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Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:25 AM

UK early adopter compares SQL Server 2005 Integration Services with Informatica

One of our strongest early adopters in the UK has been Conchango - with a special focus on the replacement for DTS, Integration Services. They have produced an extremely good paper which compares SSIS with Informatica . I would recommend it as a bed time
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Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:00 AM

SQL Server 2005 and VS.NET 2005 - which beta, which CTP???

I commonly get asked by my early adopters about which versions of SQL Server 2005 and VS.NET 2005 to use. Well, let me have a go at keeping it simple: ISV just looking at SQL Server 2005 : (using VS.NET 2003 or ealier) - use the June CTP of SQL Server
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Thursday, July 21, 2005 10:56 AM

10mins of Steve Balmer talking on developers - priceless

Get yourself a cup of tea, put on your headphones and sit back and watch Steve in action. Wish I had so much energy! http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=85529#85529 (and ... this is him calm - give him a crowd of 5000 and he explodes! Great
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Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:11 PM

SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 - checking for compatibility

My colleagues in the USA have been running some great application compatibility labs with our early adopters - and part of that lab has involved using a new tool which has now been made available for all. The SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor can be used
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Monday, July 11, 2005 1:50 PM

Free online SQL Server 2005 Training

We have a great range of training available at the moment - and free through to November 1st. Everything from Adminstration to BI to Programming. Check out https://www.microsoftelearning.com/sqlserver2005/
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Monday, July 11, 2005 8:38 AM

Webcast today (Monday 11th July) on practical experiences of migration from SQL Server 2000 to 2005 Anyslsis Services

Many of my ISVs have already invested in SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services - and for them guidance of moving to the new 2005 version is super important. We have a webcast late today on just that. Well worth checking out. http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032276800&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
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Monday, July 11, 2005 8:26 AM

Spotted in the wild - a component for SQl Server 2005 Integration Services

Our replacement for DTS is Integration Services - extremely powerful and flexible..... and..... extensible. I just came across this small component that improves on the sort performance in the beta (NB: We may well improve upon this ourselves by RTM).
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Monday, July 11, 2005 8:20 AM

Your world is Java - but you would like to talk to SQL Server 2005 - no problem...

We have just made available the Beta 1 of our SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver. This allows Windows and Unix Java clients to talk to SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000. Check out http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/2005/jdbc.mspx for details and how to
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