Back in November, we made SQL Server 2008 R2 Community Technology Preview (CTP) available for download. The November CTP is "feature complete", I encourage you to try out the cool features in this CTP release.

I invite you to join me on Jan 26-28th, as I will sit down with Stephen Giles, Microsoft Partner Technology Advisor. We'll walk you through some of the new features in SQL Server 2008 R2 that enable higher mission-critical scale and expanded reporting and analytics through self-service business intelligence.

We are hosting three sessions to cover off all the great content and demos.  Registration details are below:

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Session 1: What's new with SQL Server 2008 R2.

Date: Jan 26, 2010
Time: 2pm-3pm (EST)

In this session we will take a lap around SQL Server 2008 R2 with a focus on the following components:

  • Multi server management
  • Data Tier Applications (DAC)
  • SQL Server virtualization

Register here

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Session 2: New BI Functionality in SQL Server 2008 R2

Date: Jan 27, 2010
Time: 2pm-3pm (EST)

This session will look at the following new features now available in this latest release.

  • PowerPivot
  • Report Builder 3.0
  • Adding Geospatial visualizations

Register here

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Session 3: How SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 can help save ISV's time and money

Date: Jan 28, 2010
Time: 2pm-3pm (EST)

This session will cover Microsoft's tools that can be used to support strategic decisions, such as:

  • Helping to save money with Database and Backup Compression
  • Helping to meet compliance requirements with Auditing and Policy Based Management
  • Managing Multi-Tenancy with Resource Governor

Register here

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Thanks,
Jamie Wakeam
ISV Software Architect Advisor
Microsoft Canada