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) and tried to install afresh on a central monitoring...
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-Download and also I recommend the SQL Server...
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 to read through BOL if you need a basic information...
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 it. Expand the Logins folder. Right-click on the...
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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 to retrieve a report if the report is large or...
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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 save your time going onto MSDN or Technet whenever...
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 CTP release. BOL information has been useful since...
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 Server 2008 Manageability Microsoft® SQL Server™...
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 Center. ....( read more )
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 past, our processes for building the Books Online...
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