Beginning in Version 7 of SAS/ACCESS software, there are a number of changes in the way the SQL Procedure Pass-Through Facility works. For more information, see SQL Procedure Pass-Through Facility ...

The annual PASS Summit, the industry’s largest gathering of SQL Server professionals, hosted more than 4,000 attendees in Seattle recently recently. PASS (www.pass.org) has grown to more than 300 ...

Last week I attended the SQL PASS Summit conference in Seattle and enjoyed every minute. “A kid in a candy store” is how I describe it. Where else can we find out about new features, hidden features, ...

Another day at the SQL PASS Summit in Seattle started with a keynote speech from Tom Casey, General Manager of SQL Server Business Intelligence at Microsoft. We found out more about Project Madison ...

We had a great week at PASS Summit 2011, a SQL Server and BI user conference. During the day 1 keynote Ted Kummert, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Business Platform Decision, talked about ...

Each year thousands of data professionals make the annual visit to Seattle, Washington for the Professional Association for SQL Server Summit. This is a community driven organization and event but ...

Redgate Software confirmed today it has acquired the assets of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), which ended operations on January 15. Redgate said it plans to revive the Summit, ...

Just a few months after launching SQL Server 2012, Microsoft is starting to peel back the covers on what's coming in the next version of its database. And while the Softies aren't sharing a due date, ...

Beginning in Version 7, the LIBNAME statement is usually the fastest and most direct method of accessing DBMS data. Here are some of the tasks it performs: The LIBNAME statement provides transparent ...