SQL Server 2008 RTM looks to be 3rd Quarter

On the Microsoft Data Platform Insider blog, there is a post indicating new roadmap dates:
  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Roadmap...

Two Acquisitions of Note

 Saw both of these on ComputerWorld:
   Oracle buying BEA
   Sun buying MySQL 
 
It'll be interesting to see how this changes the...

Getting Better at Time Management

 One of the things I took from my overall performance last year is I need to get better at time...

Why Participating in a Community is Important and Beneficial

Back in 2000 I began writing for swynk.com in hopes of learning more about SQL Server and beginning to make...

Tribute to Honor Jim Gray

Saw this on the Association for Computer Machinery SIGMOD announcements.

Tribute to Honor Jim Gray

It is scheduled for May 31, 2008...

Honeypots in the Database

As a follow up to my post about Cesar Cerrudo's new whitepaper, earlier this month David Litchfield talked about putting...

Whitepaper on Malware to Attack Databases

Cesar Cerrudo of Argeniss Information Security has put out a new whitepaper (.pdf format), Data0: Next generation malware for stealing...

Physical Fitness

Real life events continue to interfere with my regular posting. However, I would rather deal with them and neglect posting...

Veterans' Day

I'll post Part III of Becoming a DBA tomorrow (meaning there will be two posts). Veterans' Day is typically celebrated...

Resources: SQL Server 2005 Security

Work responsibilities took up my time on Thursday and Friday, so I never got around to posting. Here's the resources...