January 2006 - Posts
If you are interested in how our internal IT department deployed SQL Server 2005, then this is a good read http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/deploy/movingtosql2005.mspx
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I've been keeping my eye on the TechNet Briefings and there are some good SQL Server specific events appearing over the next few months. This one in particular looks useful https://msevents-eu.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=118768584
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Yes, its here... The new JDBC driver for SQL Server 2000/2005 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e22bc83b-32ff-4474-a44a-22b6ae2c4e17&displaylang=en
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Thanks to Euan http://blogs.msdn.com/euanga for pointing this out - There is a good post here on ADO.NET 2.0 data access methods from PDC 05 http://blogs.msdn.com/dataaccess/archive/2006/01/09/510083.aspx (includes code samples, slide deck and also the
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Just seen this http://www.windowsitpro.com/roadshows/sqlservereurope/ . "Get the facts about deploying SQL Server 2005 in one information-packed day. SQL Server experts will present practical, real-world information in three tracks--administration, development,
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Although work is still in progress, I am impressed by the screenshots of the new version of Web Data Administrator for SQL Server http://microsoftsqltools.com/photos/screen_shots/images/17/original.aspx . Go here for more http://microsoftsqltools.com/
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Just seen this new KB article; may be worth considering if you are using /PAE to support more than 4GB RAM. Data is corrupted when PAE is enabled on a Windows Server 2003-based computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834628 "[]...When you run Microsoft
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If you're in the UK and near the Microsoft office in Reading on 24th January, please come along to the TechNet Briefing Whats NEW in SQL 2005 - Integration Services https://msevents-eu.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=118761630
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I'm on a roll... Good article on SQL Server 2005 64-bit http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/advantages-64bit-environment.mspx
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Ok, I know I haven't posted for a while... but as it is a new year I thought I'd try and post more frequently. Some new (and really good) SQL Server 2005 downloads have appeared recently on the microsoft.com. I've listed these below: SQL Server 2005 Samples
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