I'm honored to be speaking at the Iowa .NET User Group this week. My topic will be on SQL Server 2005 for Developers. If you are in the area, please stop by. Visit their site for more information. You might have heard, and it was such a tragedy that the group's founder, Eric Jacobs, and another member, Josh ...

Thanks to my colleague Kalen Delaney for letting us know that the BOL and Samples have been updated. Download your updates today!

A friend of mine, John Paul Cook, has tricked out SQL Server 2005 database diagrams to show more than just relationships between tables. Read the DevX article and download the code.

Pascal Belaud, a .NET evangelist at Microsoft France, has started a beta plan for his popular OlyMars product. Version 1.5 will support .NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005. So what exactly is OlyMars? It is a SQL Server Centric .Net Code Generator and is a both flexible and powerful ...

This tool analyzes your SQL 2000 applications for potential upgrade issues when migrating to SQL Server 2005. This new version is based on the June CTP and contains additional rules, support for scanning batch files, command line support and usability improvements. The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor is a ...

Yep, my session in Austin was canceled today, because someone left some suspicious backpacks downstairs at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, and they cleared the building for 3.5 hours. Methinks Oracle was behind it! :-) Read the article from News 8 Austin (Update) Here's the letter from the hotel.

Be sure to check out my live event on July 19 for SQL Server magazine. Here's where to register and here's an abstract: SQL Server 2005 offers great features for every role: DBAs, Business Intelligence (BI) analysts, and developers. For developers, there are numerous features and productivity enhancements over SQL Server ...

Our Train-The-Trainer (TTT) event has come to a close, and what a great class it was! We had 26 students, from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Denmark, Italy, the Russian Federation, Finland, Belgium, Macedonia, Greece, Poland, Lithuania, and France.

If you are looking for a good resource for both SQL Server 2000 and 2005 resources, TechCenter is the place to visit.

My friend Ron Talmage's article was just published on Technet.