The Industry Insiders : SQL Server 2008

Martin Bell on SQL Nuggets

Andrew_Fryer — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:52:00 GMT

Martin Bell MVP and SQL Bits Organiser, wants to promote the idea of SQL Nuggets. Basically these are 5-10 minute slots on something byte sized (ouch!) at community events where anyone can grab the mike and share their knowledge. Martin has a good example in this article around activity monitor.

So check the article both because it’s useful and becasue it serves as a good example of how you can get involved in some of the community activities Martin mentions.

Speaking at SQL Bits

Andrew_Fryer — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:48:30 GMT

In this unusual Industry post I have got the industry insider on camera to discuss why you should get involved in the premier SQL community event, SQL Bits.

Take it away Chris Testa O’Neill

SQL Bits goes fourth is on 28th march this time in Manchester. If you decide you would like to get involved like Chris then you need to register as a speaker here and submit your session. Delegates registering for the event then vote on the sessions they want to see and the best go through. BTW if you want to see Chris’s session it’s here

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Time and Relative Dates in SQL Server 2008 (TARDIS)

Andrew_Fryer — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:13:00 GMT

Martin Bell, MVP and time lord has been getting to the bottom of the new date and time data types in SQL Server 2008 in this practical and useful article.

An introduction to Powershell for SQL Server 2008

Andrew_Fryer — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:20:00 GMT

Although I understand what Powershell is I didn't understand really get it until I worked with James on our last TechNet road shows. I did know that there were special extensions and support for it in SQL Server 2008, so I suggested to our good friend Richard Siddaway that he might be best placed to right an introduction to the use of Powershell in SQL Server 2008 for interested DBA's and Powershell experts alike.

For those of you that don't know Richard, he is a Powershell MVP and currently leads the UK PowerShell User Group. Richard has presented to the Directory Experts Conference 2007, at various events at Microsoft UK, including the last Community Day, and for other UK User Groups.

Richard can be contacted by e-mail at RSiddaway@centiq.co.uk and he blogs at http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/

The Dilemma of Presenting SQL Server 2008

Andrew_Fryer — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:41:00 GMT

Martin Bell runs the Scottish Area meetings of the UK SQL Server User Group, discusses the problems of deciding what to present on SQL Server 2008 to a bunch of developers in this entertaining article.