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New versions new website - I am specific to SQL Server

Published 29 February 8 7:14 AM | SSQA.net

You all might know this SQL-HomePage would take you to the SQL Server webpages on Microsoft and now with recent launch 2008 wave another new site created specific to SQL Server 2008, which is SQL-Server-2008 . Nothing major difference here as the first...

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SQL Server 2008 BI enahncements - what you want is what you get!

Published 25 February 8 2:49 PM | SSQA.net

So far the SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services new features were included until October CTP, top features that Microsoft would like to include within RTM version: New Aggregation designer - to browse and modify aggregation designs that are now shown grouped...

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SQL Server 2008 - what's new, a list would be nice?

Published 4 December 7 4:48 AM | SSQA.net

SQL Server 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP) instalment 5 is ready to available for the users, I think this is the 3rd instalment since SQL 2008 is announced by Microsoft. The Application support team have been asking for a list of new/enhanced...

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Filestream datatype - what it is?

Published 1 October 7 3:31 AM | SSQA.net

My question is have you looked into the CTP4 Books online for SQL 2008? This is new to SQL Server arena, the FileStream data type which allows large binary data to be stored in the file system and yet remain an integral part of the database with transactional...

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Red Gate's newest release - SQL Prompt 3.5 beta

Published 20 July 7 6:24 AM | SSQA.net

Red Gate are pleased to be able to announce the availability of the SQL Prompt 3.5 release candidate. You can download trial version here and make a note of following information: You can install SQL Prompt 3 alongside your copy of SQL Prompt 2 or PromptSQL...

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SQL 2008 Training Available : free e-learning

Published 10 July 7 2:57 AM | SSQA.net

Here is the link to attend a free e-learning on SQL Server 2008 eLearning78337 link. Title: Clinic 7045: What's New in SQL Server 2008 Course Type: Self-paced Course (at your ease) Available Offline: Yes Estimated Time of Completion: 2 Hours Language...

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New and old blend of data-types in SQL Server 2008

Published 9 July 7 9:8 AM | SSQA.net

By now you might have seen on blogs and documentation that there are new datatypes introduced in SQL Server 2008, they are: DATE - ANSI-compliant date data type TIME - ANSI-compliant time data type with variable precision DATETIMEOFFSET - timezone aware...

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SQL Server 2008 - Change Data Capture: new feature

Published 20 June 7 4:34 PM | SSQA.net

Let us talk briefly about the new feature that is introduced within SQL Server 2008 aka Katmai. Change Data Capture (CDC) is (similar to triggers: INSERTED & DELETED tables) the 'new boy in SQL Server town' that records the DML activities...

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Store any type of data - SQL 2008

Published 16 June 7 6:11 PM | SSQA.net

As you may have or may not seen from the initial documentation of SQL Server 2008 (formerly Katmai) product overview that few changes with regard to the data transition for the relational and non-relations quite good changes are introduced such as: FileStream...

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SQL Server 2008 - whats new

Published 10 June 7 5:30 PM | SSQA.net

Whenever the new release of a product comes out the first thing to know about what's new with this release, as the code name Katmai and now 'SQL Server 2008' which will be available for RTM in the year 2008. So the features within SQL 2008...

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