Rob Kerr, MCDBA, MCTS is a Principal Consultant for BlueGranite, a Microsoft Business Intelligence Gold Partner. The views expressed in this blog are his own and are not reviewed or endorsed by BlueGranite or Microsoft.
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SQL Server 2008 Continues to raise the bar as a BI platform

Microsoft recently released the latest version of its SQL Server platform: SQL Server 2008. Like its predecessors, the new release is a bundle of components that work together to deliver a seamless and integrated BI platform. The 2008 version includes numerous performance enhancements that w... [More]
Posted:8/17/08, 17:46 by keruibo | 0 Comments
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Updated Windows Installer Needed for SQL Server 2008 Client Components

Windows 2008 shipped recently, and I've been updating my field kit with all of the various installation media and supplemental programs needed for client site deployments. One issue I ran into is when installing the Books Online standalone package on my Vista x64 laptop: "This... [More]
Posted:8/9/08, 00:11 by keruibo | 0 Comments
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Windows Firewall and SQL Server 2008

Recently I've been working on deployments of Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008.  I thought I'd start to post some of the nuances of these new product editions.  One of the first things to encounter is, not surprisingly, security.  Security is always loads of fun ... [More]
Posted:7/21/08, 01:58 by Rob | 0 Comments
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SQL Server 2005 SP3

Francois Ajenstat wrote in a recent blog posting that Microsoft will release a SP3 for SQL Server 2005.  There has been a groundswell of support in the user community for this, and it's a relief to know it's on the way. This is especially great news for those of us dep... [More]
Posted:4/19/08, 16:54 by Rob | 0 Comments
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