The Industry Insiders

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Martin Bell on SQL Nuggets

Martin Bell MVP and SQL Bits Organiser, wants to promote the idea of SQL Nuggets. Basically these...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/25/2009

SQL Nuggets

It’s been a while since my last entry for Technet Insiders, one reason for the delay is that I’ve...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 02/25/2009

Great Barr School Implements OCS in 8 months

I recently had the opportunity to interview Alex Pearce, Microsoft MVP and network manager of Great...

Author: viralta Date: 01/07/2009

Speaking at SQL Bits

In this unusual Industry post I have got the industry insider on camera to discuss why you should...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 01/06/2009

Chris Testa O-Neill

Chris Testa-O'Neill is the Database Product Manager at Remarc Group Ltd. He specialises in SQL...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 01/06/2009

USING SQL Server Integration Services to retrieve data from an IBM AS400

Thanks again to Jennifer Stirrup from Aspective (A Vodafone company) for writing up how she gets...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 10/01/2008

SQL Server: Using SSIS to retrieve data from AS400

Using SSIS, getting data from one SQL Server to another SQL Server is straightforward enough....

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 10/01/2008

All about Nothing- SQL Server Nulls in Powershell

Finding stuff about one Microsoft technology isn’t too hard it’s when you try and use two things get...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 09/15/2008

Testing for Database Null Values from PowerShell

PowerShell is super, but its documentation is still lousy. You might think that how to test a...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 09/15/2008

A Look into data privacy in the cloud computing world

Leonard Chung, CEO of Syncplicity.com, discusses issues around web privacy and data protection laws...

Author: viralta Date: 08/21/2008

Upgrading to SharePoint 2007

In BI and in SharePoint there is a great community which transcends the many partners, contractors...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 06/30/2008

Upgrading from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2003

Upgrading from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2003 Recently I have been involved in upgrading our intranet from...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 06/29/2008

Martin Bell

Martin Bell has been a freelance computer consultant in the UK for over 23 years. He has worked on...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/27/2008

Time and Relative Dates in SQL Server 2008 (TARDIS)

Martin Bell, MVP and time lord has been getting to the bottom of the new date and time data types in...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/27/2008

Time for a Date?

As a DBA I wear many hats! If I had to choose a hat for my data architect role it would probably be...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/27/2008

An introduction to Powershell for SQL Server 2008

Although I understand what Powershell is I didn't understand really get it until I worked with James...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/27/2008

PowerShell in SQL Server 2008

At the time of writing SQL Server 2008 is currently at the Community Technology Preview (CTP) stage....

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/27/2008

Setting up ActiveSync Between Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Mobile 6

Adrian Beasley sent me this article the other day explaining how he managed to connect his Windows...

Author: Eileen_Brown Date: 05/13/2008

ActiveSynching Between Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Mobile 6

Adrian Beasley General Inspired by recent TechNet sessions and User Group meetings, where I heard...

Author: Eileen_Brown Date: 05/13/2008

The Dilemma of Presenting SQL Server 2008

Martin Bell runs the Scottish Area meetings of the UK SQL Server User Group, discusses the problems...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/07/2008

Data Presentation in Sharepoint

Jennifer Stirrup from Aspective has written another great business intelligence article for us on...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/07/2008

What’s new in SQL Server 2008 - dilemmas!

The other week I was asked by Colin Mackay of Scottish Developers to do a 15 minute talk on “What’s...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/06/2008

Representation of data in Sharepoint

Let’s be honest - it can be frustrating and difficult to have conversations with users over things...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 05/02/2008

Business Intelligence and the importance of users

It's about time there were a few business intelligence posts on Industry Insiders so I am pleased to...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/25/2008

Microsoft BI and the importance of users

Recently, I took part in a discussion, where a number of people were debating the need to have a...

Author: Andrew.Fryer Date: 04/25/2008

Treat all input as Evil until proved otherwise - how to prevent code injection

Adrian J. Beasley has provided us with another excellent article titled A General Defence Against...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/07/2008

A General Defence Against Injection Attacks on Websites

By Adrian J. Beasley The usual range of IT Security techniques is of little use against injection...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/07/2008

Introduction to SCORM and SharePoint Learning Kit

SharePoint has been a phenominal success as a product for Microsoft. It has successfully penetrated...

Author: viralta Date: 01/29/2008

Introduction to SCORM and SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK)

SharePoint Learning Kit also known as SLK is a delivery tool for SCORM compliant documents....

Author: viralta Date: 01/29/2008

Windows 2008 protection from Accidental deletion

Many thanks to Richard Siddaway for his article on protecting AD objects from Accidental Deletion....

Author: James ONeill Date: 10/31/2007

Windows Server 2008 Protection from Accidental Deletion

By Richard Siddaway, Microsoft Practice Leader, Centiq Ltd With each new version of the Windows...

Author: James ONeill Date: 10/31/2007

Richard Siddaway

Richard Siddaway is Microsoft Practice Leader for Centiq Ltd, a Microsoft partner specialising in...

Author: James ONeill Date: 10/31/2007

The Scoop on OCS and Live Meeting Features

Thanks to Chris Dalby of Yellow Park for this contributing piece breaking down the great new...

Author: viralta Date: 09/24/2007

OCS LiveMeeting Breakdown

By Chris Dalby The Unified Communications (UC) Launch on 16 October 2007 marks the start of a...

Author: viralta Date: 09/24/2007

Be proactive: Information Security as a Business Enabler

Thanks to Paul Vincent for contributing his article Information Security; The Business Enabler. Paul...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/29/2007

Information Security; The Business Enabler

By Paul Vincent Don’t get me wrong, I’m a tecchie. There was a time (and it wasn’t that long ago!)...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/29/2007

ID: Who do you think you are?

Thanks to Craig Murphy for contributing his article titled Who Do You Think You Are? - it's well...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/22/2007

Who do you think you are?

By Craig Murphy Actually, that's the wrong question, I really need to know who you are, who you...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/22/2007

How to make sense of anti-virus reviews

Thanks to David Harley for sharing some of his vast experience of the anti-virus industry in his...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/20/2007

Insider's Guide to Comparative Anti-Virus Reviews

By David Harley There has been a certain amount of excitement and irritation in anti-virusresearch...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/20/2007

The wonders of Software Restriction Policies and PowerShell Code Signing

Thanks to Adrian J. Beasley for providing yet another excellent article, this one's titled Software...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/17/2007

Software Restriction Policies and PowerShell Code Signing

By Adrian J. Beasley Health Warning Software Restriction Policies (SRPs) are extremely powerful....

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/17/2007

David Harley

David Harley CISSP has worked in computing since 1986, and first fellsemi-accidentally into security...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/16/2007

To secure your documents, or not, that's the question

Adam Vero is our newest contributor. I encourage you to read his pragmatic advice for securing...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/15/2007

Paul Vincent

Paul is a Cyber-defence consultant who provides technical Information Security advice to Financial...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/15/2007

Craig Murphy

Craig Murphy is an author, developer, speaker, podcaster, Microsoft MVP and is a Certified...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/15/2007

Don’t secure your documents!!

By Adam Vero ...or rather, don’t use poor methods to secure documents (or anything else – this is...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/15/2007

Adam Vero

Adam Vero - Technical Director of Meteor IT Ltd Meteor IT is a consulting and training services firm...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/15/2007

Sharepoint Interview Questions to ask

Stephen works with a lot of customers who ask him about SharePoint, and the sort of questions that...

Author: Eileen_Brown Date: 07/23/2007

Sharepoint Interview questions

Adoption of the SharePoint platofrm is growing rapidly and for every new deployment there is a...

Author: Eileen_Brown Date: 07/23/2007

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