Michael Otey
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 Michael Otey is technical director for Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine and coauthor of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 New Features (Osborne/McGraw-Hill).
Through a special arrangement with Osborne/McGraw-Hill, we invite you to preview a chapter from Michael's new book on SQL Server Integration Services
Email address: mikeo@windowsitpro.com
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Welcome to Making IT Work
Welcome to Michael Otey's new blog, where he covers not only SQL Server Express and T-SQL, but Windows Server 2008, Vista, Hyper-V, VMware ESX Server, and more.
Windows IT Pro
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May 5, 2008 |
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Express Essentials: The Finished Report
Michael Otey wraps up the SQL Server Express Reporting Services report he's worked on in his series of articles and shows how to deploy it.
SQL Server Magazine
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May 5, 2008 |
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Jump Start: SET NOCOUNT ON
Disabling the SQL Server row-count feature can help optimize T-SQL stored procedures and batches.
SQL Server Magazine
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May 5, 2008 |
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Check It Out: Making IT Work
Check out Michael Otey's new blog for tips about working with Windows, Microsoft SQL Server Express, and more.
SQL Server Magazine
What If You Had a Benchmark and Nobody Came?
Michael looks at some of SQL Server 2008's benchmark scores and discusses why the TPC-E benchmark currently isn't useful for comparing database platforms.
SQL Server Magazine
SQL Server 2005 Client Network Libraries
Client network libraries are vital in SQL Server, enabling the communications link between client applications and the SQL Server system. This list will help you get acquainted with SQL Server 2005’s client network libraries.
SQL Server Magazine
Vista Command-Line Tools
Modify your boot configuration, manage ACLs, perform backups and system assessments, and other useful functions with these helpful Windows Vista command-line tools.
Windows IT Pro
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April 21, 2008 |
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Express Essentials: Using the Report Design Layout Tab
Report Designer is pretty good at generating a layout based on the data you select, it doesn't automatically update that layout when you change the data. You need to manually update the layout. Here's how.
SQL Server Magazine
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April 21, 2008 |
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Jump Start: Tracking Transactions
Michael Otey responds to reader questions about how transactions work, when and where the data is written, and whether the data is put into the database before the transaction is committed.
SQL Server Magazine
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April 21, 2008 |
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Check It Out: SQL Server Compact 3.5
Writing apps for a mobile device or Smartphone? Check out this small database that runs on Windows Mobile devices.
SQL Server Magazine
Jump Start: Tracking Transactions
Windows IT Pro
Jump Start: Using Transactions
Windows IT Pro
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April 7, 2008 |
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Express Essentials: Using Report Designer's Data Tab
Reporting Services sets SQL Server Express apart from other "lite" database products. Michael Otey continues his Reporting Services tutorial by explaining how to remove unnecessary columns from a report.
SQL Server Magazine
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April 7, 2008 |
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Jump Start: Using Transactions
Transactions are essential for complex systems that update multiple related tables. Rolling back a transaction rolls back the entire group of updates, and that just might save your bacon if you encounter an error.
SQL Server Magazine
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April 7, 2008 |
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Check It Out: Windows Vista SP1
Are you running Windows Vista? If so, you'll want to check out the improvements that SP1 provides.
SQL Server Magazine
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March 28, 2008 |
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The Next Generation: Visual Studio 2008
Take a tour of the new features and functionality in Visual Studio 2008.
SQL Server Magazine
MySQL: Sun's Billion Dollar Baby
Windows IT Pro
MySQL: Sun's Billion Dollar Baby
Find out how Sun Technologies' acquisition of MySQL means for the database market.
SQL Server Magazine
Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions
Get a taste of the new Visual Studio 2008 development features by downloading one of the free Visual Studio 2005 Express products.
SQL Server Magazine
Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server
Visual Studio 2008 offers support for three different editions of SQL Server 2005.
SQL Server Magazine
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