Microsoft

Reporting Services: Clearing Up the Terms

July 21, 2015 Gidget Pryor Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Reporting Services, a feature in SQL Server that supports reporting, can be installed in one of two modes: SharePoint Integrated or Native (non-SharePoint) mode. This option appears at the time of installation and can be changed later. Once selected, the mode determines where users will view deployed reports.

Six Tips for Passing a Microsoft Certification Exam (from Someone Who Hates Taking Tests)

July 17, 2015 Tracy Wallace Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

I have taken a lot of Microsoft certification exams over the last 20 years. I can’t say that I am ever excited to take an exam, but I have done well on them. Over the years I have developed an approach to taking exams and have generally passed many more than I have failed. In fact, as I started thinking about it, I have never failed an exam for which I have gone through the process that I am laying out herein. You do not need to follow this approach, but you definitely need an approach. Taking a Microsoft certification exam “cold” is a good way to end up retaking a Microsoft certification exam.

It’s the End of the Road for Windows Server 2003

June 22, 2015 Mark Baugher Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Microsoft has announced the EoS (End of Support) for Windows Server 2003. It’s likely that you have a few questions regarding exactly what this means for you and your organization. Aside from having to move to a new operating system, your infrastructure as a whole will include some changes you might not have considered.

How Is My T-SQL Query Executed?

June 9, 2015 Gidget Pryor Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Microsoft’s SQL Server query optimizer uses a cost-based approach by deciding on the “good enough” way — not necessarily the best way to retrieve results. This is because considering all possibilities for retrieving the data might be inefficient.

Microsoft Ignite: A Great Event Challenged by Growing Pains

May 14, 2015 Mike Hammond Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

When it comes to event planning, Microsoft subscribes to the “go big or go home” school of thought. The house that Bill Gates built does not host small parties. So after deciding to combine the Lync Conference, the SharePoint Conference, the Microsoft Exchange Conference, plus the flagship TechEd North America conference into one event, Chicago was a logical choice of venue.