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You may be aware that MVPs have the advantage of getting to know about the product information before it is let to the user community, that is the main advantage (I feel) to make the most of MVP award experience, Microsoft keeps MVPs informed of award benefits, updates, news about their peers, and events that are occurring in their region and ...

01st March 2008, Saturday @ Aston Lakeside Conference center, Birmingham - UK. It was a good turnout to my session this morning at 09:30 on the topic : SQL Server 2008 – Declarative Management Framework concepts & database problem solutions with policy management. Declarative Management Framework - is a policy-based system for ...

It has been a 'very busy' month sofar, in particular to Microsoft world and sub-domains of Windows Server, Virtual Server & SQL Server and you know why from here. Not a 'real' launch for SQL Server folks out there, but a concession to their grief that SQL 2008 CTP6 is available to download and next question will be what's new. ...

Continuing from this SQL2008CTP blog post it seems there is a confusion on the SQL 2008 CTP downloads page The technet link  851664 refers that Evaluate Microsoft SQL Server 2008 today page was published: November 12, 2007 and further after registering the interest on this SQL2008CTP download it refers February 2008. Whatever, the next ...

Its nearly 90 days from SQL Server 2008 November CTP and as per the CTP release cycle (90 days) the next instalment of SQL 2008 may be ready by end of this month. I feel that may be the last one before the RTM or as per the communication from Microsoft product development team feedback, but looking at the recent release ...

Here is another new year gift from Microsoft for the SQL Server users, specifically for 2005 version - release of SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer (January 2008). BPA's job is to gather data from Windows and SQL Server configuration settings. There are pre-defined list of SQL Server 2005 recommendations and best practices to determine ...

Very confusing error when trying to connect to a Database Engine (SQL Server 2008) using 'usual' windows authentication getting the following error:   A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other ...

Flood of questions fromthe users during a recent usergroup meeting. What will the specification for the SQL Server 2008 Express version be?  What will be the differences between it and the 2005 version, not with MSDE?  How about SQL Agent attachment to the SQL Express engine?  Any memory limitations and CPU ...

ITS Party time!!! Well I'm joking, its not a real-party time in the sense of food & drinks, its party time for Database world. Year 2008 entered already that kicks Microsoft gearing up for worldwide events, important ones. Release of Visual Studio 2008, Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008!!! This brings most of the users in IT to ...

SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP) instalment 5 is ready to available for the users, I think this is the 3rd instalment since SQL 2008 is announced by Microsoft. The Application support team have been asking for a list of new/enhanced features that are available in 2008 version, unfinished features in SQL 2005 will be incorporated ...