This summer AB Training, Portal Synergy, WARDY IT Solutions and Microsoft Partner Readiness will be showcasing the latest Microsoft technologies as part of Tech SummerFest 08. In Hobart, Adelaide and Canberra you will have the opportunity to see how you can leverage your investment in Microsoft technology to solve business problems. You will also have an opportunity to receive cutting edge training in Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visual Studio Team System and Microsoft Office SharePoint from Australia's leading trainers. The first Tech SummerFest event kicks off in Hobart on the 25^th of November.

Schedule

Hobart 25-27 November 2008

Adelaide 2-4 December 2008

Canberra 9-11 December 2008

To Register for Tech SummerFest visit http://www.techsummerfest.com/register.aspx.

As SQL Server 2008 has been released for two month's WARDY IT Solutions will be hosting a series of Free breakfasts on SQL Server 2008. The first breakfast will kick off in Brisbane on Tuesday the 14^th of October.

Below is the current Breakfast Schedule:

Brisbane – Tuesday 14^th of October

Microsoft Brisbane, Level 9, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street

Catering from 7:30am for an 8:00am Start

Perth – Friday 17^th of October

Microsoft Perth, Level 14, 250 St Georges Terrace

Catering from 8:00am for an 8:30am Start

To attend either of these events simply email contact@wardyit.com

SQL Server 2008 has been released to Manufacture (RTM). It is now available for download from MSDN and TechNet.

The WARDY IT Community Dinner is a casual event for IT professionals in South East Queensland. It is a fun way to meet new people and find out how other IT professionals are dealing with the challenges that we face every day. For something different the August WARDY IT Dinner will start with a few buckets of balls at the Victoria Park Golf driving range from 6:00PM and then head to the Newmarket Hotel for dinner from about 8:00PM. The August WARDY IT dinner is being held on Monday the 18th of August - Add this event to your Outlook Calendar.

To RSVP to be at this event send an email to peter @ wardyit.com.

WHERE Victoria Park Golf Driving Range then the Newmarket Hotel

WHEN Monday 18th August | 6:30PM

RSVP Friday 15th August

WARDY IT Solutions has continued to demonstrate its experience with the Microsoft data platform and has been awarded as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Gold Certified Partners represent the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies, and have the closest working relationship with Microsoft.

Often when reporting there is a need to determine what Monday's date was for the previous week. For example give me all sales from Monday to Sunday for last week. The following Reporting Services snippet will calculate what last Monday's date was:

DateAdd("d", -6,DateAdd("d", 1 - Weekday(Today), Today)

The much anticipated release of SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 has been made just in time to be announced at the IT Professional week at Tech-Ed US. Andrew Fryer announced in this blog post that RC0 is available for download for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Release Candidate 0 is the final step before SQL Server 2008 is released later this year.

I have been rewarded for the second year as a Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP) for Windows Server System - SQL Server.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who are awarded for voluntarily sharing their high quality, real world expertise in offline and online technical communities. Microsoft MVPs are a highly select group of experts that represents the technical community's best and brightest, and they share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help others.

For more details regarding this award refer to http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/