Service Pack 2a
Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005 has been updated to fix the maintenance plans issue.
2008-03-10 (first published: 2007-03-07)
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Press Release
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2008-02-01 (first published: 2007-01-30)
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The 400,000 Member Milestone
We crossed 400,000 members yesterday and it's a great achievement for us. As a celebration, we've decided to give out some prizes. Read on to see if you're one of the lucky winners.
2008-01-23 (first published: 2007-01-23)
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A Christmas Time Saving Contest for DBAs
We've got a new contest running for the next week just for your production DBAs. Win a prize just for telling us a story.
2007-12-28
2,640 reads
Charlotte's SQL Server User Group
If you're in the Charlotte, NC area, the user group is meeting on October 16, 2007
2007-10-15
524 reads
High Availability - Sample Chapter
Apress has been generous enough to provide us with a sample chapter from their book on SQL Server 2005 High Availability by Alan Hirt.
2007-10-03
1,418 reads
Periscope for SQL Server Discount
With a new version supporting SQL Server 2005, Periscopde for SQL Server is offering a 25% discount for SQLServerCentral.com members. This product helps with performance monitoring.
2007-09-22 (first published: 2005-10-05)
3,856 reads
Indy Tech Fest
There's a free event in Indianapolis for SQL and .NET developers. It's on October 13th and it's jointly sponsored by the .NET and SQL users groups. If you're in the area reigster and support this group.
2007-09-17
596 reads
Pro SQL Server 2005 Replication
Take a look at a sample chapter and see who won copies of this book from our Question of the Day Contest.
2007-09-13
2,763 reads
The SQLServerCentral.com Party
Get the details, including the room (607) for our party in Denver on September 18th, 2007. And by the way, there's a conference immediately following.
2007-09-04
927 reads
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