 Mar 2013
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2013 1

  1. Using PowerShell to deploy Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Windows Azure SQL Databases

2012 5

  1. Redux: Using an SSIS package to monitor and archive the default trace file
  2. Redux: Using a C# script task in SSIS to download a file over http
  3. Are you interested in Data Science?
  4. Testing SQL Server HA using Hyper-V in Windows 8 Release Preview
  5. Transposing Columns onto Rows

2011 4

  1. BI Service Applications in SharePoint 2010
  2. Two new SQLCAT papers available, Spinlock and Latch Contention
  3. Whitepaper Alert: Microsoft EDW Architecture, Guidance and Deployment Best Practices
  4. Creating custom reports against the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 data warehouse

2010 14

  1. Using SQL Server 2008 R2 Best Practice Analyzer against Analysis Services
  2. Debugging Parameters in the SSIS Data Flow (Script Component)
  3. Editing XML using PowerShell
  4. SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 CTP
  5. Using Visual Studio Test Tools to troubleshoot and reproduce database performance issues
  6. Best Practice Analyzer is back
  7. Blogs from Microsoft Consultancy Services
  8. SQL Azure vs. SQL Server
  9. Backing up to NUL(L)?
  10. SQL Server 2008 R2 Cumulative Update 1
  11. Hotfix Alert: Identifying poor I/O
  12. SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM BOL now available
  13. Using SSIS with SQL Azure databases
  14. Performance monitor, SQL Server and PAGE compression

2009 17

  1. New editions of SQL Server 2008 R2 announced
  2. Processing Excel files in SSIS 2008 – Lessons Learned
  3. Changing the LISTENER_IP address in a database mirroring configuration
  4. New HP Resources on SQL Server 2008 Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence
  5. Troubleshooting SQL Server Transactional Replication
  6. Fusion IO 640GB SSD PCI-Express Cards
  7. SQL Server 2008 Books Online (July 2009) Update
  8. Using an SSIS package to monitor and archive the default trace file
  9. SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services
  10. Initializing a Transactional Replication Subscriber from an Array-Based Snapshot
  11. Technet Webcast: An Early look at SQL Server ‘Kilimanjaro’ and project ‘Madison’
  12. SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 3
  13. Using a C# script task in SSIS to download a file over http
  14. Microspotting?
  15. SQL Server 2008 CU4 released
  16. Why is sp_dbmmonitorresults failing with invalid object?
  17. SQL Server 2008 System Views Map in PDF or XPS

2008 25

  1. SQLCAT publish new article on transaction log performance..
  2. Readtrace updated
  3. Support for more than 64 logical processors
  4. New performance monitor counters for SQL Server 2008
  5. SQL Server 2008 CU1 has just been posted
  6. Making a database clone using SMO
  7. How can I generate a T-SQL script for just the indexes?
  8. Finally some guidance on SQL Server and Hyper-V
  9. Microsoft Source Code Analyzer for SQL Injection (CTP July 2008)
  10. tablediff
  11. New Microsoft Certification Tier
  12. Visio add-in for SQL Server
  13. SQL Server 2008 RC0 is now available
  14. Are you interested in working as a Microsoft SQL Server consultant?
  15. Inconsistencies in the SSMS Interface
  16. SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
  17. Store your data in the cloud
  18. Wondering what's new in CTP6?
  19. Transactional replication and support for partitioning in Katmai
  20. Windows Server 2008 EE and Katmai CTP6 - installation experience
  21. New whitepaper from HP
  22. Thoughts about Hyper-V
  23. Windows Server 2008 hits RTM and is on Connect
  24. KB alert: Description of the Replay Markup Language (RML) Utilities for SQL Server
  25. Publishing data to Oracle Subscribers

2007 28

  1. MS Certifications & SQL Server 2008
  2. SQL Server Power Tools
  3. SQL Server 2005 Books Online (September 2007) Update
  4. Support for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1...
  5. Why can't I backup the mirror database?
  6. Eight reasons to migrate to SQL Server 2008
  7. New cumulative update++
  8. Cumulative update package 4 for SQL Server 2005 SP2
  9. SQL 2000 Books Online Update June 2007
  10. Katmai whitepapers
  11. Finally, SQLCAT have a dedicated site
  12. SQL Server 2008 CTP 4 available as VHD
  13. How do I find out if Large Values out of Row is enabled?
  14. PerformancePoint Server 2007 UK Launch
  15. Katmai July CTP is released
  16. SQL Server Predeployment I/O Best Practices
  17. SQL Server 2005 Books Online receives another update
  18. Katmai Webcast
  19. Cumulative Update (Build 3161) for SQL Server 2005 SP2
  20. Microsoft Certified Architect: Database
  21. Katmai details announced..
  22. SQL Server 2005 Dashboard Reports
  23. Critical Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
  24. SQL Server 2005 SP2 and Maintenance Plans
  25. SQL Server 2005 Hidden Gems
  26. SQL Server 2005 SP2 is finally here...
  27. SQL Server 2005 SP2 is almost here...
  28. Management Studio Add-in

2006 41

  1. SQL Server Best Practices
  2. PerformancePoint Server 2007 CTP1 now available
  3. Tempdb on RAM disks, Solid State?
  4. Win a copy of MSDN Team Subscription
  5. Sysinternal Utilities on TechNet!
  6. Using vardecimal storage in SQL Server 2005 SP2 CTP2
  7. SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 CTP 2
  8. Whitepaper Alert: Architecting Service Broker Applications
  9. Finding the NTFS Sector Size via DBCC
  10. SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 required for Longhorn & Vista
  11. Updates to MPS Reports, Support for 64-Bit
  12. Take a look at SQLIOSim
  13. SQL Server 2005 Failover Clustering Whitepaper
  14. Microsoft Premier Services Reporting Utility (PFE Version)
  15. Architecture and Design Guidelines for BI Apps
  16. Visual Studio for Database Professionals CTP5 has arrived...
  17. July Updates for SQL Server 2005 BOL & Samples
  18. Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals CTP4
  19. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.1 Community Technology Preview June 2006
  20. Whitepapers: Working with TempDB & Physical Database Storage
  21. Comparing SQL Server 2005 and Oracle
  22. Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals
  23. Cumulative hotfix package (build 2153) for SQL Server 2005 is available
  24. New MSDN Article: Scaling Out SQL Server 2005
  25. SQL Server 2000 Post SP4 Hotfix Rollup Packages
  26. SQL Server 2005 Books Online has also been updated
  27. SQL Server 2005 SP1 (RTM) is here...
  28. Migration (oh, and a few things I like...)
  29. CTP Component Updates for SQL Server 2005 (March 06)
  30. SQL Server 2005 SP1 CTP inc. BOL Update and Fix List
  31. MSH & SMO
  32. Moving to SQL Server 2005 at Microsoft
  33. Migrating to SQL Server 2005, UK TechNet Briefing
  34. New SQL Server JDBC Driver
  35. PDC 05 demos - Query Processing over DataSet, Fast Uploads, Caching
  36. SQL Server 2005 Up & Running Roadshow
  37. New SQL Server Web Data Administrator (Work in Progress)
  38. /PAE may cause SQL Server database corruption
  39. UK TechNet Briefing: Whats NEW in SQL 2005 - Integration Services
  40. Advantages of a 64-bit Environment
  41. New Downloads, Yukon Samples, Metadata & Performance Tuning Whitepaper

2005 25

  1. SQL Server 2005 Books Online (December 2005)
  2. Scalable shared databases are supported by SQL Server 2005
  3. Intellisense add-in for SQL Server
  4. Evaluating Database Mirroring in SQL Server 2005 RTM
  5. SQL Server 2005 Resources
  6. New TPC-C Result for SQL Server 2005
  7. Best Practices for Deploying SQL Server 2005 on Storage Area Networks
  8. SSIS Perf Counters & New CLR Whitepaper
  9. SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor - CTP June Refresh
  10. SQL Server 2005 on MSDN TV
  11. SQL Server TechCenter
  12. Using SQL Server 7.0/2000 in a Hyper-Threaded Environment
  13. Add-on Components for SSIS
  14. SQL Server 2005 Training, Free!
  15. Tech-Ed Europe, Day 2 at the ATE Stand
  16. Tech-Ed Pre-Conference
  17. Anyone going to Tech-Ed Europe?
  18. SQL Server Integration Services
  19. Database mail is cool...
  20. SQLPass 05 (Europe) and CTP Updates
  21. SQL Server 2005 - Top 5 Favourite Features
  22. Analysing SQL Server Error Logs; Useful Tool
  23. Site Updates & SQL Server Nuggets on MSDN
  24. Check out the SQL Server 2005 Express Manager Preview...
  25. Unattended clusters installs in SQL Server 2005 / Mount Point Support

2004 6

  1. SQL Server 2005 Webcasts
  2. General ravings...IDW9....
  3. SQL Server 2005 Extended Triggers
  4. I've been gone a while but I'm back....
  5. A DTS problem which is bothering me...
  6. Hello & Let's talk about SQL Server