Attending Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Open Day from Montreal

 
Currently, MVPs from across the country are attending an all day event.
 
We are discussing Azure, Windows Live, Office 2010, Windows...

Big SQL Server Announcement This Morning at 7:30AM PDT

Microsoft’s Ted Kummert and Tom Casey are holding a public conference call this morning at 7:30AM Pacific time, where:
Microsoft...

Free E-Book on SQL Server 2008 R2

 
Free E-Book on SQL Server 2008 R2

Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner have done a wonderful job on this free e-book
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2010/04/14/free-ebook-introducing-microsoft-sql-server-2008-r2.aspx

You...

Log Shipping Delays are Good

In the past, when I’ve set up log shipping, it was primarily as a DR device, designed to get copies...

Microsoft Teleconference – Ted Kummert (Senior VP) and Tom Casey (General Manager of BI)

Microsoft  held a big teleconference today, which I unfortunately got called away from a minutes into it. The call was...

Presenting at SQLSaturday #41 – Atlanta

I have the privilege of being able to attend and present at SQLSaturday #41 – Atlanta this weekend.  This will be...

Rules to Live By – The Intro

Most of us have some general rules we live by, and I’ve often thought it would be a lot easier...

Speaking at Upcoming SQL Saturday events

I’ve got a couple of speaking engagements coming up during the next few months, and a few others I’m hoping...

SQL 2008 R2

Really short post here.  I just found out that Stacia Misner (blog |blog 2 | @StaciaMisner) and Ross Mistry have released...

SQL Server 2008 R2 is available now...

Just for info that SQL Server 2008 R2 (32bit & 64bit) is available now and you can download the trial
http://bit.ly/18gCbc
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