The Industry Insiders
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Martin Bell on SQL Nuggets
Martin Bell MVP and SQL Bits Organiser, wants to promote the idea of SQL Nuggets. Basically these...
Date: 02/25/2009
SQL Nuggets
It’s been a while since my last entry for Technet Insiders, one reason for the delay is that I’ve...
Date: 02/25/2009
Great Barr School Implements OCS in 8 months
I recently had the opportunity to interview Alex Pearce, Microsoft MVP and network manager of Great...
Date: 01/07/2009
Speaking at SQL Bits
In this unusual Industry post I have got the industry insider on camera to discuss why you should...
Date: 01/06/2009
Chris Testa O-Neill
Chris Testa-O'Neill is the Database Product Manager at Remarc Group Ltd. He specialises in SQL...
Date: 01/06/2009
USING SQL Server Integration Services to retrieve data from an IBM AS400
Thanks again to Jennifer Stirrup from Aspective (A Vodafone company) for writing up how she gets...
Date: 10/01/2008
SQL Server: Using SSIS to retrieve data from AS400
Using SSIS, getting data from one SQL Server to another SQL Server is straightforward enough....
Date: 10/01/2008
All about Nothing- SQL Server Nulls in Powershell
Finding stuff about one Microsoft technology isn’t too hard it’s when you try and use two things get...
Date: 09/15/2008
Testing for Database Null Values from PowerShell
PowerShell is super, but its documentation is still lousy. You might think that how to test a...
Date: 09/15/2008
A Look into data privacy in the cloud computing world
Leonard Chung, CEO of Syncplicity.com, discusses issues around web privacy and data protection laws...
Date: 08/21/2008
Upgrading to SharePoint 2007
In BI and in SharePoint there is a great community which transcends the many partners, contractors...
Date: 06/30/2008
Upgrading from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2003
Upgrading from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2003 Recently I have been involved in upgrading our intranet from...
Date: 06/29/2008
Martin Bell
Martin Bell has been a freelance computer consultant in the UK for over 23 years. He has worked on...
Date: 05/27/2008
Time and Relative Dates in SQL Server 2008 (TARDIS)
Martin Bell, MVP and time lord has been getting to the bottom of the new date and time data types in...
Date: 05/27/2008
Time for a Date?
As a DBA I wear many hats! If I had to choose a hat for my data architect role it would probably be...
Date: 05/27/2008
An introduction to Powershell for SQL Server 2008
Although I understand what Powershell is I didn't understand really get it until I worked with James...
Date: 05/27/2008
PowerShell in SQL Server 2008
At the time of writing SQL Server 2008 is currently at the Community Technology Preview (CTP) stage....
Date: 05/27/2008
Setting up ActiveSync Between Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Mobile 6
Adrian Beasley sent me this article the other day explaining how he managed to connect his Windows...
Date: 05/13/2008
ActiveSynching Between Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Mobile 6
Adrian Beasley General Inspired by recent TechNet sessions and User Group meetings, where I heard...
Date: 05/13/2008
The Dilemma of Presenting SQL Server 2008
Martin Bell runs the Scottish Area meetings of the UK SQL Server User Group, discusses the problems...
Date: 05/07/2008
Data Presentation in Sharepoint
Jennifer Stirrup from Aspective has written another great business intelligence article for us on...
Date: 05/07/2008
What’s new in SQL Server 2008 - dilemmas!
The other week I was asked by Colin Mackay of Scottish Developers to do a 15 minute talk on “What’s...
Date: 05/06/2008
Representation of data in Sharepoint
Let’s be honest - it can be frustrating and difficult to have conversations with users over things...
Date: 05/02/2008
Business Intelligence and the importance of users
It's about time there were a few business intelligence posts on Industry Insiders so I am pleased to...
Date: 04/25/2008
Microsoft BI and the importance of users
Recently, I took part in a discussion, where a number of people were debating the need to have a...
Date: 04/25/2008
Treat all input as Evil until proved otherwise - how to prevent code injection
Adrian J. Beasley has provided us with another excellent article titled A General Defence Against...
Date: 04/07/2008
A General Defence Against Injection Attacks on Websites
By Adrian J. Beasley The usual range of IT Security techniques is of little use against injection...
Date: 04/07/2008
Introduction to SCORM and SharePoint Learning Kit
SharePoint has been a phenominal success as a product for Microsoft. It has successfully penetrated...
Date: 01/29/2008
Introduction to SCORM and SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK)
SharePoint Learning Kit also known as SLK is a delivery tool for SCORM compliant documents....
Date: 01/29/2008
Windows 2008 protection from Accidental deletion
Many thanks to Richard Siddaway for his article on protecting AD objects from Accidental Deletion....
Date: 10/31/2007
Windows Server 2008 Protection from Accidental Deletion
By Richard Siddaway, Microsoft Practice Leader, Centiq Ltd With each new version of the Windows...
Date: 10/31/2007
Richard Siddaway
Richard Siddaway is Microsoft Practice Leader for Centiq Ltd, a Microsoft partner specialising in...
Date: 10/31/2007
The Scoop on OCS and Live Meeting Features
Thanks to Chris Dalby of Yellow Park for this contributing piece breaking down the great new...
Date: 09/24/2007
OCS LiveMeeting Breakdown
By Chris Dalby The Unified Communications (UC) Launch on 16 October 2007 marks the start of a...
Date: 09/24/2007
Be proactive: Information Security as a Business Enabler
Thanks to Paul Vincent for contributing his article Information Security; The Business Enabler. Paul...
Date: 08/29/2007
Information Security; The Business Enabler
By Paul Vincent Don’t get me wrong, I’m a tecchie. There was a time (and it wasn’t that long ago!)...
Date: 08/29/2007
ID: Who do you think you are?
Thanks to Craig Murphy for contributing his article titled Who Do You Think You Are? - it's well...
Date: 08/22/2007
Who do you think you are?
By Craig Murphy Actually, that's the wrong question, I really need to know who you are, who you...
Date: 08/22/2007
How to make sense of anti-virus reviews
Thanks to David Harley for sharing some of his vast experience of the anti-virus industry in his...
Date: 08/20/2007
Insider's Guide to Comparative Anti-Virus Reviews
By David Harley There has been a certain amount of excitement and irritation in anti-virusresearch...
Date: 08/20/2007
The wonders of Software Restriction Policies and PowerShell Code Signing
Thanks to Adrian J. Beasley for providing yet another excellent article, this one's titled Software...
Date: 08/17/2007
Software Restriction Policies and PowerShell Code Signing
By Adrian J. Beasley Health Warning Software Restriction Policies (SRPs) are extremely powerful....
Date: 08/17/2007
David Harley
David Harley CISSP has worked in computing since 1986, and first fellsemi-accidentally into security...
Date: 08/16/2007
To secure your documents, or not, that's the question
Adam Vero is our newest contributor. I encourage you to read his pragmatic advice for securing...
Date: 08/15/2007
Paul Vincent
Paul is a Cyber-defence consultant who provides technical Information Security advice to Financial...
Date: 08/15/2007
Craig Murphy
Craig Murphy is an author, developer, speaker, podcaster, Microsoft MVP and is a Certified...
Date: 08/15/2007
Don’t secure your documents!!
By Adam Vero ...or rather, don’t use poor methods to secure documents (or anything else – this is...
Date: 08/15/2007
Adam Vero
Adam Vero - Technical Director of Meteor IT Ltd Meteor IT is a consulting and training services firm...
Date: 08/15/2007
Sharepoint Interview Questions to ask
Stephen works with a lot of customers who ask him about SharePoint, and the sort of questions that...
Date: 07/23/2007
Sharepoint Interview questions
Adoption of the SharePoint platofrm is growing rapidly and for every new deployment there is a...
Date: 07/23/2007