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I felt like somehow I missed to post the availability of Cumulative Update package releases here and referring the last CU7_Update package blogpost now we have CU8 available for download if the specified problem occurs in your platform as per the KBA 951217 here. Obviously this is for the installations that will have SQL Server 2005 SP2 and ...

No doubt that the blog subject will be a most wanted requirement on their databases, that is most responsible for a SQL Server database then arguably the most critical task that you absolutely MUST get right is your database backup procedures.  Where the backup sequence comes the database RECOVERY model comes as another important ...

Ok here is the hot news for SQL 2005 users!!! From the Are you ready for SP3 post  here, it has been officially announced the SP3 for SQL Server 2005 will be available in CY2008 (calender year 2008) that means before 31st December 2008! More from this DataInsider blog post.  

I have been following Dan Jones's blog on '' Launch_T-1, Launch_T-3 & Launch_T-5'' series about SQL Server Launch in US (PST), as a Development Program Manager they have huge task ahead to complete and its not that easy to manage as per the schedule. Also you may be aware about 'postponement' of SQL Server  2008 version release ...

As you know data compression facility is added onto the SQL Server 2008 version, though this is not a new feature and I would call it as an enhanced feature in SQL Server. This subject of data compression has already been introduced in SQL Server 2005 version which is usage of VARDECIMAL with having table-level ...