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Monday, November 27, 2006 6:06 PM

SQL Server Compact Edition under ASP.net and IIS

We routinely get requests, complaints, or sometimes even threats, (If you don’t enable it, I’ll use product X), regarding usage of SQLce and ASP.net. Here’s a little background on the positioning. Technology, or specifically software, is one of those
Posted by Steve.Lasker | 12 Comments
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:32 PM

Bill Vaughn writes an eBook on SQL Server Compact Edition

Just as Bill was finishing his Hitchhikers Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server, SQL Server Compact Edtiion was releasing. Bill wasn't able to incorporate SQLce into his printed book, so he want the fast path, and wrote an eBook. To date, this is the
Posted by Steve.Lasker | 5 Comments
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:52 PM

Tool for scripting out your SQL Server databases for hosting

Dan from SQL Server has been driving an effort to improve the shared hosting story for web applications that rely on a SQL Server database. We've all heard the customer complaints “How do I move my SQL Server Express database to GoDaddy?” ….. Well the
Posted by Steve.Lasker | 1 Comments
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:52 AM

Live From Redmond WebCast: Offline Data Synchronization and Caching for Smart Clients

On November 14th, from 9-10am PST, I'll be giving a web cast covering our new Sync Services runtime. The abstract discusses existing technologies, including RDA and Merge, but based on customer feedback, it seems developers really want to see the new
Posted by Steve.Lasker | 12 Comments
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:17 AM

Dr. Dobbs Article on SQL Server Compact Edition

Several weeks ago, when the product was still named SQL Server Everywhere Edition, Mark Jewett and I did an interview with Scott Swigart for Dr. Dobbs. The article is titled, SQL Server Everywhere: Just Another Database? Of course, SQL Server Compact
Posted by Steve.Lasker | 0 Comments
Monday, November 13, 2006 11:35 PM

Doc storage in SQLce and the 4gb limit

We’ve been getting a number of questions regarding Doc/blob storage and the current 4gb limit. For doc storage, I’m hearing two concerns. Perf when SQLce is used for blob storage. Removing the 4gb limit so that you can store more docs in the database.
Posted by Steve.Lasker | 17 Comments
Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:17 AM

Comparing SQL Server Express and Compact Editions Whitepaper

We just published a whitepaper comparing Express and Compact Edition. The reality is the paper tends to focus less on a direct comparison of the products, but rather an evaluation of what’s needed in a local data store. Express edition is our Data Service
Posted by Steve.Lasker | 15 Comments
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:13 AM

SQL Server Compact Edition RC1 Released

At Tech Ed EMEA today SQL Server Compact Edition RC1, formerly known as Everywhere edition, was announced for general availability. The direct download page is at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85E0C3CE-3FA1-453A-8CE9-AF6CA20946C3&displaylang=en
Posted by Steve.Lasker | 10 Comments
Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:38 AM

SQL Server Compact Edition at Tech Ed EMEA

A number of us will be traveling to Barcelona Spain to present at Tech Ed EMEA. We’ll have several sessions talking about SQLce, our new sync runtime, and some insight to what we're doing with the future of the Microsoft Client Platform. Looking at all
Posted by Steve.Lasker | 1 Comments
 
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