Intro SQL Server Reporting Services – SRSS (9 Videos)
"I tried to learn .NET by taking boot camp classes that cost me $6,000. After taking the classes, I discovered tons of free (and very cheap) videos on the internet created by experts in the field. I found the videos to be much better than the classrooms. The videos were presented by Microsoft presenters that knew the material backwards and forwards, and they were much cheaper and better than the classroom teachers. I have spent the last three years... [Read More...]
SQL Server School (17 Hours): Sql Server Connection, Sql Server Stored Procedure, Sql Server Profiler, Trusted Sql Server, Sql Query Analyzer, and More
These 17 hours of video tutorials from the SQL Server School cover the following topics: sql server connection, sql server stored procedure, sql server profiler, trusted sql server, sql query analyzer. Brian Knight and his cohorts give very a concise explanation of many fundamental Sql Server concepts. Very practical information. Each video is just a couple of minutes long. photo credit: pvera SQL Server School Num Series Title Date Presenter Min 1 Administration(2) Detaching... [Read More...]
End-To-End SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services: (6 Videos) Microsoft Reporting Services, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, MS Reporting Services, and More
Get a basic understanding of how to use Microsoft Reporting Services in this 6-part webcast series presented by Microsoft Champion, Susan Wisowaty. Susan is an expert in working with Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. MS Reporting Services provides you with many powerful features you can use to create reports. photo credit: @@:@@ End-To-End SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services 1. Introduction Key Concepts: the... [Read More...]
24 Hours of SQL Server 2008 – A Video Tutorial presented by Microsoft Experts
Overview: This 24-part tutorial series looks at Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as a productive data platform. The major topics in this series include: sql stored procedure, sql server stored procedure, sql server profiler, sql server compare, sql server trigger, sql server script, sql server memory, sql server copy. Most of the videos in this series focus directly on SQL Server 2008, but a few of the videos use Contoso (Container Overseas Shipping Operation)... [Read More...]
SQL Server 2005:(10 Hours) Backup SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Insert, SQL Server Training, SQL Server Profiler, Download SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Script, SQL Server Tutorial
Here is a free 10-hour video tutorial series on SQL Server 2005. Microsoft's Bryan Von Axelson is the instructor. Some of the topics covered include: Backup SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Insert, SQL Server Training, SQL Server Profiler, Download SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Script, SQL Server Tutorial. Presenter: Bryan Von Axelson, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation photo credit: @@:@@ SQL Server 2005 1. Administration... [Read More...]
SQL Server 2005 Express Tutorial: (13 Videos) Database mirroring, backup sql server 2005, sql server 2005 replication, sql server standard edition, download sql server 2005, compare sql server, sql server instance
Excellent SQL Server 2005 Express series of 13 free videos from Bob Tabor at LearnVisualStudio.Net. Here are just a few of the topics in this series: database mirroring, backup sql server 2005, sql server 2005 replication, sql server standard edition, download sql server 2005, compare sql server, sql server instance The best hosting company that I have found for .NET applications is Discountasp.net. Discountasp.net provides many SQL tools that make... [Read More...]
SQL Server 2005 Video Tutorial – 1 – Installing
This programming video tutorial series will show will show you how to install SQL Server 2005 Express and SQL Server Management Studio. SQL Server provides you with a "window" to connect to your databases. You use the "SQL (Structured Query Language) Language" to reach through the window to "touch" and "manipulate" the databases. The express version of SQL Server is totally free. It allows you create and... [Read More...]
What is DB2? History, Editions, and Video Illustrations
by: Wade Harvey Historical Background DB2 is a relational database management system produced by IBM that IBM refers to as a "data server." What is a relational database? A relational database is a set of files that has been analyzed for all of the relationships between fields. The related fields are pulled out of the original files in order to minimize redundancy in the data being stored. For example, instead of storing the information... [Read More...]
What is Oracle? A Visual Definition
By: Wade Harvey Historical Origins In 1977, Larry Ellison and two of his friends, Bob Miner and Ed Oates, began a company named Software Development Laboratories, and they developed the original Oracle DBMS (Database Management System). They named the product Oracle after a code name project that they had worked on at a company called Ampex. In 1979, Software Development Laboratories was renamed to Relational Software Inc (RSI), and... [Read More...]
What is MySQL? A Visual Definition
By: Wade Harvey MySQL (pronounced "My Ess Que Ell") is an RDBMS (relational database) that is used in many web applications today. MySQL was originally developed in 1994 by a Swedish consulting firm named TeX. The principal developer was Michael Widenius. He was seeking a database that could be fast, even at the expense of omitting many features that are included in other relational databases. The name of the company is now called... [Read More...]