Channel 9 - Entries tagged with SQL Behind the Scenes – English

Reporting Services & Report Builder 2.0 with Carolyn Chau

Zach Skyles Owens — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:07:00 GMT

Carolyn talks in detail about the new reporting features of SQL Server 2008 as well as Report Builder 2.0, and describes how easy it is now for users to access data and create rich reports with data visualizations.

MERGE Operator with Bruno Denuit

Zach Skyles Owens — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bruno talks about his work on the Engine team, developing the syntax for the new MERGE operator, which according to data warehousing metrics is much faster than in previous versions of SQL Server. He also talks about his background in client-side languages and how that helped him become part of the Engine team. (Discussion includes a whiteboard demonstration of MERGE.) Bruno then tells us about the biggest challenges that he faced on this project.

Setup & Deployment with Daniel Bien

Zach Skyles Owens — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:25:00 GMT

Daniel Bien is a Group Program Manager who focused on the reconstruction of SQL Server 2008 and worked in the setup and deployment area. He discusses the challenges he faced which included expediting the process of smaller tasks and setup in SQL Server 2008.

Application Compatibility & Upgrades with Rebecca Laszlo

Zach Skyles Owens — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:22:00 GMT

Rebecca is a Principal Program Manager in the Central Services team who drove application compatibility and upgrade experience goals within the product. She discusses how we ensure backward compatibility for our new features. Rebecca also discusses the option for customers to go to Microsoft Connect to discuss and report any bugs in the SQL Server system.

Data Warehousing Improvements with Eric Hanson

Zach Skyles Owens — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:20:00 GMT

Eric Hanson is a Lead Program Manager for CORE RDBMS processing. He coordinated and worked on data warehouse scalability related improvements and details the benefits of these for customers. He also talks about some other new features in SQL Server 2008.

Data Programmability Tools with Craig Lee

Zach Skyles Owens — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:16:00 GMT

Craig Lee is a Development Lead for the Data Tools Program Division. He discusses creating interfaces and graphic tools for developers while establishing good product-user approachability.

Engine Optimizations with Cesar Galindo-Legaria

Zach Skyles Owens — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:01:00 GMT

As a Developer Lead on the Engine team Cesar worked on a number of new optimizations for SQL Server 2008. The three biggest features were indexing for spatial and geographical data types, parallel execution for partitioned tables, and enhancements for star join processing.

IntelliSense & Debugger with Eric Kang

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:56:00 GMT

Eric Kang discusses working on SQL Server SSMS IntelliSense and Debugger, the most asked for features by customers. He also discusses feature enablement and the manageability team.

Data Visualizations & Reporting Controls with Stella Chan

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:54:00 GMT

Stella worked on data visualizations and reporting controls. She talks about improvements in reporting controls and challenges such as juggling multiple releases while working on SQL Server 2008.

Analysis Services Testing with Nick Medveditskov

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:53:00 GMT

Nick is a tester on the Analysis Services team. He also tested performance improvements to pivot tables in Excel. Challenges included managing and sorting through all the tests done on SQL Server 2008 prior to launch. Nick also discusses the SQL Server bug triage process.

Data Warehousing with Torsten Grabs

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:53:00 GMT

Torsten Grabs is a Lead Program Manager on the SQL Server Engine Team. He discusses his work as a Lead Program Manager on Microsoft SQL Server 2008. He explains his contribution to Data Warehousing in SQL 2008, and its benefits to the customers. (Includes a white board example.) He also talks about his normal daily schedule.

Data Mining Development with Tatyana Yakushev

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:52:00 GMT

Tatyana Yakushev is a Developer in the SQL Server Analysis Services Team. She discusses working as a Data Mining Developer on the Analysis Services Team as well as Data Mining for Microsoft Office.

Reporting Services with Lukasz Pawlowski

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:52:00 GMT

Lukasz Pawlowski is a Program Manager on the SQL Server Reporting Services team and he worked on the server part of the product which includes all the Soap APIs, management, configuration, etc. He talks about working on changing the architecture of Reporting Services for the 2008 version.

Scenario Testing with Alejandro Hernandez-Saenz

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:51:00 GMT

Alejandro worked primarily on scenario testing. His biggest challenges were the data warehousing scenarios.

Customer Feedback Systems with Xiaoyu Li

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Xiaoyu Li is a Program Manager who worked on programs that collect feedback from early adopters of SQL Server 2008. She also worked on Resource Governor and several other features.

Globalization Differences with Fernando Caro

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:49:00 GMT

Fernando makes sure that the features of SQL Server 2008 are globally correct for different markets. He works with internal teams to educate them on globalization. He goes into detail on how collations differ from one locale to another. Fernando discusses some of the challenges of the release. He also talks about guidelines from testers and developers on developing world-ready software.

Build Operations & SES with Cate Horne

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:49:00 GMT

As a Lead for the Build Operations team Cate manages the build labs and component builds for SQL. She talks about her role of ensuring that all components get built properly, on time, as well as fixing any breaks. She discusses her biggest accomplishment - moving SQL Server 2008 builds to the SES (SQL Server Engineering System), which significantly sped up the build process.

Complex Customer Workloads with Lindsey Allen

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:48:00 GMT

Lindsey Allen is a CAT (Customer Advisory Team) team member and worked on developing best practices. Her team’s mission is to push the boundaries of product deployment in real-world customer scenarios. She also discusses the challenges of dealing with the complex customer workload and test runs.

Release Management with Robert Hawkins

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:47:00 GMT

As a Release Manager, Robert worked on shipping the product as fast as possible and overcoming technical hurdles, while maintaining quality. He also talks about his experiences in ship room.

Release Management with Eddie Fong

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Eddie Fong runs the SQL Server Release Team, and he talks about his team’s work. He also discusses the philosophy changes that have happened in how software is developed. His unique difficulties (and the growth of his team as a result) are touched upon.

Reporting Services Testing with Dean Kalanquin

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Dean Kalanquin is a Test Lead in the SQL Server Reporting Services. He talks about working as a lead tester for Reporting Services and writing tests for new features as well as administering tests for existing features. He also comments on the changes of the 2008 version now without IIS.

Reporting Services with Carolyn Chau

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:41:00 GMT

Carolyn Chau talks about her role as a Lead Program Manager for the Reporting Services team working on enhanced visualizations (new charts and gauges), ReportBuilder2.0. The goal of her team is to create powerful and easy-to-use tools that provide the information end-users need through familiar Office 12 programs.

Localization Models & Processes with Ilya Butenko

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:40:00 GMT

Ilya oversaw the development model for global markets and provided developers with the necessary knowledge and information to ensure that the localization process was functioning smoothly. He talks about a variety of challenges such as the scale and complexity of the project.

Cube Wizard Improvements with Marcelo Blinder

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:39:00 GMT

As a developer on the Analysis Services team Marcelo worked on the Cube Wizard improvement as well as the Visual Studio 2008 integration into SQL Server, which involved a lot of setup-related changes. He discusses the challenges of developing on pre-release versions Visual Studio.

Reporting Services Design with Thierry D’Hers

Zach Skyles Owens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:38:00 GMT

Thierry D’Hers is a Group Program Manager on the SQL Server Reporting Services team. He talks about customer connections and the extensive revamp of Reporting Services in SQL Server 2008.