SQL Bits Conference to Run Three Days

The next SQL Bits conference, the largest SQL Server conference in Europe, will be held at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport South Wales, England. For the first time, this event will be held for three days, from November 19-21, 2009. The first day (Thursday, November 19, 2009), will include five different full day, deep ...read more


Help Design a New SQL Server Monitoring Tool

In an experiment in SQL Server community involvement, the members of Red Gate Software’s software development usability team have created a new website called www.thefutureofmonitoring.com. This team, among other teams at Red Gate Software, are working Version 2 of its popular SQL Response software. The goal of the new website is to get your input ...read more


Josef Richberg Voted Exceptional DBA of the Year

For the second year in a row, SQLServerCentral.Com and Red Gate Software have sponsored the Exceptional DBA of the Year awards. DBAs are nominated by the SQL Server community, and the top five finalists are selected by a panel of judges. These five finalists are then voted on by the SQL Server community, and a ...read more


24 Hours of PASS was an Adventure

On July 21, just a few short weeks ago, I got an e-mail from Rick Heiges, who is on the Board of Directors for PASS, asking me if I was willing to participate in the 24 Hours of PASS virtual conference, to be held on September 1, 2009. This was the first I had heard ...read more


Tulsa TechFest to be Held November 7, 2009

The next annual Tulsa TechFest will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at the Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, OK. This free, one-day event offers seven separate tracks, providing over 90 different sessions, covering such topics as:


Have You Checked Out the SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP Yet?

Ever since the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server 2008 R2 became widely available for download on August 12, I haven’t seen much discussion of this new version in the SQL Server media, websites, or blogs. Yes, there has been some coverage, but not to the level I would have expected for such a ...read more


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