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James Senior at Microsoft: Like a kid in a candy store
CIOs: BI more important than security
Interesting excerpt from InformationWeek: A Gartner survey of 1,400 CIOs earlier this year found...
Author: james Date: 06/12/2006
Deliver scheduled reports to a printer
I found this excellent article on MSDN which describes how to create an application that will...
Author: james Date: 06/09/2006
Selling SQL Server as a Database Platform
"This Sales Academy focuses on giving you all the knowledge and information you need when talking to...
Author: james Date: 06/09/2006
How and when to use mirroring in SQL Server 2005
Having released mirroring in Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005, we've followed up by providing a...
Author: james Date: 06/08/2006
Microsoft's Business Intelligence Strategy
So what have Microsoft got in store when it comes to BI? Well, quite a bit actually! Lewis Levin, VP...
Author: james Date: 06/08/2006
Hands-on lab for Business Intelligence
At the end of this month in Los Angeles, MS Events are running a Business Intelligence Hands-on lab...
Author: james Date: 06/07/2006
Excel Dashboards
The Dashboard Spy has been reporting on how people are using Excel to provide nice looking...
Author: james Date: 06/07/2006
Beefing up Business Intelligence in Office - PerformancePoint Server 2007
As well as the cool new Business Intelligence features in the traditional Office applications like...
Author: james Date: 06/06/2006
Upcoming Business Intelligence Webcasts
These are well worth a look: Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Using the Kimball Method (Level...
Author: james Date: 06/06/2006
NEW: Business Scorecard Manager 2005 - Sample Templates
We've just released some great templates that you can use to get you started with Business Scorecard...
Author: james Date: 05/26/2006
SQL Server over the years
I found this great post today by euanga who charts the history and growth of SQL Server throughout...
Author: james Date: 05/25/2006
I'm famous!
I've just had my first article published on Microsoft.com. It's an overview of Business Intelligence...
Author: james Date: 05/23/2006
Sybase Migration Tool - Deadline extended to 26th May!
Due to popular demand, the deadline for nominations to the Sybase Technical Adoption Program TAP has...
Author: james Date: 05/23/2006
SQL Server 2000 Knowledge Base
Wow! What a post by deepakc. He's provided a huge list of SQL Server 2000 links organised by...
Author: james Date: 05/22/2006
Sarbanes-Oxley on SQL Server 2005
I've just finished reading an interesting article on a DBA who used some of the new features in SQL...
Author: james Date: 05/22/2006
PTS-TV: Business Intelligence
My team has recently launched a new TV show called PTS-TV. We're talking about our various...
Author: james Date: 05/22/2006
Reporting Services on SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
What's the best thing about SQL Server 2005 Express Edition?? It's Free! What's the second best...
Author: james Date: 05/22/2006
Scaling out SQL Server 2005
We often hear about scaling up when it comes to our server environments, but what about scaling out?...
Author: james Date: 05/18/2006
Business Intelligence Webcast
If you want to see the Microsoft BI "stack" in action or get a better understanding about what...
Author: james Date: 05/18/2006
Bill Gates on Business Intelligence
So what does my boss think about Business Intelligence? Well he reckons it's pretty important and...
Author: james Date: 05/17/2006
SQL Server Mobile 3.0 Supported Platforms
This release of SQL Server Mobile supports: · Pocket PC 2003 platform · Windows CE 5.0 · Windows...
Author: james Date: 05/17/2006
Business Scorecard Manager FAQ
If you are looking for a quick answer to questions relating to Business Scorecard Manager, then...
Author: james Date: 05/16/2006
3 days left for nominations
Get them in quick - there's only three days left for entries to our Sybase migration tool beta...
Author: james Date: 05/16/2006
Reporting Services with Netweaver
There's a new article available from the Microsoft.com website which talks about using one of the...
Author: james Date: 05/10/2006
Migration from Sybase to SQL Server made easy
The SQL Server Migration Assistant for Sybase has been released on a customer technology preview...
Author: james Date: 05/08/2006
Coding with your voice
A new tool has been revealed called VoiceCode that allows programmers to code using their voice. It...
Author: james Date: 04/29/2006
Drive the streets of San Fran
I stumbled across this little gem today. It's a technology preview app using AJAX and Virtual Earth...
Author: james Date: 04/21/2006
SQL Server 2005 SP1 now available!
Download it here:...
Author: james Date: 04/20/2006
Download SQL Server 2005 Feature Pack
With the SQL Server 2005 Feature Pack you get the following tools: Microsoft ADOMD.NET Microsoft...
Author: james Date: 04/20/2006
Free Business Scorecard Manager 2005 Online Training
These free online training courses for Business Scorecard Manager 2005 are available for anyone to...
Author: james Date: 04/18/2006
Do you want to change how long it takes to Deploy a Windows Server Into Production?
Putting any server into production in today's IT environments is complex, with magnitudes of...
Author: james Date: 04/18/2006
Free SQL Server & BI E-Learning Courses
Want to upgrade your SQL Server 2000 skills to 2005? Curious about what SQL Server 2005 can offer...
Author: james Date: 04/13/2006
Project REAL - Learnings from BI deployment
I am currently making my way through the series of articles that have been produced as part of...
Author: james Date: 04/10/2006
UK Traffic Apps
I came across this cool application which uses the new AJAX capabilities in .NET. "Atlas" as it's...
Author: james Date: 04/07/2006
Business Intelligence Development Studio Licensing
I had a question from a customer yesterday about how many copies of Business Intelligence...
Author: james Date: 04/06/2006
ProClarity
Last thing yesterday (UK time), Microsoft announced the aquistion of the BI analytics company,...
Author: james Date: 04/04/2006
SQL Server 2005 Webcasts and Virtual Labs
Want to check out SQL Server 2005 capabilities and features? Want to get access to a no-install...
Author: james Date: 04/03/2006
Front End Business Intelligence
I often get questions from management about the "end product" that they will see from Business...
Author: james Date: 03/31/2006
Made in Express
Author: james Date: 03/29/2006
Are you a SQL Express Hero?
If you have a great story about developing an application using Visual Studio Express and/or SQL...
Author: james Date: 03/29/2006
Improving MSN Search using SQL Server 2005
I'm finding new blogs on SQL Server and B.I. all the time, and the latest is this effort from Jamie...
Author: james Date: 03/28/2006
BBC at Mix06
I just finished watching a demo from the recent Mix06 conference in Las Vegas where Microsoft had a...
Author: james Date: 03/28/2006
SQL Server Query Optimization Blog
The guys over at the SQL Server Query Optimization team have started a new blog. Should be a useful...
Author: james Date: 03/27/2006
Virtual Labs
I'm not sure about the awareness of our "Virtual Labs", (I know that I hadn't heard about them...
Author: james Date: 03/27/2006
New SQL Server 2005 Reporting Packs
Yesterday we released eight new SQL Server 2005 Reporting Packs. They provide some great examples of...
Author: james Date: 03/25/2006
New Name Decided!
Thanks for the suggestion by Tony Soper for my Blog's title. I was so taken with Magnum B.I. that I...
Author: james Date: 03/23/2006
Welcome one and all
Well hello, and welcome to my brand new blog! My plan for this little slice of internet real estate...
Author: james Date: 03/21/2006