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SQL Server 2008 launch date announced - corrected error from my side
During the conference of Worldwide Partner Conference 2007 Microsoft announced the official launch date for SQL Server 2008 which is in CTP3 at the moment. This conference is aligned to deliver best practices for software-plus-services delivery models. Read More...
SQL 2008 Training Available : free e-learning
Here is the link to attend a free e-learning on SQL Server 2008 eLearning78337 link. Title: Clinic 7045: What's New in SQL Server 2008 Course Type: Self-paced Course (at your ease) Available Offline: Yes Estimated Time of Completion: 2 Hours Language: Read More...
SQL Server 2008 and DTS supportability?
They (MS) said DTS will be wiped out after SQL Server 2005 and will not be supported, more and more SSIS is promoted to use. But within SQL Server "Katmai" DTS is included with a provision of management, run-time, and design-time support for DTS packages Read More...
No more sample databases and applications are included with SQL Server installation!
As you have seen since SQL Server 2005 release the sample databases are not included and as I mentioned in SampleDBs blog you have to download from the SQL Server Samples Web site. Also SQL 2008 BOL will no longer include the databases & applications, Read More...
SQL server 2008 (Katmai) Declarative Management Framework (DMgF) - enforce in multi-server environment
SQL Server 2008 brought new feature that is Declarative Management Framework (DMgF, we cannot name it as DMF as it stands Dynamic Management Functions from SQL 2005). This is a policy based system to manage a SQL Server instance, using SSMS you can create Read More...
SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) June CTP Risk-Averse Installation
Every trade has got high-risk profession, IT has no exclusion and due to the considerable risks involved from hackers, spammers, security-threats, floods etc. During a course of action the risk-averse can lead to the increased performance & scalability Read More...
Up close and personal with SQL Server 2008 (Katmai)
In this two-part podcast series, we take a close look at SQL Server 2008. Microsoft product manager Francois Ajenstat discusses the key features of the upcoming version of SQL Server, what Microsoft is doing to scale SQL Server 2008, plus progress being Read More...
SQL Server 2008 - Change Data Capture: new feature
Let us talk briefly about the new feature that is introduced within SQL Server 2008 aka Katmai. Change Data Capture (CDC) is (similar to triggers: INSERTED & DELETED tables) the 'new boy in SQL Server town' that records the DML activities applied Read More...
Store any type of data - SQL 2008
As you may have or may not seen from the initial documentation of SQL Server 2008 (formerly Katmai) product overview that few changes with regard to the data transition for the relational and non-relations quite good changes are introduced such as: FileStream Read More...
Books Online topics in SQL 2008 (Katmai) are incomplete!
One of our Developer asked me this question that they are unable to find complete informaiton about the compatibility between SQL 2000, 2005 and 2008 versions. The answer is yes, its obvious and don't worry this is a temporary feature as the current CTP Read More...
Install Books online only for SQL 2008 (Katmai)
Few out there are still not comfortable to install or test the SQL 2008 (Katmai) CTP as SQL 2005 is still 'fairly' new in the field and users are getting eventually hands-on experience. So in order to get to know more on the documentation 'only' for SQL Read More...
Four Pillars of SQL Server 2008 (Katmai)
As you are aware SQL Server 2008 CTP is available for download and the heat is on to catch up what it will be different with SQL 2008 as compared to current evolution of SQL 2005. SQL Development Team in Microsoft proudly announces that SQL 2008 is built Read More...
SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview - to download
Its official now, SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP) aka beta available to download and as usual the codename for this release has been Katmai. CrossPost on SQL 2008 in this site. Read More...