May 2009 - Posts

• Microsoft Resources Too Good Not to Share

  My MVP lead, Ali Brooks, sends out cool resources on a monthly basis. Some of them are NDA and, so, aren't available to be shared with the public. On the other hand, a a whole bunch of these resources are the kind of thing that I thought you would enjoy Read More... Posted Friday, May 22, 2009 2:33 PM by KKline | 5 Comments Filed under: Tips

• [OT-Humor] A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages

  This blogpost is hilarious! So, how would you write the entry on SQL? Here's my shot - " Initially developed in 1979 to support IBMs first relational database, System R, the Arkansas faction lost their bid to have the new SQL language pronounced 'SQUEEL'." Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:34 PM by KKline | 2 Comments Filed under: Humor

• Are We There Yet, Mom?

  You've probably heard by now that Microsoft just announced at TechEd 2009 the next release of SQL Server, called SQL Server 2008 R2, will have a focused set of features around BI self-service and some enhancements in multi-server management. SQLMag has Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:04 PM by KKline | 3 Comments Filed under: Trends, Opinion

• Microsoft Marketing Throws SQL Server Under the Bus

  "A spokesperson for Microsoft said that the problem was not bandwidth but that its SQL Server database had reached excessive fragmentation levels caused by the tremendous surge of queries". Read about it here: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/102445,windows-7-rc-download-crashes.aspx Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 06, 2009 2:24 PM by KKline | 29 Comments Filed under: Performance