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Wednesday, January 04, 2006 3:37 PM

Free SAP Customer Workshops "How Microsoft Runs SAP" Munich on February 7, 2006 and in Brussels on February 9, 2006.

These courses rarely come to Europe - so if you're interested be quick! From the blurb:- We would like to invite you to attend the upcoming SAP Customer Workshop about How Microsoft Runs SAP. The same session will be held in Munich on February 7, 2006
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:14 PM

SQL 2005 Metadata Samples Toolkit and whitepaper now available

Reposted 10/1/06 to include in 'free tools' category I'm constantly asked "what's Microsoft doing about metadata and do we have a solution." In the old days (SQl 2000 and 7), Microsoft provided Meta Data Services, a platform designed to help tools and
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:12 AM

New Performance Troubleshooting Guide for SQL2005

Many things have changed with SQL 2005, correspondingly we have to change the way we think about troubleshooting performance problems. The most significant change is the advent of the new Dynamic Management Views (DMV), these are going to take some getting
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Monday, January 02, 2006 5:15 PM

New SQL 2005 code samples available

I guess now the pressure is off to release the product we'll see more useful samples comming out of corp; here's a link to the latest December update: http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/samples/default.aspx
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Monday, November 28, 2005 5:47 PM

Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - November 2005

Overview The Feature Pack is a collection of standalone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2005. It includes: Latest versions of redistributable components for SQL Server 2005 Latest versions of add-on providers for SQL Server
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Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:09 PM

Get the facts about deploying and using Microsoft® SQL Server 2005TM

Our launch roadshow, here in the UK, was totally over subscribed. So here's another chance to gem up on the plethora of new capabilities. Experts from Scalability, DevelopMentor, and Solid Quality Learning will present practical, real-world information
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Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:32 AM

Slides from the SQL Server Launch in Birmingham UK

During, what I hope was viewed as a successful day, many people asked where they could find the slides for the technical sessions. You will be able to find them @ http://www.microsoft.com/uk/launchtour2005 - but you may have to wait a couple of days before
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Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:42 PM

TechNet Briefing: What's NEW in SQL 2005 - Analysis Services & Data Mining

Here's a little self publicity for gig I'll be doing in December: To register please go to https://msevents-eu.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=118761637 05 December 2005 18:30 - 05 December 2005 21:00 (GMT) GMT, London Welcome
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Monday, October 24, 2005 10:19 AM

Its not SQL but it is amuzing

Some people around here (in the UK) just have too much time on their hands, check this out for a little light entertainment. http://msexp.streamnavig.com/msexp/player.asp?e=E9999&s=9999_en_w&f=9999_en&uid=00011C7758813ADF&lng=en&cou=u
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Thursday, October 06, 2005 2:52 PM

Changing Job

It is with sadness that I have to announce that I am changing jobs and moving back into my old role as a Product Specialist, working with our Enterprise customers in a pre-sales capacity. Alas, I won’t have as much time to blog now, but I’ll do my best
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005 1:07 PM

Microsoft .NET Data Provider for SAP

After my recent SQL 2k5 BI session, here at TVP Reading, I had an enquiry asking for more info regarding the SAP provider I showed in the list of providers available to SQL Server Integration Services . The best public information I can find is @ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms216599
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005 1:18 PM

UK SQL User Group Presents: "Concurrency in SQL Server 2005, Kalen Delaney Full Day Seminar: 18th Oct 2005."

Tony Rogerson of the UK SQL User group has asked me to advertise this event. I think it will be of general interest but also of interest to people migrating or thinking of migrating from Oracle. And remember you've still got three days to enter the Oracle
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:38 PM

SQL Server 2005 Technical Overview blogcasts

New SQL Server 2005 Technical Overview blogcasts from the States Demo 1-1 Using Object Explorer http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0509/25037/SQL-01_Demo1.asx Demo 2-1 Using Queries and Scripts http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0509/25037/SQL-01_Demo2-1.asx
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:59 AM

OLAP, Darwin and Evolution

Edited 21st Sept 05 to include picture of herbarium sheet. In my article 'Business Intelligence (BI): The way it is without the blah blah' , I mention that I was aware of some exiting research using the SQL Server OLAP engine, the results of which where
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Friday, September 16, 2005 4:54 PM

Database Mirroring won't make RTM

Edited 20/9/05 to correct typos As Paul Flessner says in his letter http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2005/productinfo/letter.mspx Database Mirroring won't make it in the RTM (Release To Manufacturing) release for SQL 2005. It will be there for people to test
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