Big SQL Server 2005 News

Confidential until the official release at 9:00am Pacific Time today. Check back after that time to get the big news!

Whoops

I setup an announcement for today (Sept 14) that the Sept CTP for SQL
Server 2005 was released and that Database...

Can you run a DTS package on SQL...

PDC

Bill Gates keynote is on webcast now, grab it and check it out.

Also a hint. Paul Flessner is speaking tomorrow...

You have this:

CREATE PROCEDURE procTestCounter
@CTR INT= 0
AS
DECLARE...

Careful Blogging

I still not sure that this blog service was a great idea, but some of
you seem to like it, so...

SQL Server Spotlight on Shyam Pather

We have a few interviews of the SQL Server team and this time we talk with the lead for Notification Services. Get some insight into Shyam Pather and and this add on for the SQL Server 2005 platform.

What is the difference between a WHERE clause...

Employee Retention From the Managers Perspective

Part 3 of Steve Jones' series on employee retention, this one focused on the manager's point of view in keeping employees around. Gain some insight into how the manager may view your situation and understand why he or she may act as they do.

The Data Center in New Orleans

There's a blog running at LiveJournal from one of the guys at directnic. There's evidently an ISP that is still...