The new version of the lovely SQL Server edition, Express Edition!

Take a look the new link for the download and you have many possibilities for the download - (32/64 bit, multilingual etc).

SQL Server 2012 Express RC

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Many of you DBAs DB Devs and BI Devs in these days can have some changes from one SQL Server version to another (SQL Server 2012RC0 / 2008 R2 / 2008 / 2005) and when you trying some scripts that you can find here in SSC articles or anywhere else,… Read more

Today, I’m so excited to announce that we had the first meeting of our Users Group – Albanian SQL Server Users Group and I’m very happy that we made the possibilities to organize this great event with our great sponsors that support us and everything was so attractive for the… Read more

I would like to write about the tech events in my country and our brother-neighbor Albania, that everyday we are trying to collect the IT Pro and all them who are active in the IT World especially with Microsoft products. So the local office of the Microsoft in Albania in… Read more

For all of you, that you have missed any session from the last 24 HOPass - you can check here

24 Session of the last 24 Hours of PASS are available for viewing online, it is a nice place where you can win knowledge about the SQL Server and once… Read more

Yes, 24 Hours of PASS will start soon two days in row, 7-8 September 2011! Just for info for those who didn't know before or forget to register for a great SQL Knowledge stuff from the well known SQL Professionals, who are ready to spread their knowledge to the others… Read more

It's late but I need to say some words about our local tech event, it is the only one that we have and it's Microsoft TechDays Kosova 2011 & TechDays Albania 2011. In the last years it was TechUpdate ... I blogged about last TechUpdate 2010 here.

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Today Marlon Ribunal twittes come with new info about MS Certifications exams are rising...

This is not a good news, so if someone wants to catch the cheap price of the MS exams just do it during the next month. There is a nice possibility via Prometric - Microsoft to… Read more

Free tools are very welcome to the community, while some of the creators of these kind of the tools are open to the community as well! I discussed more early about free tools (here & here) , so today let me show you the great tool for SSMS… Read more

SAC (Surface Are Configuration) was the great possibility to configure the SQL Server 2005, so there were some options to configure the DAC(Dedicated Admin Connection), using xp Store Procedures, CLR Integration, AdHoc remote Queries that enables the OPENROWSET & OPENDATASOURCE support, SQL Mail etc.

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Update from Microsoft for SQL Server 2008 & 2008 R2. There is the graphical map of the system views included SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 and the relationship between them. The map is similar to the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 version and includes updates which are also… Read more

Yesterday, I have received the official email from the PASS HQ, and the confirmation that now I'm the leader of the Albanian SQL Server Users Group or Albanian PASS Chapter!

The Albania PASS Chapter will be available and open for all SQL Server users including the Albania and Kosova, where… Read more

Many information via Twitter, LinkedIN, forums, blogs, including also here in SSC, have announced about new incmoing version of the SQL Server with code name "Denali" , that is now available for download the CTP version here.

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Just for info that the incoming 24 Hours of PASS now has bonus sessions ...you can check for the details and register >>> http://bit.ly/9uyxNX

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I just have an email with notice that 24 Hours Of PASS, is a week far away! Once again great sessions with tracks about DBA, BI, DB Dev, and Porfessional Development. Once again the presenters will be the top - notch experts and SQL Server MVPs with strong experience and… Read more

Another free tool for SQL Server that supports SQL Server 2008/2005/2000, comes from xSQL Software, the Script Executor Commnity Edition, that provides for transactional execution of T-SQL scripts, it is a small application, totally free to use and very powerful for the DBAs and also Developers that allows you… Read more

For a long time I haven't been active member at SSC, so I'm coming back again, saying once again Hello to everyone and hoping that all your things are going as you wish!

Well, I wish you to have a nice day and have a nice SQLing to the all… Read more

Getting Started with SQL Azure - Very nice & short document about SQL Azure beginning process. This is the official document that is published from Microsoft, this document provides guidelines on how to sign up for SQL Azure, it has 23 pages and illustrated with examples and figures on how… Read more

Using the command prompt for stopping and starting services is a very nice possibility and very fast! We know that SQL Server services must never stop, especially the SQL Server core engine service. During the system maintenance sometimes we need to restart the processes and it can be done also… Read more

Microsoft, has published things that can be very useful, in this case for the SQL Server users. They announced the feature pack for SQL Server 2008 R2, where you can find a lot of stuff and big collection of stand-alone packages which provide additional value for SQL Server 2008 R2.… Read more