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Bits and bobs on SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 BI
Hi folks, I'm sitting in a BI course - and must admit I'm slightly lost. With no history of BI...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 10/11/2004
Reported vulnerability in ASP.NET and recommendation for tool to scan for GDI+ vulnerability
I would encourage anyone running ASP.NET to check out...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 10/07/2004
Webcast: SQL Server 2005 - T-SQL & XML Enhancements, Thursday 30th September
Hi folks, I have been convinced to do one of these Webcast things :-) Be warned - I find the whole...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/29/2004
MSDN just keeps getting better - smart urls!
Came across this blog https://blogs.msdn.com/junfeng/archive/2004/09/13/229221.aspx Which lead me to...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/22/2004
Personalised MSDN in the UK
If (like me - oops!) you tend to not be a frequent visitor to https://www.microsoft.com/uk/msdn you...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/20/2004
WinFX will be available for Windows XP and Windows 2003 - good news for ISVs.
With the recent announcements on Longhorn came some delightful news for ISVs - the news that we will...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/20/2004
LAST CALL: Free technical assistance for UK ISVs developing with beta 2 of SQL Server 2005 and beta 1 of VS.NET 2005
In the UK I am technical lead on our activities with UK ISVs around SQL Server 2005 and my colleague...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/14/2004
UK ISV Community Days - first is October 15th
Worldwide we have created ISV Community Days to help ISVs achieve more with our platform. These are...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/14/2004
A few places left at UK Architects Forum 20th Sept in Reading
In chatting with a colleague I found we had a few places left at...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 09/08/2004
SQL Server 2005 DTS - Fuzzy Lookup - great article...
I have been playing with DTS - and came across "Fuzzy Lookup". This looks to be a very welcome...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/27/2004
A chance find for SQL Server 2005 DTS - https://www.sqldts.com
I was looking for some simple DTS examples as I make the transition from SQL 2000 DTS - and came...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/27/2004
Considering Visual C++ 2005 for your future development? Check out this online chat Sept 16th
I felt this would be relevant for any ISV currently using Visual C++. Enjoy. Online Chat: Visual C++...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/27/2004
PINVOKE.NET - a great site - and a great tool from Adam Nathan
A colleague just made me aware of this great site - and a neat related add-in for VS.NET....
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/27/2004
ISV targeting ORACLE and thinking of moving to SQL Server 2005? Read on...
If you are an ISV which today runs against Oracle and so far has resisted producing a version for...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/27/2004
SQL Server 2005 Express - a useful tool I came across...
Check out https://www.tegels.org/qara/ for a GUI tool for firing queries against the SQL Express Beta...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/26/2004
Application Compatibility Testing and Migration Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2 is now live
For many of my ISV, working great with Service Pack 2 is an important step for this year. I am...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/25/2004
Hello from rainy Seattle - and the eternal question "Steak or Salad...?"
Hi all, just to let you know I am on limited email/voicemail in the US this week. I am in Seattle to...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/25/2004
Free technical assistance for UK ISVs developing with betas of SQL Server 2005 and VS.NET 2005
In the UK I am technical lead on our activities with UK ISVs around SQL Server 2005 and my colleague...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/20/2004
How to order VS.NET Beta 1 DVD/CDs in the UK
Been asked a few times - the answer is...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/20/2004
Visual Studio.NET 2005 Beta 1 and SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 install order
Several of my ISV have come back to me with queries around the install order of these two betas. The...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/18/2004
And while I'm thinking about upgrading - what about VB6....
UK MSDN Flash went out with a great little article by my colleague Tim Sneath - copied here for...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/17/2004
Online Chat on upgrading from COM to .NET with Visual C++ 2005 - Sept 2nd
Something that many ISV ask me is how best to take their COM applications forward to .NET. This...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/17/2004
At last - time for a holiday!
So I will be quiet for a week - and nope - I won't be taking a PC with me (although my excellent...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/06/2004
SQL Server 2005 TSQL Enhancements - time for me to learn them!
An area of SQL Server 2005 I have pretty much avoided so far is the enhancements we have made to...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/06/2004
Do you want SQL Server 2005 Documentation on your main pc?
The problem is simple - you want to read the docs but you don't want to install beta code on your...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/02/2004
Which programming language for .NET Framework development?
I have a simple answer "If your developers today use VB or ASP then they should go VB.NET. For...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/02/2004
Which programming language for .NET Framework Development?
In my first 2 years working with ISVs who were early adopters of the .NET Framework I think the most...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/02/2004
SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition
Two of my ISVs officially on the beta program asked me the same question end of last week "where is...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 08/02/2004
SQL Server 2005 day long briefing September 1st in London
Myself and two colleagues will be delivering a technical day on SQL Server in September. We are...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/28/2004
Possible UK SQL Server 2005 Briefing in London
Tentatively we are looking at delivering a one day briefing on SQL Server 2005 on Wednesday...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/27/2004
SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 now available to MSDN Subscribers
SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 is available now for MSDN subscribers. If you don't have access to MSDN...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/26/2004
My 44 links to technical resources on SQL Server 2005
Ok - 101 links would be a much catchier title - but then that wouldn't be true :) Working with UK...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/26/2004
Which SQL Server 2005 features are folks intersted in?
I was just browsing the very good https://www.SqlServerCentral.com and came across a survey they...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/26/2004
UK Visual Studio 2005 Tech Sessions at Microsoft Campus - July 27th and August 11th
Just became aware that some of my colleagues are presenting on VS2005 in a few weeks time - check...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/23/2004
Recommend article on SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
An area of SQL Server I have somehow avoided is Analysis Services - and I plan to address that this...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/23/2004
Back in the UK - Phew!
Sorry for the pause in blogging - Tuesday I started my journey back from our company conference in...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/23/2004
Is your database ready for SQL Server 2005?
We recently released the SQL Server Best Practice Analyzer (BPA). This little tool allows you to...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/20/2004
Got a suggestion? Found a bug?
I just came out of a session delivered by the .NET Framework team and while chatting to one of the...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/19/2004
SQL Server 2005 Technical Links
Last Updated: July 26th 2004Last Check of Links: July 26th 2004Spot something wrong/missing? - Send...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2004
Native C++ and .NET - things are getting better!
Many years ago I developed in C and C++. Once I joined Microsoft most of my dev time switched to...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2004
SQL Server 2005 Express - a better MSDE....
Over the years I have worked with a number of ISVs that have needed a client side small footprint...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2004
Have you changed channel to number 9 yet?
It is easy to miss "stuff" coming out from Microsoft (for so many reasons!) - and in my recent...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2004
Just testing out Blogjet
I traditionally in my gaming blogs used https://www.bloggar.com - very good, but the released version...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2004
Check out the Microsoft ISV Buddy Program
Microsoft is trying something a little different - the option for an ISV to ask for a buddy to be...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2004
Are you a developer in a UK ISV interested in developing for SQL Server 2005 or Visual Studio 2005?
My day job is to work with ISVs in the UK which are “managed” by Microsoft to help them explore and...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2004
A brief introduction...
Eric Nelson, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft UK I have been in Microsoft UK for over 8 years and...
Author: Eric Nelson UK Date: 07/18/2004