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Bob Pfeiff

Bob Pfeiff is a database specialist with experience in data warehousing, business-to-business e-commerce, Web solutions, and application performance tuning. He is an MCDBA, an MCSD, an MCSE, an MCT, and a SQL Server MVP.

Email: rpfeiff@microsoft.com

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 7.0

By Bob Pfeiff, 01/10/2002

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 7.0.

Refreshing the Data

By Bob Pfeiff, 02/22/2001

Part 3 of Bob Pfeiff's "Relational to Dimensional" series shows you how to periodically refresh the data in your data mart.

In Control with FOR XML EXPLICIT

By Bob Pfeiff, 02/22/2001

Use SQL Server 2000’s FOR XML EXPLICIT mode to produce data in XML format.

CAST e-Analyzer 3.8 Beta 2

By Bob Pfeiff, 11/27/2000

CAST’s analysis tool lets you produce graphical views and reports of your application’s structure.

Building a Cube from a Dimensional Database

By Bob Pfeiff, 09/21/2000

In a follow-up to his June 2000 article "Relational to Dimensional," the author shows you how to extend a dimensional data mart with preaggregated dimensions and a user-friendly ...

Data Transformation in the Real World

By Bob Pfeiff, 04/20/2000

In real-world data warehouse solutions that involve disparate operating systems, you almost never find relatively clean data.

Relational to Dimensional

By Bob Pfeiff, 04/12/2000

This simple data mart solution demonstrates an effective way to pull operational data into a dimensional database so that decision makers can quickly and easily access business ...

The Investigative Tools

By Bob Pfeiff, 02/01/2000

Whether you're a developer or a DBA, you need to become good friends with SQL Trace in SQL Server 6.5 or SQL Profiler in SQL Server 7.0.

6 Ways to Boost ADO Application Performance

By Bob Pfeiff, 01/26/2000

Here’s how to troubleshoot ADO programming techniques that might be bogging down your application.

Merge Zone

By Ted Daley, 11/01/1999

Distributed data environments present a constant challenge. We'll show you how to configure merge replication to meet your environment's needs.

Behind the Scenes

By Ted Daley, 11/01/1999

Replication is built directly into SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server Enterprise Manager; it isn't an add-on.

Access and SQL Server Interoperability

By Bob Pfeiff, 10/01/1999

A development team uses SQL Server and Access to create an interactive Web application.

OLAP: Resistance Is Futile!

By Bob Pfeiff, 04/01/1999

Get ready for the OLAP wave by studying data warehousing tools and solutions. OLAP Services in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 provides a rich tool set for building data warehouses that ...

Navigating the PivotTable Service

By Bob Pfeiff, 04/01/1999

The PivotTable Service is the client side of Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services. It provides the layer that lets client applications connect with SQL Server OLAP Server.