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• SQL Server Training

  Last week I mentioned Brent was announcing a new solution to SQL Server training today. Well here it is!  Head over to Brent’s post which will fully explain it.  It’s currently a soft launch which will be fully launched at SQL PASS in about Read More... Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 9:59 AM from AaronLowe.net | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• SQL Server Training is about to change

  Just in case you are not reading Brent Ozar’s blog (why aren’t you?) you wouldn’t have heard that come Monday he’s going to be making an announcement on a solution to SQL Server Training.  He’s outlined the issue Database Professionals have with Read More... Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:07 AM from AaronLowe.net | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server, Database

• SQL Server 2008 compared to Oracle 11g

  Well it might be a little biased, but it does make direct links to the Oracle web site in regards to pricing. There is lots of great information with additional sources like InformationWeek, ComputerWorld, Gartner, etc. If you want to find out how the Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 5:55 PM from Dan English's BI Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• SQL Server Videos (SSV)

  Just saw a post by Jason here about http://www.sqlservervideos.com/ . I immediately went to check it out and wasn't disappointed. I especially liked the fact that they had 400 level videos. So what are you waiting for? Go check it out! Read More... Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 11:00 AM from Aaron's space | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• SQL Server 2008 includes Transparent Data Encryption

  Share this post : Transparent data encryption (TDE) performs real-time I/O encryption and decryption of the data and log files. Encryption of the database file is performed at the page level. The pages in an encrypted database are encrypted before they Read More... Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:40 AM from Aaron's space | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• SQL Server 2008 Upgrade – Who’s First?

  The SQL Server 2008 product went RTM yesterday afternoon and everyone is extremely excited for the new release and the blogging really picked up all day yesterday. The new August SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack has now been released here which has links Read More... Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 6:02 AM from Dan English's BI Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• SQL 2008 RTM today

  Well it looks like SQL 2008 RTM'd at TechEd in South Africa. Take a look at Aaron Bertrand's post or sqlmag Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 2:04 PM from Aaron's space | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• Did you know? SQL Server 2008 SSRS New Data Visualizations

  The new Gauge data region is most often used to provide a high-level summary of your data by highlighting key performance indicator (KPI) values. The gauge uses a pointer to show a single value. You can add a range to highlight a subset of values on your Read More... Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 12:35 PM from Dan English's BI Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• Did you know? SQL Server 2008 includes Dimension Designer Enhancements

  SQL Server 2008 includes Dimension Designer Enhancements, new attribute relationships designer, and additional Best Practice Alerts:) The Dimension Wizard within BIDS 2008 (VS 2008) for Analysis Service Projects has been simplified and introduces a new Read More... Posted Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:35 PM from Dan English's BI Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• SQL Server 2008 Beta Exams Extended, Open Invitation

  Check out the details here - http://blogs.msdn.com/gerryo/archive/2008/07/01/sql-server-beta-exams-extended-open-invitation.aspx Only good through the end of July, so try and register before it is completely booked. SQL Server 2008 DBA 71-432 and SQL Read More... Posted Monday, July 14, 2008 9:36 PM from Dan English's BI Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• MN PASS SQL Server User Group - ‘Ask the Experts’ panel discussion

  Tomorrow, July 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. I will be participating in a local SQL Server User Group ‘Ask the Experts’ panel discussion. I look forward to discussion SQL Server and MS BI with everyone and hearing everyone’s questions. It should be a very enjoyable Read More... Posted Monday, July 14, 2008 9:32 PM from Dan English's BI Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• Did You Know? SQL Server 2008 includes Resource Governor

  Share this post : Resource Governor enables you to manage SQL Server workload and resources by specifying limits on resource consumption by incoming requests. In an environment where multiple distinct workloads are present on the same server, Resource Read More... Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 1:24 PM from Aaron's space | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• MTC Summit and Webinar roundup

  Well the Magenic Technology Summit is officially over. We actually maxed out our registration for the event and had some great sessions on Friday. On Thursday all the members (30 or so) sat in a room to discuss the current and future state of technology. Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:06 AM from Aaron's space | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• Another SQL 2005 SP2 Cumulative Update

  Well it's been about 6 weeks since the last Cumulative Update so it must be time for a new one. So as of today (6/16/08) we now have 8 Cumulative Updates for SQL 2005 SP2 which you can get here . I haven't downloaded it yet, but I can tell you that I Read More... Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 10:20 PM from Aaron's space | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server

• Did you know? SQL Server 2008 includes Transact-SQL Debugger

  Share this post : The Transact-SQL debugger in SQL Server Management Studio enables you to find errors in Transact-SQL scripts, stored procedures, triggers, and functions by observing their run-time behavior. You can start the debugger when you are using Read More... Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 1:39 PM from Aaron's space | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server