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November 2, 2009 1 min read

Tom Casey ‘Twitterview’ on Wednesday!

Mark your calendar! Now we have Tom Casey, General Manager, SQL Server BI, doing a ‘Twitterview’ on Wednesday, November 4 after his PASS Summit keynote! Tom will answer 10 of your questions via our Twitter account (MS_SQL_Server).

November 1, 2009 1 min read

‘Twitterview’ with Ted Kummert Tomorrow!

You can ask Ted a question! Senior vice president of the Business Platform Division at Microsoft Corp.

October 29, 2009 1 min read

Windows Azure Platform Launch Update

In October 2008 at our Professional Developer Conference we opened the Community Technology Preview (CTP) for the Windows Azure platform (Windows Azure, SQL Azure and .

October 26, 2009 1 min read

Get Your Game On During PASS Summit 2009

Just announced: Microsoft SQL Server Appreciation Event.

October 19, 2009 2 min read

At SharePoint Conference, Project “Gemini” name officially revealed as Microsoft SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel

The Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009 got underway in Las Vegas this morning with keynotes from Steven Ballmer and Jeff Teper kicking off the conference.

October 16, 2009 1 min read

Get ready for SharePoint Conference Next Week!

The Microsoft SharePoint Conference kicks off next week at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.

October 14, 2009 1 min read

SQL Azure October CTP is feature complete!

Today, the SQL Azure Database October CTP (CTP 2) is available and includes the complete feature set that will be delivered at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) on November 17th – 20th, 2009 in LA.

October 7, 2009 1 min read

PASS Summit Speakers Chat about Their Sessions

From Channel 9: Senior Data Platform Technology Specialist Buck Woody stopped by the Channel 9 studio to talk to Michael Rys, Principal Program Manager in SQL Server Engineering Team (Azure), and Liam Cavanagh, Senior Program Manager, about upcoming sessions that should not be missed this year’s PASS Summit conference.

October 1, 2009 1 min read

PASS It On: Refer a Friend and You Both Could Win!

Refer a friend to register for PASS Summit Unite 2009 at $200 off the Full Summit 3-day conference registration, and you and your friend could both win a Dell Mini 10v Netbook! PASS has three pairs of Dell Minis to give away, and the more people you refer, the more times you’re entered in the drawing.

September 23, 2009 1 min read

News about SQL Server Clinic at PASS Summit

This year’s SQL Server Clinic will offer twice the resources! Top troubleshooters from the CSS SQL Server Escalation team are teaming up with expert SQLCAT design architects.

September 3, 2009 1 min read

Get a free copy of SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition!

First the let’s talk about the great Microsoft breakout sessions at this year’s PASS Summit conference! Some of the highlights from the 60+ Microsoft sessions include Liam Cavanagh (3 sessions on the upcoming SQL Azure Database solution), Buck Woody (2 sessions on Manageability, and 1 session on Performance Tuning), and Albert Chew (2 sessions on […]

September 2, 2009 2 min read

Microsoft Virtualization: Best Choices for SQL Server

Should I virtualize SQL Server? What benefits will I see? What do I need to consider when making this decision? These are some of the questions we are frequently asked as Virtualization continues to be a hot topic.

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