October 2007 - Posts

Learn More in Less Time

posted Monday, October 29, 2007 10:11 AM by RickH
I recently got my login access to the streaming content from the PASS Community Summit in Denver.  I have started to play the sessions on my other system as I work on other projects.  It is great to be working along and pickup tidbits along the way while multitasking. There is son much great content, it seems like I will never get through it all.  I decided to try an old trick that I had used in the past when reviewing MSDN and TechNet webcasts.  This trick is to increase the speed at which the content is replayed.  Typically, replaying at 1.2 to 1.3 times the speed will allow you to get through the material quicker without greatly reducing your comprehension (or causing you to think that the Chipmunks are now DBAs).  I think that it actually improves comprehension because many of the "Uh-Uh" and "Hmm" breaks are minimized. 

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Buy the first 32-bits, get the second for FREE

posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:14 PM by RickH
I spoke at the Charlotte SQL Server User Group last night.  Will Sweeny confirmed that MSFT will continue to offer the free trade-out to 64-bit licensing from 32-bit.  In other words, if you upgraded your 32-bit SQL 2000 to 32-bit SQL 2005 and are considering a new 64-bit server, you can simply swap the 32-bit license for the 64-bit license.  Of course, you will need to de-commission the 32-bit server.  In SQL 2000, this is available, but the 64-bit licensing is only for Itanium based systems as there is no x64 flavor for SQL 2000.

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Charlotte SQL Server User Group - Oct 16

posted Thursday, October 04, 2007 6:09 PM by RickH

If you live near Charlotte, NC or are planning to be in the area, drop by the Microsoft Offices at 7pm on Oct 16, 2007 for the local user group meeting.  The topic will be "The 64-bit Question" which will discuss the options for moving to 64-bit for SQL Server Databases.  For  more information and also RSVP, check out http://charlotte-sql.org/meetings.html

 



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