We’ve just finished refreshing the following content assets to support Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit (May 2011 Update) SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course (a.k.a. SQLInsights ) PHP on Windows and SQL Server Training...

The May 2011 Update release of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit is available for download at the following URL: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9710868 The May 2011 update is a maintenance release which provides support for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Visual...

No matter how many high quality reports you develop, your users will always want more. They may want to change something on an existing report, do their own analysis on the same data, or create a brand new report altogether. You have two choices: either you can spend all of our time meeting this never...

Developers are good at building database applications that collect a lot of data, but what are you doing with all of it? There’s patterns hidden in that data just waiting to be exploited! Did you know that SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services includes a rich set of tools, services and API’s...

Dashboards are a fundamental component of any performance management solution, and SharePoint 2010 PerformancePoint Services provides a rich set of tools and services for building highly interactive dashboard experiences that can help organizations of all sizes monitor and analyze their performance....

Now that you understand how to design and query Analysis Services cubes, this eighth unit in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course (a.k.a. SQLInsights ) on MSDN describes how to access cube data from familiar tools like Reporting Services, Excel 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Excel Services...

Now that you understand the fundamentals of SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services cube design, it’s time to learn how to query them. This seventh unit in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course (a.k.a. SQLInsights ) on MSDN will introduce you to the basics of using Multi-Dimensional...

Developers worldwide use SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services to build comprehensive, enterprise-scale analytic solutions that reach users through familiar applications. If you have never developed a cube and you want to understand why you should, this new unit in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence...

Are you planning on attending TechEd North America 2011 in Atlanta?  If so I’d like to encourage you to register for a special pre-conference session entitled Build Your First Microsoft BI Solution with SQL Server 2008 R2 .  This is a special one-day delivery of the popular SQLInsights content...

Now that you understand how to develop reports, the next step is to understand how to publish and access them from your applications. This fifth unit in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course (a.k.a. SQLInsights ) on MSDN will introduce you to this topic. It also covers how to enable...

Hey PHP and MySQL developers, did you ever wonder how to take full advantage of Windows, IIS and SQL Server? You may be under the impression that breakthrough features like full-text search and smooth streaming are only available to .NET developers, but you would be wrong! It’s time for you to...

Do you need to develop rich, interactive reports as an integrated part of a business intelligence solution? If so, then check out this fourth unit in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course (a.k.a. SQLInsights ) on MSDN. In just a couple of hours you can learn how to start developing...

Check it out developers, today we published the third unit in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course (a.k.a. SQLInsights ) on MSDN. I hope you will take some time from your busy schedule to learn how to develop an ETL process (extract, transform, load) with SQL Server Integration...

Today I’m pleased to announce the SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course (a.k.a. SQLInsights ), a new self-paced online training course brought to you by Microsoft Developer and Platform Evangelism. This is a is a great resource for developers, consultants and evangelists who...

Today I’m pleased to announce the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update For Developers Training Kit January 2011 Update. This is a great resource for developers, trainers, consultants and evangelists who need to understand the key improvements introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2 from a developer...

This post is intended for those who are already familiar with SQL Server and want to get started working with SQL Azure .  One of the best ways to get up and running quickly is to migrate an existing SQL Server database to SQL Azure.  I chose the AdventureWorksDW2008R2 database because it’s...

Okay MySQL developers, do you know what you’ve been missing out on? Microsoft SQL Server developers count on great features like online backup and rich data types to build great applications that are also industrial strength. That’s right, you can back up a SQL Server database without taking...

My fellow evangelist Zach Owens has been busy these days evangelizing SQL Server as a great platform for running WordPress . Everything is coming together nicely and he’s launched a great site that pulls together a lot of good links and information. Check it out at: http://wordpress.visitmix...

Today I’m pleased to announce the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit June 2010 update. This update includes two additional units of new content covering SQL Server 2008 R2 related improvements in Excel 2010 and SharePoint 2010, as well as many updates to address...

Today I’m pleased to announce the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit April 2010 update. This update includes an additional unit of new content covering SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services improvements. SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services offers a variety of...

Today I’m pleased to announce the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit March 2010 update 2. This update includes an additional unit of new content covering SQL Server 2008 R2 StreamInsight, a comprehensive development platform for building event-driven applications...

In my previous post I announced the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit. Today I’m pleased to announce the availability of the March 2010 update, which includes an additional unit of new content covering Application and Multi-Server Management improvements in SQL...

I’m pleased to announce that the first release of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit is available as a free download from the Microsoft Download center, so download your copy today at the following URL: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9710868 We’ll be shipping a new release...