Looks likes I've got to do a presentation on Service Broker for the SQL 2005 launch - so I've been doing some home work on the subject. The best primer I've found is http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsql90/html/sqlsvcbroker.asp?frame=true this is refernenced in the...

For sometime a group of Program Managers from the SQL BI team have been working with a customer, Barnes and Noble, to produce a SQL BI solution for their data warehouse and analysis needs using SQL 2005. The leasons learnt from all their work is being continually published to this website http://www...

You can register for all these webcasts from here http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/training/webcasts.mspx#EIA 31 May, 17.30: Real-Time BI with SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services There is an increasing demand to make business intelligence (BI) 'real-time'. This webcast discusses the challenges of...

If you were unable to connct to our webcast with Proclarity last month then please have another go, here is the corresponding missive from marketing: Last month you registered to attend the TechNet Webcast ‘Analysing and Presenting SQL Server Data with Proclarity – a Technical Overview’. Unfortunately...

The marketing people here at Microsoft, have asked me to advertise a new series of BI webcasts using SQL Server 2005. So, to oblige, here is their spiel: “ Your business intelligence (BI) applications need to integrate seamlessly into your overall application infrastructure to deliver real competitive...

Sorry I'm a little late in alerting you to this SQL Server 2005 Educational Webcast Series on TechNet, which runs from March 21-May 18. This 10 part series will provide IT Professionals with a broad overview of the benefits of SQL Server 2005 to whet their appetite for the upcoming public beta release...

Thanks to all of you who tuned in to this webcast last week. Sorry this post is a little late, no sooner had I finished the webcast than the sore throat I had turned into a full blown cold and layed me out for the next couple of days. The archive for the webcasst can be found here: http://www.placeware...

I shall be presenting this first webcast myself and hosting the other two – hope you can join in. 23 March, 10am: TechNet Webcast: Business Intelligence on the Microsoft Platform This webcast is will provide IT Professionals with a complete technical introduction to Business Intelligence on the Microsoft...

SQL Server SP4 Beta is still Open. Customers can sign up here for the SP4 Beta Program http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluation/betanominations.asp . Upcoming Wechat on SQL Server SP4 on February 15, 2:00 – 3:00pm PST. Sign up here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/chats/default.mspx and scroll...

Friday, February 04, 2005 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time Bryan Von Axelson , TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation In this session we show how to review SQL Server logs, SQL Server events in Event Viewer, and create a Database Maintenance plan that backs up and optimizes your SQL Server databases...

Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time Chuck Delouis, Enterprise Architect, VERITAS Over the last three years, Microsoft and VERITAS have collected and analyzed the most frequent performance related problems with Microsoft SQL Server from hundreds of customers. This webcast session...

Monday, January 10, 2005 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time Geoff Snowman, MSDN DEVELOPER COMM CHAMPION, Microsoft Corp. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services contains two improved features: client-side printing and Microsoft SharePoint integration, in addition to the usual rollup...

Friday, January 07, 2005 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time Geoff Snowman, MSDN DEVELOPER COMM CHAMPION, Microsoft Corp. If your system has a performance problem, how do you know whether the problem lies in the application or the database? You need a tool that will let you view interactions between the...

Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 11:30 - 1:00 PM Pacific Time Peter Larsen, Software Development Engineer, Microsoft Corporation Does your organization have plans for a process-driven migration of an Oracle database on UNIX to Microsoft SQL Server on Windows? In this session, we will outline different migration...

Friday, January 14, 2005 - 9:30 - 10:30 AM Pacific Time Matthew Hester, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation There are a number of barriers to availability, and only some of these are addressable by DBMS technology. This session looks at some of the features of SQL Server 2005, the next release of...

Friday, January 07, 2005 - 9:30 - 10:30 AM Pacific Time Bryan Von Axelson , TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation There are a number of barriers to availability, and only some of these are addressable by DBMS technology. This first part of a two-part series looks at some of the features of SQL Server...

Friday, January 07, 2005 - 8:00 AM -9:00 AM PT Pacific Time Anu Chawla and Frank Mcbath, TechnologySpecialist and Technologist, Microsoft Have you realized the total cost of ownership (TCO) you expected on your Siebel CRM investment? It is more than likely that you are carrying forward an expensive and...

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 8:00 - 9:30 AM Pacific Time Bryan Von Axelson , TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is the next version of the SQL Server product family. This new edition offers a number of enhancements to meet the needs of today's environment. This session...