December 2004 - Posts

HA for SQL 2005 Session recording

posted Wednesday, December 22, 2004 5:45 AM by RickH

If you are interested in High Availability for SQL Server 2005, tune in to a recording of Mark Souza's session at PASS.  This session is available for free to everyone.  Check it out at http://www.sqlpass.org.

 

Tour of SQL Server Team on Channel 9

posted Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:47 PM by RickH

I don't know if it has been posted on a blog here yet, but on http://channel9.msdn.com, there is a 4-part series that tours the SQL Server Development team featuring Euan Garden.

I just downloaded the videos and started to watch the first one.  Their BI lab is amazing!  Check out Channel 9!

Fernando at PNWSSUG

posted Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:45 PM by RickH

I am in Seattle all week at a MSFT meeting.  I was fortunate enough to be here during a week that the Pacific NorthWest SQL Server User Group was holding a meeting. 

Fernando Guerrero did a presentation on SQL Server Service Broker in SQL Server 2005.  He drew some comparisons to Oracle and the 2 languages supported there (PL/SQL and Java) and the ones supported in SQL Server 2005 (T-SQL and IL).  Since most any language can be compiled into IL, this gives the developers many more options.  He also spoke about a recent consulting engagement where the only real solution was to use SQL Server Service Broker because it really couldn't be done in a satisfactory way without it.  This is one of the things I like most about Fernando's presentation style.

If you ever near Seattle the 2nd Wednesday of the month, treat your self to attending the local user group meeting.  The speakers are always of high caliber.