SQL Server users love the new features inside of the platform and each new release brings more exciting enhancements that motivate end users towards upgrading from previous editions.  However, one of the biggest gripes I see from the SQL Server Community is that the hot new features are primarily Enterprise Edition only.  Today I read a ...

New technology is always an interesting thing, at least to me.  It doesn’t matter if it is SQL Server related or not, I tend to be fascinated by the changes that occur daily in technology.  The last decade though, the changes have been coming faster than it is possible for any normal person to keep up with.  Some of the changes made ...

The Data Platform Team at Microsoft blogged about this already: http://blogs.technet.com/dataplatforminsider/archive/2009/09/03/get-a-free-copy-of-sql-server-2008-standard-edition.aspx If you attend PASS Summit 2009, you can receive your very own (Not for Resale) copy of SQL Server 2008 Standard for free.  Add this to the fact that you get ...