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• PDC: D-1

  Spent this morning at the convention centre getting some help from the onsite Tech Support guys with a demo hardware disaster that had an unfortunate impact on my codecamp session. Apologies to the attendees for the lack of focus on the session as I was Read More... Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 4:34 PM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: Team System, Microsoft, PDC2008

• PDC: D-2

  Its Saturday and I am hanging out in the fabby LA weather, high 80's today. I spent the day at the SoCal CodeCamp , no sessions for me to present today so I got spend the day listening to other folks. There is nothing more educational than watching other Read More... Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 4:24 PM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: Team System, Microsoft, PDC2008

• Yipeeeeee, PDC time!

  Yep I'm off to LA at the end of the week. Originally I was supposed to do a session on Software Quality and Diagnostics for Services, but we gave that slot to some other folks, then I was not going, then I was added to the booth/lounge team and now I Read More... Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:42 PM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: Team System, Microsoft, PDC, PDC2008

• SQL Server 2008, Reportbuilder RTMs

  Get it here Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:35 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, SQL 2008

• High performance loading in SSIS for Oracle and Teradata

  While SSIS has always been able to load SQL Server at high speed it doesn't use any of the high speed Oracle APIs that are available. Well there is now a new high performance loader for Oracle and another one for Teradata. Downloads are here. Read More... Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 1:55 PM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft

• Slipstreaming SQL Server Updates/Service Packs in SQL 2008, almost

  One of the most common asks for SQL Server related to servicing/patching (after uninstall of updates/SPs) is the production of slimstreamed media, ie where the Update/SP and the RTM are included together in a single plackage. Now there are a couple of Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:32 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, SQL 2008

• SQL Server 2008, Report Builder

  Ok so not everything for SQL Server 2008 is available yet, Report Builder is going to have a lag, you can find RC 1 here. This should work with RTM SQL 2008. Here are some of the changes from the last RC; Easy to use wizards for creating table, matrix Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:18 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, SQL 2008

• SQL Server Express 2008, Advanced Services and Tools now available

  Get it here. That should not be all the pieces of SQL Server 2008 available. Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:40 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, SQL 2008

• SQL Server 2008, Express Edition now available

  Get it here. No tools or advanced services yet, but they will be here shortly. Good info on this page but beware its download link points to 2005 still. Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:56 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, SQL 2008

• SQL Server 2008: Why do all the Microsoft web sites still point at and talk about SQL Server 2005

  In short there is a "rolling thunder" plan to both release bits and update all the sites. Yesterday the MSDN subscriber sites were updated, also the MVP and TAP sites. Today Eval Edition and Feature Pack became available Read More... Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 6:26 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, SQL 2008

• SQL Server 2008 Installation Confusion, VS 2008 Sp1 and NetFx 3.5 Sp1

  Ok lots of folks are confused and are having their installations bounced. There is some info in the release notes but this is the definitive KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956139 Let me try and explain; SQL Server 2008 has dependencies on (and includes) Read More... Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 6:13 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, SQL 2008

• SQL Server 2008 RTM

  I'm forward dating this, but as you read this the bits should start becoming available. Congrats to the team on a focused release < 3 years since the last release. The various SKUs and supplimental bits such as the Feature Pack are going to be coming Read More... Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 3:00 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, SQL 2008

• OT : Buck Woody talks about the environment

  Buck makes a quick mention of the "green" efforts at Microsoft in his blog , and points us to the Environment site that Microsoft has created to show off what they are doing for a cause that is important to all of us. There are several tidbits in here Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:29 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: Microsoft, environment, green

• SQL 2008: Technet/MSDN Subscriber? Download RC0 now

  Details are here http://blogs.technet.com/dataplatforminsider/archive/2008/06/07/sql-server-2008-rc0-now-available-for-subscribers.aspx More info once I have mine downloaded and installed under Hyper V Read More... Posted Sunday, June 08, 2008 11:31 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, SQL 2008

• SQL Server has a logo again!

  Read all about it here http://blogs.technet.com/dataplatforminsider/archive/2008/06/04/new-logo-for-sql-server-2008.aspx Remind me to write a long and painfu post about the battle with Central Marketing during SQL 2000 as to why it was better(or NOT) Read More... Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 10:01 AM from Euan Garden's BLOG | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft