SQL Server 2008 RTM looks to be 3rd Quarter

On the Microsoft Data Platform Insider blog, there is a post indicating new roadmap dates:
  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Roadmap...

New Technique to Steal From Baggage

I first saw this on funsec security discussion list: 
  Dwarves zipped in
suitcases steal from Swedes

The gist of the story...

Post on Troubleshooting Memory Issues

Here's a post from the Windows Server Performance Team:
   An Overview of Troubleshooting Memory Issues

The post discusses the following issues:
Physical...

Inexpensive Video Training from Internals Expert, Kalen Delaney

 I saw this in my blog reader today:
You can pre-order the Kalen Delaney SQL Server Internals Course - Lesson 1 DVD...

System Sessions/Spids Rather than Spid < 50

Saw System Sessions posted on the PSS blog and it shows an example of information being written to the error...

Finding missing rows

One way to find the rows from one table that don't match another table is to use a sub-query. Here is...

We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend

This weekend, I had the unique opportunity to donate some time to a worthwhile charity organization. Through the efforts of...

A Holiday Posting

It's Martin Luther King, Jr. day here in the US where we remember the famous civil rights leader. So my...

Free Subscriptions to Visual Studio Magazine

First time I've noticed this being offered, saw it posted on the Orlando .Net Users Group (ONETUG) site. Sign up...

Learning to Blog via Books

I was chatting with a friend recently and in the course of 'what are you up to lately' I mentioned...