Yup! Sorry to be the skunk at the party boys, but us GIS types are

movin' in.

We've done OK for years with one dbf file behind each of our GIS data

layers on our stand alone desktops, but as GIS becomes more and more sophisticated we are being forced into true relational databases. SQL Server being one option. I've just moved all of my 50-60 data layers into SQL server, running on the ESRI ArcGIS Server and ArcSDE platform. And having to learn SQL Server 2008 Standard from scratch is no small feat. Table joins, Indexing, Transaction logs, etc. Its all greek to us. So, give us a little time and allow us into your discussions. We need all the help you can send us.

The question of the day was quite a surprise. Thanks Steve for making us

feel welcome.