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If you absolutely must call a WCF service from inside your database, here’s how you do it...: When I was an operations DBA, this would probably fall into the category of “just because you can do something, doesn’t mean that you should”: Call a WCF Service from SQLCLR (by Niels Berglund) However, there are probably a couple of good scenarios where Read More...
Posted 11 February 09 03:02 by reedme | 3 Comments
Filed under SQL Server, community development, samples, CodePlex, WCF, CLR, Code Gallery
SQL RSS code review coming up.: If you haven’t checked out this project, give it a look. We’re having an MVP code review in about a week. Forum discussion CodePlex project Please file your bugs and suggestions as work items on CodePlex. As always, if you’re interested in being a contributor Read More...
Posted 02 February 09 08:37 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under community development, samples, AdventureWorks, RSS, WCF, change tracking
Samples forum consolidation.: Until today, all of the various SQL Server community and samples projects each had their own discussion board on CodePlex. In the interests of simplification that our customers have asked for in our samples experience, we’re consolidating all of those Read More...
Posted 29 January 09 02:12 by reedme | 2 Comments
Filed under SQL Server, community development, samples, customer feedback
DTLoggedExec updated for the new year (and more).: Davide describes it best in his own words: What is DTLoggedExec? If I were a full-time ETL developer or an operations DBA, this is definitely a tool I’d be using every day. Grab yours today from CodePlex: http://www.codeplex.com/DTLoggedExec/ Read More...
Posted 07 January 09 12:11 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under Integration Services, SQL Server, community development, open source
Now with more open and soon with more source!: Over the holidays, the SQL Server community & samples test team in China has been migrating all of our open product samples bugs out of our internal VSTS bug tracking database and into the VSTS database which backs the CodePlex TFS system. There are Read More...
Posted 26 December 08 11:24 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under SQL Server, community development, samples, Katmai, CodePlex, AdventureWorks
Simplifying AdventureWorks setup: FYI, we’re actively working on improving the setup experience for the SQL Server 2008 sample databases (aka AdventureWorks). We’ve heard your feedback and we’re acting on it. Here are some of the salient points you’ll see for the Halloween update (Samples Read More...
Posted 21 October 08 02:28 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under database, SQL Server, community development, samples, AdventureWorks, open source
More AdventureWorks in the blogosphere...: Thanks for the plug, Stuart! Installing the AdventureWorks Sample Databases (Stuart Cox’s Tech Punch) We’re working on simplifying the setup experience for AdventureWorks in time for Halloween, but we appreciate the assist! Read More...
Posted 15 October 08 04:33 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under community development, samples, AdventureWorks
Cool (Free, Open) Tools: SQL RSS: Even if nobody has asked you for an RSS feed of data in one or more of your databases, it won't be long before they do! When they do, you can grab this configurable, easy to use data-driven RSS feed widget. A couple ideas for using this application: Business Read More...
Posted 23 June 08 01:15 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under database, community development, samples, free stuff, CodePlex, AdventureWorks, development, developers, open source, BI, business intelligence
Oh, snap! Survey sez SQL Server community rulez?!: OK, I'll admit it. I'm always very behind in reading industry blogs, rags, whatever. And I'm biased. Heh. OTH, Sean McCown can hardly be called biased toward Microsoft... so when he and I agree on something, I'm glad that he's come around to see The Truth™. Read More...
Posted 04 April 08 11:03 by reedme | 0 Comments
Filed under SQL Server, community development, SQL Heroes
Open Source Day @ Microsoft (tomorrow): Actually, every day is an open source day for me @ Microsoft (since that's what I do -- publish and promote open source SQL Server projects), but tomorrow is a special all open, all source, all day day for us. Tomorrow the bonus for me is being able to Read More...
Posted 27 March 08 03:05 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under community development, open source, SQL Heroes
Be there. Do that. Get the T-shirt.: Since I've never been to an MVP Global Summit, Tech*Ed or the SQL PASS summit, I'm looking forward to going this year. Since I will have T-shirts, I'm hoping that I won't have to be lonely. Heh. SQL Heroes : The T-shirts have arrived. If you don't have Read More...
Posted 25 March 08 10:08 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under community development, CodePlex, SQL Heroes
Calling all SQL Heroes!: I'm hoping that I can keep my blogs straight, but for the duration of the contest, I'll be blogging in two places: here and there . Here will be all the normal stuff you don't read anyway, and over there is your chance to convince me to give you a Windows Read More...
Posted 06 March 08 04:51 by reedme | 2 Comments
Filed under SQL Server, community development, CodePlex, SQL Heroes
{Open Source} Heroes Happen Here?: They certainly do. I'm glad to see initiatives like this! {Open Source} Heroes Happen Here If you want a Hero Hack Pack, you'd better ask 'em for one soon. While supplies last... Read More...
Posted 27 February 08 12:19 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under community development, CodePlex, open source
Office is now more open?: Having been involved with a government archival project, I can say that format longevity is a serious concern. Particularly in the case of governments, documents may be required to be archived for hundreds of years. Indeed, many local, state, national Read More...
Posted 18 February 08 09:18 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under community development, CodePlex, open source
How do I use Feature X in SQL Server?: Buck's got a great point about how SQL Server's development themes are managed from the top down: It isn't a matter of thinking up single features or changes to the product, it's a cohesive direction we all want to go. Carpe Datum : Why on earth are you Read More...
Posted 28 January 08 01:20 by reedme | 1 Comments
Filed under database, SQL Server, community development, samples, database design, 2008, Katmai, CodePlex, AdventureWorks

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