News - Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the News category.
SQL Saturday Schedule Update
Conferences, News, Speaking Schedule | March 5, 2010 | 11:06 am In January, I blogged about the upcoming SQL Saturdays for 2010, and since then, many more events have been scheduled, so I thought I would do a quick update. I wish I could attend more of the events, but so far, I am scheduled to speak at:
SQLSaturday #31 – Chicago 2010
While I have been ...read more
SQLBits 6 to Be Held in London, April 16, 2010
Conferences, News | February 25, 2010 | 11:01 am The upcoming SQLBits 6, to be held Friday, April 16, 2010, will be held at the Church House Conference Centre in Westminster, London, England. This full day, free event will be themed around SQL Server performance and scalability.
Currently, the call for speakers is open, and if you would like to submit session abstracts for ...read more
SQL Server 2005 & 2008 SP Release Dates
Database Administration, News | February 12, 2010 | 2:44 pmMicrosoft has announced that Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 will be released in the third quarter of 2010, and that Service Pack 4 for SQL Server 2005 will be released in the fourth quarter of 2010. Find out more here.
SQL Source Control Early Access Program Open
News | January 28, 2010 | 11:19 amManaging T-SQL source code has never been easy, and has often been the bane for many T-SQL developers. Later this year, this problem will go away as Red Gate Software introduces its new SQL Source Control software, which allows T-SQL code to be managed under source control, while working directly from inside of Management Studio. ...read more
SQL Search 1.0 Beta Available
Database Administration, Free Stuff, News | January 27, 2010 | 2:40 pmRed Gate Software has released the 1.0 beta version of SQL Search, a new free SSMS add-in that allows you to easily search for “text strings”, allowing you to quickly find objects stored within a SQL Server instance.
devLINK 2010 Call for Speakers is Open
Conferences, DBA Career, News | January 25, 2010 | 1:26 pm
The devLINK 2010 Technical Conference’s call for speakers is now open, and you can find information about speaking at the event here.
If you aren’t interested in speaking at devLINK 2010, you can always attend. It will be held August 5-7 in Nashville, TN.
SQL Server 2008 R2 to be Available in May
News | January 21, 2010 | 12:06 pmThis past Tuesday, Microsoft officially announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 will be available in May 2010. See the announcement here.
If you haven’t downloaded the latest CTP yet, you still can here.
