And the hits keep coming! Microsoft not only released Denali CTP3 today, they have also released Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 R2, which was first released as a CTP back in April (build 10.50.2425). If you installed the CTP, SELECT @@VERSION will yield something similar to the following: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP1) - ...

Just as I was about to shut my machine down on a Friday, Microsoft goes and releases something we've been waiting on for a long time: a Community Technology Preview (CTP) for Service Pack 1 is finally available for testing! I want to talk about a couple of things that are included in this update that may be of interest [update: I've added a lot ...