November, 2010

We are proud to announce the availability of the whitepaper “SQL PDO and Microsoft SQL Server”. While drivers for PHP to access SQL Server have been available for some time now, this new version is a milestone as it gives developers access not only to...

At the TechEd North America 2011 conference in Atlanta this week, the SQL Server team is providing details on the SQL Server “Denali” release, including the upcoming public availability of a Community Technology Preview (CTP) this summer....

It’s day 3 at the Annual PASS Summit in Seattle! The last two days have brought attendees a lot of exciting news about what’s coming soon for SQL Server customers, including the introduction of Microsoft code-named “Atlanta” during Ted Kummert’s keynote...

This is an exciting time for the SQL Server Team. After Ted Kummert announced the next release of SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server code-named “Denali”, yesterday at the opening keynote of PASS Summit 2010, today Quentin Clark, General Manager of the Database...

PASS Attendees: now you’ve heard about the new features coming in SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” ( featured in Ted Kummert’s keynote ), don’t miss the sessions that explore Denali in depth:   Session Number Session Name BID274M Ad Hoc Reporting Revisited...

Today, Microsoft announced General Availability of SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse (formerly Project “Madison”), its first Appliance for high end Data Warehousing. For customers with the most demanding Data Warehouses, SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel...

PASS Summit 2010 is upon us and today marks a big milestone for Microsoft in the information platform space. We’re excited to be announcing pivotal advancements to Microsoft SQL Server today from the event keynote, including the general availability of...

Share your great PASS experiences with people who aren’t able to be at the event and connect and communicate with the community onsite. Get involved by participating in the social contests and activities happening during PASS Summit 2010!   Tips...

Not attending PASS Summit this year but still would like to watch the Keynotes? Go to www.sqlpass.org/LiveKeynotes and register on the PASS site to be able to watch the live streaming video. Specific links to each keynote are available below (after you...

As budgets languish, data growth balloons and business demand intensifies, BI and data warehousing professionals are under immense pressure to squeeze every last dollar of value from existing investments, while providing 24/7 access to mission-critical...

A couple of months ago we mentioned an upcoming book entitled “Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration for Oracle DBAs” which is aimed at experienced Oracle DBAs that want to use their existing Oracle knowledge as a springboard to learning SQL Server...