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March 24, 2010 1 min read

Thirsty for more Microsoft Codename “Dallas” Info?

A couple weeks back, our SQL Server Sequence question of the week was “Microsoft code name ‘Dallas,’ what kind of data does it allow me to access and combine with my own data for rich analysis and reporting?” Maybe you got the answer right.

March 9, 2010 2 min read

New Data Visualizations in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2

Sean Boon from the Reporting Services team here. In the spirit of last week’s SQL Server Sequence question about Reporting Services 2008 R2.

March 2, 2010 2 min read

Do You Know Your Data? Test Yourself with the SQL Server Sequence

The SQL Server Sequence has concluded. Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winner, Nikolas Allen! In anticipation of the SQL Server R2 launch, we held a contest to test your knowledge of SQL Server and give away some great prizes in the process.

March 2, 2010 2 min read

Terms and Conditions

MICROSOFT SQL SERVER SEQUENCE CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES COMMON TERMS USED IN THESE RULES: These are the official rules that govern how the Microsoft SQL Server Sequence contest promotion will operate (“Contest”).

February 24, 2010 1 min read

TDWI is back!

TDWI World Conference in Las Vegas is off to a great start.

February 22, 2010 2 min read

Exhibiting at TDWI AND Celebrating the completion of the first technology preview of SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse…What a great week!

The team is very happy to announce the completion of the first technology preview for SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse! Our new, massively scalable data warehousing solution is unique because it offers hardware flexibility with configurations from the major hardware vendors – Bull, Dell, EMC, HP and IBM.

February 12, 2010 1 min read

You Ask, We deliver – Timelines for SQL Server Service Packs

The SQL Server team has been very busy building SQL Server 2008 R2 and we are extremely excited for the upcoming launch.

February 9, 2010 1 min read

New PHP Blog from Brian Swan

My name is Brian Swan. I’m a fan of both PHP and Microsoft technologies, and I work in the SQL Server organization here at Microsoft as a content publisher.

February 5, 2010 1 min read

SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit

Allow me to introduce myself: I’m Roger Doherty, Sr.

January 25, 2010 1 min read

Ted Kummert, Senior Vice President, speaks about helping customers in consolidation efforts

Check out a new video with Ted Kummert, SVP for the Microsoft Business Platform Division, outlining how Microsoft and its partners are trying to help customers realize the key benefits of SQL Server consolidation.

January 19, 2010 1 min read

SQL Server 2008 R2 gets an official date

Today, SQL Server 2008 R2 received an official release date.

January 18, 2010 1 min read

Microsoft’s CIO Tony Scott, talks about the role of CIO and technology trends

As CIOs and companies look back at 2009 and forward to the opportunities and challenges in 2010, Microsoft’s CIO Tony Scott shares his thoughts in both a written piece and a video interview.

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