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Business Intelligence – seminar
Microsoft partner, Blueprint , is hosting a seminar on Microsoft Business Intelligence on Tuesday 6 October.The Agenda is: Deploying successful BI Projects: Blueprint's approach, and project delivery strategy for a successful BI project. An Introduction Read More...
Microsoft SQL Server Data Management Conference – Sept 29 in London
I’ve just heard that the first ever Microsoft SQL Server Data Management Conference is being held in London on Tuesday September 29 th .  Although it is not an education-specific event, there is a good agenda with excellent presenters that could Read More...
A chance to get up to speed – with Steve Ballmer in London
At the end of this month, Steve Ballmer will be in the UK, and providing the opening keynote for our UK conference “Technologies to Change your Business”. As well as the usual slew of new product announcements, I noticed that Microsoft Research will be Read More...
Newcastle University – talks about its plans to move forward with deployment of Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Thanks to Andrew Fryer who sent me an email this afternoon for this: http://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/blogs/index.php/wit/2008/08/08/sql_server_2008_arrives This makes great reading coming so soon after the launch of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and builds on other Read More...
Microsoft Technet Events
Not able to get to IT Forum?  There are plenty of events up and down the country coming up.  These are all deliverd by Microsoft technical professionals to a level 200 technical “how to” level for IT professionals and are FREE to attend.   Read More...
Darwinian Databases
The Windows Server launch team have made available the video of the Cambridge University team, who are using modern database technologies to solve a centuries-old data analysis problem. If you're into databases, and their uses, then this is a good video Read More...
Unlocking the Secrets of Darwinian Research at Cambridge University
It's always pleasing when the work of education establishments is held up as a shining example of best practice use of technology. And it was pleasing last month, at the Windows Server 2008 launch event, that there was a fascinating insight into the way Read More...
DreamSpark - Free software for your students
I guess this will be pretty big news on the Internet. And if I've timed this right - and you're reading this just after I've blogged it - then you're one of the first to find out. We have launched a programme called " Microsoft DreamSpark ", which allows Read More...
Windows Server 2008 - Launch Invitation
The launch team have just released the link to be able to sign up for the Windows Server 2008 launch event (actually, it's also the Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 launch too). This is going to be held on the 19th March, at the ICC in Birmingham Read More...
IT Forum: SQL Server 2008
Yes, I know you might still think of SQL 2005 as a new product, but SQL 2008 is nearly with us and there are many reasons why people are looking to upgrade. Here are a few notes I took during a session yesterday afternoon at IT Forum. Some of the main Read More...
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