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TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 (Part 3 of 3): Integrate Growing Data Volumes (Level 300)  Attend this session to learn how to integrate growing volumes of data with the new enhancements in Microsoft SQL Server 2008. We cover new technologies, like Change Data Capture and MERGE SQL statement, in addition to scalability improvements in SQL ...

Microsoft has rolled out new program called - Empower Program that will enable the ISVs to receive software, support and additional resources designed to help you lower your development costs, test your software and speed your solution's time-to-market. Jason from MSFT/SSP quoted about this program as follows:    Empower ...

I have been following Dan Jones's blog on '' Launch_T-1, Launch_T-3 & Launch_T-5'' series about SQL Server Launch in US (PST), as a Development Program Manager they have huge task ahead to complete and its not that easy to manage as per the schedule. Also you may be aware about 'postponement' of SQL Server  2008 version release ...

Microsoft Synchronization Services for ADO.NET provides the ability to synchronize data from disparate sources over two-tier, N-tier, and service-based architectures. Rather than simply replicating a database and its schema, the Synchronization Services application programming interface (API) provides a set of components to synchronize data ...

Whenever a service pack is released it will be available for 32-bit and 64-bit that also includes for SQL Express 2005 edition too, as it was for MSDE earlier. Since last year (I think) Microsoft Development team has adopted a standard in naming schema for all service pack updates aka they call it now as a software update packages for ...

Another common question on the forums, may be not a frequently performed task and as a DBA you should discourage in performing such actions. Microsoft SQL development team has already documented the information over the KBA 303774 and for the server name changes yes, you can change the name of an instance as long as the server is not ...

SQL Server version 2005 Books Online aka BOL has been updated by SQL Development Team in September 2007 and not available for download yet. As usual they are awaiting customer feedback from the BOL or via MSDN/Technet pages. Refer in their words: In the past, our processes for building the Books Online downloads have been faster than the ...

TechNet Webcast: Server Consolidation with SQL Server (Level 300) Thursday, August 23, 2007 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)   MSDN Webcast: Data Programmability and SQL Server 2008 (Level 200) Friday, August 31, 2007 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

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Normally I would go to SQL Server related chats and webcasts as it is my specialization. Still I keep in touch with Server management and Application Development arena related events, in this case I would like to refer few chats that are scheduled during the month of August 2007. They are as follows: Visual Studio Team SystemJoin members of ...