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Sybase loves AdventureWorks2008?
A SQL Ranger friend of mine in the UK gave me the heads up to this yesterday. (Thanks, Ben!!) Apparently, back in December 2008, Sybase ported some of our samples to SQL Anywhere. Needless to say, I’ve got mixed feelings about Sybase porting AdventureWorks Read More...
Posted 22 January 09 08:24 by reedme | 5 Comments   
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AdventureWorks2010, anyone?
We’re doing planning work for SQL Server Kilimanjaro and the next SQL Server wave that follows it, which means product samples, community projects and AdventureWorks. Some people have suggested doing away with AdventureWorks in favor of something new, Read More...
Posted 30 October 08 02:10 by reedme | 4 Comments   
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Breaking News! AdventureWorks abandoned for Katmai in favor of Northwind, pubs and...
In a striking change of direction, I'm happy to announce that AdventureWorks is being deprecated and abandoned for SQL Server 2008 samples in favor of long-time favorite databases of simple-minded data modelers: Northwind and pubs. Also, I can gleefully Read More...
Posted 01 April 08 03:01 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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How do I use Feature X in SQL Server?
Buck's got a great point about how SQL Server's development themes are managed from the top down: It isn't a matter of thinking up single features or changes to the product, it's a cohesive direction we all want to go. Carpe Datum : Why on earth are you Read More...
Posted 28 January 08 01:20 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Big brother (or SkyNet) is coming... to a PC near you.
I loved the book 1984 , even though it was almost 1984 by the time I read it. The fact that the date was around the corner and technology wasn't anywhere close kind of took the punch out of the story. I guess it didn't scare me the way it scared "previous Read More...
Posted 16 January 08 05:18 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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Nominate your SQL Server wins for the 2008 TDWI Best Practices Awards!
Vote early and often for your favorite implementations on your favorite platform! (Hint: your favorite platform is SQL Server.) Have you completed a data warehouse or business intelligence implementation that you think other organizations could learn Read More...
Posted 10 January 08 10:11 by reedme | 2 Comments   
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It's been real and it's been fun... Now here's The Quiz.
This month (on top of all the other excitement), I've been the facilitator for the MVP Academy course "Designing Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Databases." (Calling me the instructor would be like putting lipstick on a pig -- with apologies Read More...
Posted 29 November 07 11:11 by reedme | 1 Comments   
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