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• Sql Server 2008 RC0 for MSDN Subscribers

  If you are an MSDN Subscriber (MVP or otherwise), you can go get the RC0 release of Sql Server 2008. Posted Jun 06 2008, 03:18 PM by wallym with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Sql Server, Community News

• ADO.NET Entity Framework Beta 3

  If you are an ADO.NET Entity Framework kinda person, here are the latest bits: · Entity Framework Beta 3 runtime · Entity Framework Tools CTP 2 and this update to VS 2008 is needed also . From Wriju's Blog . Posted Dec 07 2007, 08:04 PM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, ADO.NET, Community News, Databases, ADO.NET Entity Framework

• Sql Server 2008 November CTP

  The Sql Server 2008 Katmai November CTP is now available. Url: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3BF4C5CA-B905-4EBC-8901-1D4C1D1DA884&displaylang=en Posted Nov 19 2007, 02:33 PM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, Sql Server 2008

• Shrinking a log file

  If you want to shrink your log file in Sql Server, you need to do something like this: backup log [ dbname ] with truncate_only; dbcc shrinkfile( dbname_log , 2); Posted Nov 08 2007, 09:50 AM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, Sql Server 2005

• Sql Server 2005 memory usage

  One of the things that I did not like with Sql Server 2000 was its usage of memory. It seemed to grab as much memory as it needed and it never released it. I've been doing some work with Sql Server 2005 and I am finding that it grabs memory when it... Posted Jun 22 2007, 02:36 PM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, Databases, Sql Server 2005

• Sql Server 2008 Forums on MSDN

  http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=428&SiteID=1 Enjoy ................ Posted Jun 06 2007, 05:10 PM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, Databases

• Sql Server 2008 June CTP is now available

  http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/futureversion/default.mspx Hmm, while not much new for developers, it does seem to be going in the direction of making the platform more better. Posted Jun 05 2007, 10:18 AM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, Databases

• Sql Server 2005 Service Pack 2 Critical Patch

  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=e2c358a1-ecc4-4c49-8f65-daa6b7800eec&displaylang=en If you were a good developer, you downloaded and installed SP2 the moment that it became available because all developers are good about having... Posted Mar 06 2007, 09:24 PM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, ADO.NET

• Sql Server 2005 SP2 is now available

  Service Pack 2 has all the latest bells and whistles for Sql Server 2005 SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d07219b2-1e23-49c8-8f0c-63fa18f26d3a&displaylang=en&tm BOL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx... Posted Feb 19 2007, 02:16 PM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, ADO.NET, Vista, Longhorn Server

• TSql vs. SQL CLR Performance Analysis

  I went and spoke to the Michiana .NET User Group on November 21, 2006. The talk was in South Bend, IN. The subject of the talk was Sql Server 2005 CLR Objects. Whenever I do the talk, I got get the question of “Which should I do? TSql or CLR objects.... Posted Dec 28 2006, 12:02 AM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, ADO.NET

• ASP.NET Podcast Show #78 - South Bend, IN Report with Sql Server CLR Objects

  Subscribe Download Original url: http://aspnetpodcast.com/CS11/blogs/asp.net_podcast/archive/2006/12/02/asp-net-podcast-show-78-south-bend-in-report-with-sql-server-clr-objects.aspx Show Notes: My book writing is in. Went to South Bend, IN to talk on... Posted Dec 04 2006, 09:39 PM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, ADO.NET, Podcasts

• Sql Server 2005 more secure than Oracle?

  Source: http://www.databasesecurity.com/dbsec/comparison.pdf Interesting reading. I'm not a DBA, but I find the discussion very interesting. One thing that I would like to know, and I may have missed it elsewhere, is, who paid for that article? Was this... Posted Dec 01 2006, 03:18 AM by wallym with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Sql Server, ADO.NET

• What's the best type of TSql/CLR Integration in Sql Server 2005

  One of the questions that came up when I was in South Bend is what is the best way to use CLR Objects? Assuming that your solution needs a CLR Object, should you use a Dataset, Generic List (what I tend to show), or a TSQL/CLR integrated solution. Honestly... Posted Nov 27 2006, 11:19 PM by wallym with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Sql Server, ADO.NET

• South Bend, IN / Michiana .NET User Group - Why you should come!!!!!

  The meeting is on Tuesday 11/21/2006. Not only will I be there, but I have the absolute coolest giveaway drawing for the user group. No, its not an ASP.NET Podcast tshirt. Its one of the invites for MSDN access, including Visual Studio (Team System, I... Posted Nov 17 2006, 01:16 PM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: Sql Server, .NET User Groups, ADO.NET

• ASP.NET Podcast Show #74 - Sql Server 2005 CLR Objects

  Launch in external player. Subscribe Sql Server 2005 CLR Objects PPT Slide. Source Files. Posted Oct 11 2006, 07:43 AM by wallym with | with no comments Filed under: .NET General, Sql Server, ADO.NET