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July 2007 - Posts

SQL Server 2008 - July CTP Available

Nothing quite like cutting it fine on the naming still being valid :-) Get all the info and downloads from here . A quick scan reveals the following improvements; T-SQL - Separate Data and Time Types FINALLY, YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SQL Server 2008 introduces Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007 6:27 PM by euanga | 6 Comments
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Rosario: Next Generation of Team Test (almost) out in the wild - Rosario Aug CTP

Brian let the cat out of the bag earlier today, then Doug confirmed it . The project I came over to VSTS to focus on is starting to get shared. As Brian discusses in his post we demo'd live code from the Aug CTP and the CTP that will follow Aug this week Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:11 PM by euanga | 2 Comments

Service Release of Data Dude now out

Gert has all the details . Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:42 PM by euanga | 0 Comments

Launch Date <> (or != if you prefer) RTM Date

At the World Wide Partner Conference (WWPC) this week Kevin Turner announced a launch date for the 2008 Wave of Products(Longhorn, Orcas and Katmai). There has been a lot of conjecture about products slipping and stuff like that. To be clear this is all Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 2:21 PM by euanga | 8 Comments

SQL Server Database Engine based Reporting and Analytics

(If you don't want to read the blurb just download ) The SQL Team has had a long flirtation with building a Data Warehouse/Analytics system on top of the system information that exists in the Database Engine. The first time I remember discussing this Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 04, 2007 10:23 PM by euanga | 3 Comments
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July SQL 2005 Best Practices Analyzer

This sneaked out , it does not say CTP so are we to presume this is a production version? UPDATE: Paul says here that this is the final version (for now) and they are going to be doing ongoing updates to the rules, thats pretty cool. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 11:01 PM by euanga | 4 Comments
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1 Week countdown for SQL Server 2000 SP3a

Matthias has the details here about when support will run out for that SP. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 10:59 PM by euanga | 0 Comments
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