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SQL Server 2008 Books OnLine (BOL), latest and updated
Published 19 August 8 2:32 AM | SSQA.net
Ok its time to update your local copies of SQL Server 2008 Books OnLine (BOL) too, as we have RTM version in hand. You may have installed it during CTP releases and even during short-time of RC0 release, but as always it is a good practice to update as...
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Unable to install SQL Server 2008 RC0 Books Online
Published 26 June 8 4:54 AM | SSQA.net
In continuation with the BOL update topic on SQL2008-RC0_BOL post here I have had troubles in installing the RC0 Books Online on to my laptop. As per the error below I thought it may be problem with the Windows Installer service on my laptop (Vista Ultimate...
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SQL Server 2008 RC0 and 3.5 Compact edition Books Online - download and update your copy
Published 24 June 8 8:3 AM | SSQA.net
As in continuation with the latest release of SQL Server 2008 that is Release Candidate , I strongly recommend you update your local copies of SQL Server Books ONline aka BOL. Here is the link to download the latest copy of SQL Server 2008 RC0 BOL - Link_to...
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SQL Server Reporting Services: Resources and information - all in one place
Published 13 May 8 3:30 AM | SSQA.net
During a conference few users asked about resources and information to go through the Reporting Services, as it is a general assumption from the end-user community that referring to Books Online aka BOL doesn't get them anywhere. I always recommend...
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SQL Server logins - enforce Password Expiration and policies
Published 7 January 8 1:11 PM | SSQA.net
Here is a quick snippet on enabling a SQL login to password expiration and password policies as per the Windows server: Open the SQL Server 2005 Management Studio. In the left pane, go to the desired server and navigate to the Security folder and expand...
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SQL Server Reporting Services - Do you cache popular reports for better performance?
Published 7 January 8 5:30 AM | SSQA.net
Do you cache or not? By default SQL Server cache stores the data & query plan in cache to provide better performance for your queries. Similary caching is also included in SQL Server Reporting Services where this caching can shorten the time required...
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SQL Server 2005 Books Online September 2007 available for download - update your local copy
Published 18 December 7 4:25 AM | SSQA.net
As we blogged much on Books Online importance and recent changes to availablility of updated books online for SQL Server 2005 under BOL-Sep2007-MSDN-Technet the same update is available to download. Do not forget to update your local copies as it will...
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November 2007 update SQL Server 2008 Books Online CTP - update your local copies
Published 2 December 7 6:46 AM | SSQA.net
As the subject states you have to update (uninstall & install) the local copy of Books Online for SQL Server 2008 CTP that is released in November 2007. This BOL update consists all the changes from the previous CTPs and what's new with current...
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SQL Server 2008 - links to newbie users and relevant whitepapers
Published 14 October 7 2:15 PM | SSQA.net
During a conference one of the newbie user asked me for the links and whitepapers about SQL Server 2008, as it was bit hard to find relevant information from Books online for SQL Server 2008 (CTP). So here they are from the links I can accumulate: SQL...
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SQL Server 2000 Books Online updated, now available for local download
Published 29 September 7 11:57 AM | SSQA.net
SQL Server User Education blog on MSDN has this update about SQL Server 2000 BOL Update - Don't forget to update your local version copy with this latest release. You can download the updated SQL Server 2000 Books Online from the Microsoft Download...
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SQL Server 2005 Books Online update - September 2007 on MSDN & Technet
Published 29 September 7 9:49 AM | SSQA.net
SQL Server version 2005 Books Online aka BOL has been updated by SQL Development Team in September 2007 and not available for download yet. As usual they are awaiting customer feedback from the BOL or via MSDN/Technet pages. Refer in their words: In the...
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Is SQL Server 2005 Books Online updated in September 2007?
Published 28 September 7 4:38 AM | SSQA.net
Well this is confusing me, this DownloadLink refers SQL Server 2005 Books Online as May 2007 update that can be installed on the machine. But when you search for any content on MSDN library for SQL Server it refers " SQL Server 2005 Books Online...
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Getting Started with SQL Server 2008
Published 7 September 7 4:53 AM | SSQA.net
Recently I have had few emails asking about how to get hands-on in SQL Server 2008. As of now still July 2008 CTP is available to download as per this OtherBlogPost. Further as usual I would suggest the SQL 2008 'newbie' to review the books online...
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