I replied to a question in a forum today about intercepting and changing a SQL query, before it reaches SQL Server. I started typing a reply, and realized that... wow... ''Does this take me on a trip down memory lane, or what!''. So, just for fun, here is what I wrote (slightly modified): There used to be products on the ...

''What exiting item or idea did you find?'', you probably think... The answer is: SQL Server nostalgia. Some of you might know that in the very early years, there were three companies involved in releasing SQL Server on the ''PC'' platform. In addition to Sybase and Microsoft, we also had Ashton-Tate, which at that time were market leader for ...

For various reasons I decided that I want virtual machines with older (pre-2008) SQL Server versions available on my various machines. For me, virtualization (in this case VPC) is great: I rarely use these installs, most often I just boot it and check some detail. I don't have to litter the host OS. I don't pay anything (performance) in the ...