SQL Server User Education

SQL Server documentation team blog

Watch new PowerPivot Videos on TechNet Wiki

The 4-part video series on how user identity is established for different PowerPivot ops is now...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 08/18/2010

Announcing SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP

I know I have been remiss is posting here lately, and I do apologize for that. I will try to do a...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 11/12/2009

SQL Server 2008 Books Online Documentation Refresh 9 Now Available

I am pleased to announce the availability of Documentation Refresh 9 (DR9) of SQL Server 2008 Books...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 07/06/2009

RSS Feeds Now Available on BI Technology Pages

Continuously striving to help you find the best and latest content in the ever-growing pool of...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 05/19/2009

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 now released

I'm pleased to announce the release of the first Service Pack of SQL Server 2008 is now available....

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 04/08/2009

This helpful tip comes courtesy of Matt Stroshane, a Writer on our team. I made a little Excel...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 03/06/2009

SQL Server 2008 SP1 CTP Now Available

Just wanted to let everybody know that you can now download the Community Technology Preview (CTP)...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 02/24/2009

SQL Server 2008 Books Online Release Cadence

The January 2009 update to the SQL Server 2008 Books Online has now been published to the MSDN...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 02/02/2009

Using SQL Server 2008 Table-Valued Parameters (TVPs) from Access

"Table-valued parameters (TVPs) in SQL Server 2008 provide an easy way to marshal multiple rows of...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 01/28/2009

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 and Documentation Released

Hi everybody! here is a new Christmas present for you all -- the release of SQL Server 2005 Service...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 12/16/2008

SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide Now Available

I am pleased to announce the availability of the SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide....

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 11/25/2008

Videos for Data Mining Add-Ins for Office 2007

Think we're slowing down with the holidays right around the corner? Not so! Microsoft SQL Server...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 11/10/2008

Announcing New Technology Page Design

The SQL Server Developer Center on MSDN and TechCenter on TechNet contain what are called...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 11/03/2008

New SQL Server Videos from the Documentation team

Hi all, I am pleased to announce that the SQL Server User Education team has just published its...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 10/14/2008

Social Bookmarking on MSDN and TechNet Now Available

Hey everybody, MSDN and TechNet have now released their v1 of social bookmarking technology. This is...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 09/10/2008

SQL Server 2008 Books Online Now Available

I am very pleased to announce that SQL Server 2008 Books Online is now available for download on the...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 08/06/2008

Annotating SQL Server Books Online

With Release Candidate (RC0) of SQL Server 2008, we have now enabled the Community Content feature...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 06/30/2008

SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate Now Available!

We're getting very close to the final release of SQL Server 2008, and I am pleased to inform you all...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 06/10/2008

SQL Server Driver for PHP (May 2008) now released!

Hi everybody! Just because we're very busy putting the finishing touches on the SQL Server 2008...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 05/29/2008

Tagging SQL Server documentation

If you've ever happened to find a SQL Server documentation topic that you were looking for and...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 04/18/2008

New SQL Server 2008 Scoped Search Macro

Awhile back, I wrote about a SQL Server 2005 Scoped Search Macro that uses Windows Live Search to...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 03/24/2008

Particpate in the SQL Server 2008 Bug Bash for a Chance to Win an X-Box

As you all know, the next version of SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, is due to be released this year....

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 03/10/2008

SQL Server 2008 February CTP Books Online Now Available

Hi everybody, I realize it has been quite awhile since my last post, sorry about that. We on the SQL...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 02/20/2008

Localized SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2 Released!

Hi everybody, welcome back from the holidays. Hope you all are ready to jump back into the world of...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 01/02/2008

New Utilities for SQL Server Released

The Microsoft SQL Server support team uses several internally-written utilities to make it easier to...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 12/18/2007

Use the correct "Data Sources (ODBC)" service

On an 64-bit operating system (Itanium or x64), Windows installs two versions of the "Data Sources...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 12/11/2007

SQL Server 2005 Books Online -- latest release now available for download

Well, it's been a long time coming. We finally got the technical issues resolved and have completed...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 12/10/2007

November CTP of SQL Server 2008 does not install SQL Server Native Client SDK files by default

To develop data access applications with SQL Server Native Client, you have to manually run...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 12/04/2007

SQL Server 2008 CTP (November 2007) Available Now

I am pleased to announce that the SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP) for November...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 11/21/2007

Using OLE DB Extensions in SQL Server Native Client 10.0 (SQL Server 2008) to Change the Password of a SQL Server Authentication User Account

The SQL Server Native Client team received some feedback asking for a code sample that shows how to...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 11/20/2007

Feedback aliases for MDAC

Hi, My name is David Schwartz. I am a technical writer in the SQL Server product group and I...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 11/08/2007

Microsoft Sync Framework CTP Is Live!

Microsoft has now posted the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) release of Microsoft Sync...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 11/06/2007

Let Us Know What You Think of the New Design for the SQL Server TechCenter

A new design for the SQL Server TechCenter has now been released. This design was based on the ones...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 10/25/2007

Did You Know? It's in the Books Online!

For those of you who don't know Kalen Delaney, she is a longtime SQL Server expert. In fact, she...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 10/17/2007

Two New Releases for the Data Platform

I am pleased to announce that two new releases for which the SQL Server User Education team provided...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 10/15/2007

Eliminate Extranneous Search Results

Ever gone to a search engine like Google or Live Search, and noticed there is a lot of clutter in...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 10/01/2007

SQL Server 2000 Books Online Update Now Available for Download

SQL Server 2000 Books Online was updated in June to correct technical inaccuracies that were found...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 09/26/2007

Please Give Feedback on Documentation

We rely on your feedback to help define and improve our documentation. Please feel free to send...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 09/21/2007

SQL Server 2005 Books Online (September 2007) Now Released in MSDN and TechNet Libraries

The Microsoft SQL Server documentation team is constantly updating and improving the SQL Server...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 09/18/2007

Welcome to the SQL Server User Education Team Blog!

Welcome to the SQL Server User Education team blog. This blog is updated by members of the SQL...

Author: SQLServerUE Date: 09/18/2007