Over the last couple of months the SQL engineering team has been busy preparing SQL Server Code Name “Denali” CTP3. As part of that effort, I have been driving the Beyond Relational scenario, that is adding some useful, cool and in some cases long awaited capabilities to SQL Server in the context of managing unstructured data and spatial data ...

I am giving 3 presentations at SQL PASS 2007 in Denver: Wednesday, September 19th, 9:45am to 11am, room 709:DBA-317-M The Next Release of Microsoft SQL Server: Beyond Relational(co-presenting with Kevin Farlee) Main focus will be the new features in the areas of unstructured and semistructured data management in SQL Server 2008. Wednesday, ...