Kevin Kline : Tools

SQLintersection!

KKline — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:47:00 GMT

Get the details on Kevin's keynote address at the SQLintersection conference in Las Vegas in early April....(read more)

SQL Server Data Tools - Business Intelligence for Visual Studio 2012 Released!

KKline — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:33:00 GMT

SSDTBI for Visual Studio 2012 enables customers to use the Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services project templates within the Visual Studio 2012 shell. Read more to get the download details....(read more)

SQLMag = SQL Server Pro. Goes all-digital!

KKline — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:30:00 GMT

I was recently chatting with Megan Keller, my long-time editor for the Tool Time column and Executive Editor at SQL Server Pro , DevProConnections , and SharePoint Pro . I've subscribed to SQLMag ever since it was first put to print back in the late 1990's....(read more)

New White Paper: SQL Server Extended Events and Notifications

KKline — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:13:00 GMT

Download the new, free white paper from Microsoft MVP Jason Strate detailing SQL Server Extended Events and Event Notifications (registration required)....(read more)

Dev Advice: Make a Tiny Dev Database Act Like a HUGE Prod Database

KKline — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:30:00 GMT

If you're struggling with doing development on a big SQL Server database, learn the ropes on cloned databases asap! ...(read more)

Simplifying CSV Data Loads

KKline — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:55:00 GMT

Data files containing comma separated values, or CSV, are some of the most common data formats used for data representation and storage outside the database. When it comes to loading CSV data into the database, many options exist, however, few make it...(read more)

ETL Demo With Data from Data.Gov

KKline — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:45:00 GMT

The idea of ETL leveraging semantic abstraction is quite intriguing and it me a good excuse to use data from data.gov to build a quick demo....(read more)

What I'm Reading, July 22 2011

KKline — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:43:00 GMT

I read too much, and that, my friends, is an entirely separate topic for a blog post. But I thought I'd share with you a little more about what I'm reading because sometimes, if I'm lucky, it might be something you'd enjoy too. So I'm going to start sharing...(read more)

Microsoft Windows Platforms Blog Watch

KKline — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:44:00 GMT

Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster Grab your own poster! A visual guide to key Remote Desktop Services technologies in Windows Server 2008R2 Virtually Free Get the latest update rollup package for the Hyper-V role in Windows Server...(read more)

Is There Such a Thing as Easy ETL?

KKline — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:57:00 GMT

As soon as your data loading process involves some difficult or sophisticated cleansing or transformations, it gets really, really hard. I've found a cool, free tool - expressor studio - that shields your data integration application, with its associated business and transformation rules, from changes that might occur to underlying target or source files....(read more)

From SQLMag Tool Time Column: SSMS Plug-in News

KKline — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:00:00 GMT

I first wrote about Mladen Prajdic's excellent tool in my Tool Time column at SQL Server Magazine HERE . The tool is a nice plug-in to SSMS and definitely worth having. If you’ve never installed it or have only installed an older version, but sure to...(read more)

Database Maintenance Scripting Done Right

KKline — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:16:00 GMT

I first wrote about useful database maintenance scripts on my SQLBlog account way back in 2008. Hmmm - now that I think about it, I first wrote about my own useful database maintenance scripts in a journal called SQL Server Professional back in the mid-1990's...(read more)

Have You Heard About Project Lucy?

KKline — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:17:00 GMT

Lucy, You Got Some 'Splainin to Do!' Quest Software's latest community initiative, Windows Azure-based Project Lucy, has debuted! Project Lucy is part infrastructure analytics, part social media experiment, and part performance data warehouse. The best...(read more)

Azure, a Beautiful Color, and So Much More...

KKline — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:04:00 GMT

Windows and SQL Azure Resources Cloud computing is more than just the latest buzz word in the IT trade papers. It is a remarkable paradigm shift with as much potential to "turn over the apple cart" of IT computing as client-server had for the world of...(read more)

My Last "Catch-Up" Post for 2010 Content

KKline — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:57:00 GMT

I did a lot of writing in 2010. Unfortunately, I didn't do a good job of keeping all of that writing equally distributed throughout all of the channels where I'm active. So here are a few more posts from my blog, put on-line during the months of November...(read more)