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SQL Academy – Performance Tuning & Optimisation

Posted Saturday, November 28, 2009 2:22 PM by boduff
Registration is still open for SQL Academy on Tuesday 1st December in the usual place (Sandyford, Dublin). For those of you who are new to SQL Academy – the aim is to bring level 300-400 content to SQL professionals in Ireland via half day seminars. The Read More...
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The Gemini/PowerPivot Gallery View

Posted Saturday, November 28, 2009 12:02 PM by boduff
On my first week trying to setup PowerPivot I was plagues with an inability to see the sexy new silverlight previews of the mashup’s in SharePoint. The error message was “An Error Occurred while capturing snapshots for this document” To help debug, this Read More...
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New Install Option for SQL 2008 R2

Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:16 PM by boduff
Using the new “Default Install” option in SQL Server 2008 R2 I managed to get a full instance installed (Tools, Db Engine, SSAS, SSIS) in 18 minutes flat on a Hyper_V guest. Maybe this will become some sort of benchmark test for new servers… Read More...
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Data Connection Libraries missing in SharePoint 2010

Posted Sunday, November 15, 2009 5:58 PM by boduff
If you are using the new “Gemini Team Site” in SharePoint 2010 (I guess this must be renamed in the Beta-2). You may notice that we can’t add Data Connection Libraries to work with traditional BI sources. This is just because it is not a site feature Read More...
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Integrating Office and SharePoint in Windows 2008

Posted Sunday, November 15, 2009 3:37 PM by boduff
Three common issues integrating office and MOSS when using Server 2008 as a client: 1) Office cannot browse SharePoint 2) Credential Prompts 3) Where has my Network Places Gone   1. Office Cannot Browse SharePoint I’ve seen a few times that office Read More...
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Good Power Pivot / Gemini Resources

Posted Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:53 AM by boduff
Ok, everyone is hopefully aware that Gemini is now renamed to “PowerPivot”. IMO, this technology is set to make a very big impact on the Business Intelligence Industry. Here in Ireland, nice players like Qlikview have been doing very well over traditional Read More...
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SQL Academy (Dublin, Ireland)– Advanced SQL Configuration

Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:56 PM by boduff
I’m helping deliver a series of advanced seminars for Microsoft TechNet Ireland. The SQL Academy aims to bring level 300-400 advanced content to practising SQL Server professionals in Ireland with the opportunity to bring any questions to a supposed expert Read More...
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Tools for SQL Discovery

Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 11:22 PM by boduff
For anyone looking to find out how many SQL Servers they have deployed, and gain insight into resources used or performance - here is a selection of tools I have been using a lot on projects. Ok System Centre isn't free, but sometimes I am lucky enough Read More...
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Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp at SQL Ireland Users Group in Sept

Posted Tuesday, September 01, 2009 6:36 PM by boduff
Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp are presenting at the SQL Ireland users group on the 23rd September. They were here last year and it was fully booked, with many people not able to get in, so I'd be very surprised if it wasn't a packed house again. You Read More...
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Want to learn more about Self Service Business Intelligence (Project Gemini)

Posted Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:38 PM by boduff
Microsoft's new self service business intelligence platform (project Gemini), is set to revolutionize how Business Intelligence projects are implemented, with many projects choosing a much more agile approach with less formal IT involvement in the modelling. Read More...
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Bob Duffy passed MCM 2008 !

Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:44 PM by boduff
I just got the email to say I have passed the SQL 2008 MCM exam. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/master.aspx . The six hour hands on lab is pretty gruelling. Luckily there is no need to fly to the lab in the states for it, with web Read More...
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SQL Server Versions

Posted Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:23 PM by boduff
I'm always installing SQL Server or talking to customers about installations and the topic comes up of which version am I on, or what version should I be on ? A fellow MVP, Bill Graziano has lovingly compiled and maintains a list of version numbers and Read More...
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SQL Immersion: Dublin 2009

Posted Saturday, August 22, 2009 11:26 AM by boduff
There is four weeks until the SQL Immersion event here in Dublin and I'm getting really excited. For anyone like me who career is based on SQL technology this is one not to miss. There has never before been an opportunity like this to learn from Paul Read More...
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Epicenter on Wed 26th August

Posted Saturday, August 22, 2009 10:55 AM by boduff
The largest Irish conference/ expo is starting this wed. the list of speakers and events is definitely worth checking out http://epicenter.ie/ It event combines four previous events in one: Java, Open Source, Microsoft and Web Technologies. I'll be presenting Read More...
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is your Anti-Virus Strangling SQL Server?

Posted Monday, July 27, 2009 11:35 AM by boduff
Its very common when I arrive on site to do a performance review or some tuning that a good first place to look for is windows task manager and anti-virus. By selecting View-Select Columns we can add interesting counters such as Threads, Handles, I/O Read More...
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