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Ruminating on issues pertinent to the design and development of sound databases and processes under Microsoft SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, and SQL Server 2000 (while reserving the right to vent about anything else that's on my mind)
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SQL Server 2008 November CTP Released!
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over 6 years ago
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There's big news afoot today for all of you SQL Server 2008 fans.. The SQL Server 2008 November CTP has been released to the connect.microsoft.com website and is available for download here . A discussion of what's new in the CTP may be found here...
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TechEd Developers 2007 Barcelona: Day 5
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over 6 years ago
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TechEd Developers 2007 is history, but not before an eventful last day. My day started with my last presentation of the conference, the Version-stamping of Database Objects talk. There were about twenty-five attendees, and they were very receptive...
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TechEd Developers 2007 Barcelona: Day 4
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over 6 years ago
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Another busy day here in Barcelona. I started this morning by heading to La Rambla de Catalunya in the center of the old city. I wanted to visit La Font de Canaletes . Local legend has it that visitors that drink from this fountain will someday...
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TechEd Developers 2007 Barcelona: Day 3
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over 6 years ago
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Today's affirmation: feedback is a gift. This was my busiest day of the conference from a presentation standpoint, as I made two today: the second offering of Set-Based Thinking , and the first of Database Design for OLTP Developers . The...
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One More Picture (for now) From Barcelona
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over 6 years ago
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Attached is a picture of the view from my hotel window which I took yesterday .
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Another Picture From Barcelona
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Attached is a picture of the Barcelona Cathedral which I took yesterday .
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A Picture From Barcelona
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Attached is a picture of the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia ( Temple of the Sacred Family ) which I took yesterday .
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TechEd Developers 2007 Barcelona: Day 2
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over 6 years ago
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Day 2 of TechEd Developers was also the only day of the conference during which I had no presentation obligations. Since I slept through my first intended tourist interval on Sunday , today was the day to see things that don’t involve hotels, convention...
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TechEd Developers 2007 Barcelona: Day 1
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over 6 years ago
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TechEd Developers 2007 got off to a roaring start today, as nearly 3000 attendees and presenters flocked to the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona for the event. Today’s keynote was delivered by S. Somasegar , Microsoft’s Corporate VP of the...
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TechEd Developers 2007 Barcelona: Day 0
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over 6 years ago
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It's a little after 4pm on Sunday afternoon in Barcelona as I write to you from the Speakers' Lounge at the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona, known to this American visitor as the Barcelona International Convention Center. Registration has been...
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Greetings From Barcelona
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over 6 years ago
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After spending more time on airplanes at one time than I ever have in my life , I'm pleased to report that I'm typing this from my hotel room in Barcelona. It was after dark when I arrived, so I'm afraid a full report will have to wait for daylight...
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