Microsoft Federal Platform Tech Talk

A forum for our Microsoft Federal Platforms group to share information about Microsoft technology and how it can apply to Federal platforms.

Tracking UAVs with StreamInsight

Here is an interesting scenario: You are monitoring UAVs in a particular region and you get some...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/30/2010

Disappearing ATOM Feeds in SQL Server Reporting Services

One of the great new features of SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services is the “Export to ATOM...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/30/2010

Extending Policy Based Management to earlier editions

SQL Server 2008 introduced the policy based management (PBM) feature which allows DBAs to create...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/30/2010

Tracking Changes in SQL Server

Microsoft offers two mechanisms for tracking changes: Change Data Capture (CDC) and Change Tracking....

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/30/2010

Updated SQL Server Protocol Specifications

Microsoft has committed itself to releasing product protocols through its' Open Specifications...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/30/2010

System Center vs Application and Multi-Server Management?

The management of SQL is often performed by different skillsets so there are tools for each...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/30/2010

Breaking Down Microsoft BI

I get a lot of questions around what is Microsoft Business Intelligence and I wanted to explain the...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/29/2010

Federal Complex Event Processing Applications

SQL 2008 R2 comes with a new technology called StreamInsight. StreamInsight is a development...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/29/2010

Sync Frameworks versus Replication

There is often confusion as to when to use Sync Frameworks or Replication. Sync Frameworks can be...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/29/2010

SQL Server R2 Management Studio simplifies multi-server management with dashboards

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) now has a new tab called the Utility Explorer which provides...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/29/2010

Report Builder 3.0 and SharePoint Lists

Up until SQL 2008 R2, creating Reporting Services reports based on SharePoint list data has been a...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/29/2010

Visual Studio Tools that can be a DBA’s best friend

There are so many database tools that can be leveraged with Visual Studio. Microsoft Visual Studio...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/29/2010

Will the Data Mining Add-In for Excel 2007 work with SQL Server 2008 R2 and Excel 2010

The Data Mining Add-In for Excel 2007 was created at first for the Analysis Services that shipped...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/29/2010

Which Microsoft DW solution is right for you?

Microsoft offers several Data Warehouse solutions. There is SQL 2008 R2 based solution that is the...

Author: FedTechTalk Date: 06/28/2010