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 ...

Well, after a long time not blogging, I am trying to blog a bit more... I have been tweeting in between (follow me at @SQLServerMike). And unfortunately my SQLJunkies blog seem to have disappeared in that buyout and reorg. I will have to repost some of them here again I guess ;) Over the last couple of years I have been working on not only XML ...

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, ...