Sorry I have fallen off the Connect Digest wagon for the past few weeks; been a little swamped since returning from SQLCruise Alaska. Not sure I'll be able to assemble a digest every week, but I'll certainly try to keep a steady pace. This week I wanted to highlight a few suggestions around indexed views. With the coming of SQL Server code-named ...

It's been a while since I hosted a true Connect pity party digest, trying to pimp your votes for the issues I think are worthwhile.  And okay, some of these bugs haven't been filed in the Denali time frame - but those are still in Denali's version of SSMS.  And since we are not expecting a release for a year, and the next CTP won't be ...

This afternoon, Adam Machanic (blog | twitter) reminded me how the current T-SQL debugger in Management Studio is ineffective.  Sure, there are some enhancements coming in Denali (I mentioned them briefly yesterday), but there are some real key elements missing.  One of the most glaring omissions is the ability to see the contents of ...

Todd Mcdermid spoke recently on his blog post Integration Services vNext Coming Soon about how some recently closed Connect items had encouraged him as to the future of SSIS. Also, Matt Masson from the SSIS team has written a similarly encouraging blog post about some upcoming SSIS enhancements at Upcoming Product Changes. Now its my turn. Just ...