WesleyB's Blog
My long term memory for data related information.
In Part 1 we saw how we can capture the LastFM data from the API. This of course just gives me some...
Date: 03/23/2018
In 2013 I decided to investigate how much influence my dad had on my musical choice, you can read...
Date: 03/15/2018
As always around this time of the year we hold our annual conferences Ignite and Envision. This is...
Date: 09/26/2017
At Microsoft we have these fantastic moments where we deliver so much innovation at the same time...
Date: 11/17/2016
As you have seen in Part 1 it is very easy to create a powerful Spark cluster and get some great...
Date: 09/03/2015
The world of data is one that is evolving quite rapidly, over the last years many new technologies...
Date: 08/28/2015
I always love it when I can combine things I really love and in this case I was thinking about music...
Date: 07/01/2013
Just a small heads up that I changed the Lync PowerPivot file to make it scale better. In...
Date: 04/23/2012
SQL Server Denali CTP3 comes with a lot of improvements in all areas but some areas are more visible...
Date: 07/18/2011
Yesterday we have announced the availability of SQL Server Code-named Denali. Obviously...
Date: 07/13/2011
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Date: 01/26/2011
Last week a customer asked us if he could help users to start a PowerPivot file from an existing...
Date: 12/17/2010
I did a post on the new features in Excel / Excel Services 2010 from a BI point-of-view but...
Date: 10/01/2010
Microsoft Belgium and Luxembourg proudly announces its first Microsoft Demo Day. Please join us on...
Date: 05/18/2010
Now that the SQL Server 2008 R2 trial is available for download at...
Date: 05/03/2010
A very common question I get is “What is actually new in Excel 2010 for BI?”. As you all know...
Date: 04/28/2010
Twitter as it is described on their website: "Twitter is a real-time information network powered by...
Date: 02/11/2010
One of my colleagues, Rob Collie, has created a new FAQ for PowerPivot @...
Date: 01/11/2010
Yesterday the official name for Project Gemini was announced during the keynote of the SharePoint...
Date: 10/20/2009
The Belgian SQL Server User Group is organizing the second SQL Server Day on the 3rd of December....
Date: 10/10/2009
We are very pleased to announce the first public CTP (Community Technology Preview) of Microsoft SQL...
Date: 08/10/2009
The third cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 SP1 is now available @...
Date: 07/22/2009
I think we can all agree that Data Compression is a great new functionality in SQL Server 2008. I...
Date: 06/17/2009
The second cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 SP1 is now available @...
Date: 05/20/2009
Today at Tech Ed North America 2009 we have officially announced the new name for SQL Server...
Date: 05/11/2009
Next UG event: Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition - The Azure Services Platform and SQL Services - Jun 4th, 2009
The Belgian SQL Server User Group is organizing another great technical evening.I am looking forward...
Date: 05/08/2009
Until now "Lock Pages In Memory" was an option only available to SQL Server Enterprise Edition...
Date: 04/27/2009
Wow, the guys in the SQL Server team are working really hard.The first CU for SQL Server 2008 SP1...
Date: 04/16/2009
We are very proud to announce the release of the first service pack for SQL Server 2008. With the...
Date: 04/08/2009
The guys that deliver the CUs sure do a great job, yet another one delivered on time.This one will...
Date: 03/17/2009
The next SQLUG evening will take place in our Microsoft Belux offices. So please feel free to drop...
Date: 02/25/2009
We are very pleased to announce the first CTP of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008.Apart from all...
Date: 02/24/2009
Time to take SQL Server 2005 SP3 to build 9.00.4211 with this new CU2 for SP3.More information here....
Date: 02/17/2009
SQL Server has been gaining a lot of credibility in the data warehousing market the last couple of...
Date: 02/13/2009
We are very proud to announce that SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 are now officially a...
Date: 02/06/2009
Another update to the Books Online for SQL Server 2008 has been posted.Get it here.Is it just me or...
Date: 02/03/2009
Again another 2 months have passed since the last CU for SQL Server 2008 was released.We all know...
Date: 01/21/2009
We are very proud to announce you the completely redesigned Microsoft BI website.Check it out @...
Date: 01/13/2009
The Belgian SQL Server User Group is organizing another interesting evening full of technical...
Date: 01/10/2009
We know this is a bit unusual but we have released the first cumulative update package for SQL...
Date: 12/21/2008
The service pack many people have been waiting for has been released. Now I need to remember another...
Date: 12/16/2008
For those of you who did not get the chance to attend PASS, there was a great announcement around...
Date: 12/15/2008
Service Pack 2 for PerformancePoint Server 2007 has been released.This means we now have full...
Date: 12/09/2008
Just a quick notification that the SQL Server 2008 version of this wonderful guide is out.If you are...
Date: 11/26/2008
It has been almost 2 months so here is CU2 for SQL Server 2008 RTM.This time it will take you to...
Date: 11/18/2008
It was a couple of months ago that the people from the Belgian SQL Server User Group came up with...
Date: 11/14/2008