SQL Azure
Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services
Everyone who works with data ought to get to know SQL Server
Integration Services (SSIS) the successor to SQL Server's DTS tool
for importing and exporting data. It's not just a reworking of the
old DTS, instead it's a complete high performance ETL (Extract
Transform and Load) tool that competes with the best of breed ETL
products but comes packaged with the SQL Server and embedded in
Visual Studio. It can be intimidating at first but once you get to
know your way around it's not difficult and can be extremely
powerful
SQL Server Loadfest
Join us for the SQL Server Loadfest and do
a hands-on installation of SQL Server 2008 with SQL Server expert
Andrew Novick. Topics include, SQL Server 2008 Editions,
preparation of disks and security, the install, post-install task.
Additional breakout sessions on security, BI, new features of T-SQL
and data in the cloud.
Register for the SQL Server Loadfest!
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Accessing SQL Server 2008 New Features from .Net
SQL Server 2008 brings new
capabilities to enhance the features and performance of your
programs. This presentation will show how to use: Table
Valued Parameters, the MERGE statement, FILESTREAM, enhanced Date
and Time data types, the HierarchyID data type, large User-Defined
Types and Multi-parameter User-Defined Aggregates. Examples in C#
and VB.Net.
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Partitioning Tables Views and Indexed Views
Partitioning techniques in SQL Server help the
developer and DBA manage large quantities of data and improve query
performance in a variety of situations. This presentation
demonstrates the techniques used for:
- Partitioned Tables
- Partitioned Views
- Partition aligned Indexed Views
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Defending SQL Server from SQL Injection Attack
SQL Injection attacks have emerged as
the application security issue that creates the most data loss and
web site defacement incidents passing cross-site scripting.
Defending SQL Server from SQL injection continues to be a problem
for many applications. This presentation will discuss the ways that
SQL Server developers and DBA can harden their applications and
servers.
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The modern data warehouse can grow to billions
of rows and several terabytes of data. This presentation takes
a look at the techniques used to manage all that data. The
topics:
- Storage Architecture - Direct
Attach/Sans/Nas
- Organizing data through files and
filegroups.
- The ETL process
- Partitioned Tables and Partitioned
Views for query optimization
- Sliding window techniques to combine
the above.
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Visual Basic 2008 New Language Features Leading up to LINQ
We'll take a look
at these features:
- Extenstion Methods
- Nullable types
- IF operator
- Anonymous Types (Var)
- Implicit Typing
- Object and Array Initializors
- XML support
- LINQ
While some of these features stand on thier
own, many of them are part of the language to
facililitate LINQ. We'll take a look at LINQ-to-Objects,
LINQ-to-XML, and LINQ-to-SQL.
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Understanding and Optimizing ADO.Net 2.0's SQL
Many programmers use ADO.Net 2.0 to write the SQL for their database
operations. This presentation shows how to understand the SQL
that get's written and optimize the SQL for performance.
One of the extreme optimizations
that can be used for insert and update operations is a switch to SQL
BulkCopy operations from standard INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.
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User Defined Functions in SQL Server 2005
This updated presentation brings you up-to-date on UDFs.
Examples of both T-SQL and SQLCLR functions are supplied along with
the sample database.
See this presentation at SQL Pass September 18-21 Denver, CO
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CSLA is the Component Scalable Logical
Architure. A business object framework created by
Rocky Lhotka in his books on the
subject. I've been using this for about 3 years and find it an
incredibly useful framework for building business applications.
This presentation was prepared for a discussion on the topic at
the
Boston .Net Architecture Study Group
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Programming Microsoft PowerShell (f.k.a. Monad) PowerShell is the
upcoming command line shell from Microsoft. It replaces the
standard pipe of text with a pipe of objects creating incredible
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Programming SQL Server Service Broker with T-SQL and .Net
SQL
Server 2005 adds the powerful Service Broker component, which is a
secure, reliable, transacted messaging system and a queue manager.
Service Broker is a new tool for architecting highly reliable
applications. In this presentation you’ll learn the fundamentals of
Service Broker design as well as how to write programs that use its
facilities from both T-SQL and .Net programs.
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SQL Server 2005 (code name Yukon) has evolved from
SQL Server 2000 in many ways. This presentation, delivered as a
Microsoft Mini-Code Camp, is a full day of instruction in how to
program the new SQL Server. Includes slides and examples.
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An Application for Executing Ad Hoc SQL in a Regulated Environment.
What do you do when the data in an application is
incorrect and the application isn't able to correct the situation?
You fix it, right? That approach doesn't sit well with the policies
required by the regulatory compliance requirements of HIPPA and SOX,
nor do auditors look on it favorably. This presentation demonstrates
an application built to allow ad hoc changes to data and
create an audit trail of changes. Along the way we'll see some
interesting T-SQL and use of SQLXML. |
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SQL Server 2005 (code name Yukon) opens up the opportunity to run
.Net code right inside SQL Server engine on a par with T-SQL. This
gives the programmer an expanded choice of programming language.
This presentation shows you how to write C# or VB.Net routines and
execute them in SQL Server.
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SQL Server 2005 includes a new feature,
User-Defined Types, or UDT, for short. These types are created with
.Net in languages such as VB.Net or C#. The
.Net code runs right inside SQL Server engine on a par with T-SQL.
This gives the programmer an expanded choice of programming
language. This presentation discusses SQL Server 2005's UDT feature.
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.Net Developer Utility Round-Up
As part of the NEVB user group Developer Utility
roundup, I pulled together a short presentation on the utilties that
I use in my .Net Work. There's also a page of links to
find more
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This presentation discusses the available options for
distributing the smart client application such as XCOPY deployment,
no-touch, deployment, setup projects (MSI), and the Updater
Application Block (UAB). The options are discuss in light of the
practical considerations that to into making the choice.
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The .Net Framework places any code run from the network into a
security sandbox (read
more about it in this book). The sandbox prevents the code
from writing to the hard disk, which prevents writing even simple
files such as user settings. To allow Web based code a way to
store moderate size files, the .Net Framework provides Isolated
Security. This presentation describes Isolated Security and
includes code that gives a quick demonstration of how it works.
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The
.Net framework is a starting point that can and must be built upon to
create a supportable, maintainable, high quality business application.
This presentation discusses a framework built upon .Net for creating
great business applications.
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Generating the .Net Business and Data Layers
The n-tier application design paradigm produces a system with both
flexibility and robustness. Its significant advantages over the data-centric
approach include consistent application of business rules, scalability, and
maintainability.
However, creating the business and data layers of an application require that
a substantial amount of work be devoted to creating repetitive code for each
object. This presentation discusses approaches to automatically generating
business and data layers to relive the programmers of most of the effort
involved. It highlights DeKlarit 2.2,
which is a product that can generate a substantial part of both layers. Other
products, commercial, freeware, and open source, are also discussed.
Generating the .Net Business and Data Layers with Deklarit
Code samples generated during the presentation to the VB Pro User Group, October
2, 2003
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.Net Programmatic Access to SQL Server 2000 XML
SQL Server 2000 has powerful features that allow programs to retrieve
data as XML. Microsoft has distributed updates to the base SQL
Server 2000 in the form of Web Releases and now the
Web Services Toolkit. This presentation teaches you about SQL
Server XML how it works, and how to access it's features from .Net
programs. Examples are given in VB.Net. Originally
presented to the Boston .Net User
Group, April 2003
.Net Programmatic Access to SQL Server 2000 XML Slides
SQL XML Example Programs Code Download
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This is an introduction to SQL Server 2000 User-Defined Functions. Slides
and presentation scripts are available.
This presentation has been superseded by
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Programming SQL Server 2000 XML
Originally
presented to VB Pro User Group
August, 2002
This presentation is based on Chapter 13 and Appendix C of
SQL Server 2000 XML
Distilled. It covers programmatic access to SQL XML in VB.Net
and Visual Basic 6.
Programming SQL Server 2000 XML Slides. The example code is from the download
for the book, which can be retrieved by clicking
SQL Server 2000
XML Distilled example files.
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Writing Code to Write Your Data Services Layer
Originally presented to VB Pro User Group
December, 2002
The n-Tier architecture
is a main stay of modern web and client-server computing, typified by
Microsoft's DNA and .Net. The Data Services Layer (DSL) provides the
lowest layer, the interface to the database. While some developers use ADO
coding to merge the DSL with higher layers, this tendency can and should
be avoided. Instead, a robust DSL can be created by the developer by
writing a relatively small program or through purchase of a package that
does the job. This presentation discusses methods for writing the DSL
through code. It demonstrates the importance of using an ADO interface to
stored procedures for Insert, Update, Select and Delete operations. It
goes on to show how to use the SQL-DOM object library for easy access to
the necessary metadata needed to create the DSL. Finally, aspects of
customizing the DSL to take advantage of SQL Server 2000 features such as
XML, computed fields and multi-byte character data types.
Writing Code to Write Your Data Services Layer Slides
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Protect Your Web Site From the Nimbda Virus
Originally Presented to VB Pro User Group
October 2001
This presentation is based on the article
Protecting Your IIS
Server and Web Application
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Add a Scripting Engine to Your VB Project with SAX Basic
Originally presented to VB Pro User Group
April 2001
Adding a scripting engine to an application can vastly increase it's
power. You give it the power to run code from a text file and to use
the application objects that already exist. SAX Basic is a powerful
scripting language that is easy to implement. This presentation
demonstrated how to enhance a Visual Basic application with the SAX Basic
control.
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