Euan Garden's BLOG
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Had a fascinating conversation with one of our partners today, the meeting was about how they should...
Date: 04/21/2009
I have received a ton of private mail on this, hence rather than just pasting the same answer in I’m...
Date: 04/14/2009
Get it here
Date: 10/20/2008
While SSIS has always been able to load SQL Server at high speed it doesn't use any of the high...
Date: 10/05/2008
One of the most common asks for SQL Server related to servicing/patching (after uninstall of...
Date: 09/30/2008
Ok so not everything for SQL Server 2008 is available yet, Report Builder is going to have a lag,...
Date: 08/25/2008
Get it here. That should not be all the pieces of SQL Server 2008 available.
Date: 08/25/2008
Get it here. No tools or advanced services yet, but they will be here shortly. Good info on this...
Date: 08/11/2008
In short there is a "rolling thunder" plan to both release bits and update all the sites. Yesterday...
Date: 08/07/2008
Ok lots of folks are confused and are having their installations bounced. There is some info in the...
Date: 08/07/2008
I'm forward dating this, but as you read this the bits should start becoming available. Congrats to...
Date: 08/06/2008
Details are here...
Date: 06/07/2008
Read all about it here...
Date: 06/05/2008
Somehow I managed to miss this one (thanks to Erland for the pointer). Folks have been asking for...
Date: 05/31/2008
Ever had to take over the code for a system you did not define? Ever found the documentation for...
Date: 05/28/2008
Jeff has a follow up post to the demos from Mix here. The silverlight unit test framework is based...
Date: 03/20/2008
The SQL 2008, VS2008, Windows Sever 2008 launch event in the US happened this week. Dan Jones has...
Date: 03/01/2008
Apparently there is an issue in the CTPs of SQL Server 2008 related to leap year. Although there is...
Date: 02/29/2008
https://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/prodinfo/download.mspx Update: While this...
Date: 02/19/2008
If you were at Seattle Code Camp this morning and heard me mention the new WCF load testing work...
Date: 01/27/2008
Here is a nice picture of all the version numbers, now I still see a bunch of folks who are confused...
Date: 01/24/2008
I love our MVPs (most of the time <g>) I was about to sit down, after watching the Seahawks...
Date: 12/09/2007
Title says it all, but is this really a feature you can benefit from or is it some piece of random...
Date: 12/05/2007
I've talked about the SQLCAT team before and the great content they produce, you may have had a...
Date: 12/05/2007
There are a bunch of features in SQL 2008 that have been on the ask list for a VERY long time. I...
Date: 11/23/2007
For those of you who remember the "fun" days of the Yukon + Whidbey dance you are likely trying to...
Date: 11/21/2007
Just got the following link from Connect; Looks like the first version of SQL 2008 Express is...
Date: 11/19/2007
Looks like some folks are confused about the functionality and differences so let me try and explain...
Date: 11/07/2007
(Updated, fixed broken links mangled by Live Writer) Thanks to Francois here is a bunch of info on...
Date: 11/06/2007
CTRL - R
Date: 10/10/2007
Is it good or bad that we have cartoons about SQL Injection related problems? https://xkcd.com/327/...
Date: 10/10/2007
Once again from the internal dbtalk alias. The person in question recreated their database from...
Date: 10/03/2007
Great little tidbit from the forums here, if you want to change the speed of animation of the fly...
Date: 10/01/2007
Stealing shamelessly from the mail Gert sent internally, I'm downloading now... The Power Tools...
Date: 08/13/2007
Just got this from connect, looks like a good bunch of info coming; We wanted to remind you that our...
Date: 08/11/2007
Dan Fay from the eScience Team(I did not even know we had one of those) has found a great WP from...
Date: 08/03/2007
Jeff Beehler sent the big mail, long blog post with lots of screen shots to follow over the weekend....
Date: 08/03/2007
Nothing quite like cutting it fine on the naming still being valid :-) Get all the info and...
Date: 07/31/2007
Brian let the cat out of the bag earlier today, then Doug confirmed it. The project I came over to...
Date: 07/25/2007
Gert has all the details.
Date: 07/25/2007
At the World Wide Partner Conference (WWPC) this week Kevin Turner announced a launch date for the...
Date: 07/11/2007
(If you don't want to read the blurb just download) The SQL Team has had a long flirtation with...
Date: 07/05/2007
This sneaked out, it does not say CTP so are we to presume this is a production version? UPDATE:...
Date: 07/04/2007
Matthias has the details here about when support will run out for that SP.
Date: 07/04/2007
There are web casts on the key new features in SQL Server 2008 coming, here the schedule is below...
Date: 06/04/2007
You can get the CTP here and Dave Campbell did/is doing a web cast here. Enjoy, however remember one...
Date: 06/04/2007