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• SQL Server 2000 Still Strong, but Diminishing

  I presented a webcast on Wednesday on SQL Server Consolidation. As with many of my sessions (both physical and virtual), I like to ask several questions. This is NOT scientific, but it is anecdotal. Poll Question #1: Do you have SQL Server 2000 STILL Read More... Posted Saturday, April 25, 2009 5:48 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: Events, SQL 2008, upgrade, SQL 2005, SQL 2000

• Turning the corner on Upgrading from SQL Server 2000

  Last month, I spoke at a SQL Server Firestarter event in Charlotte. With just about every session that I speak at or webcast that I do since 2006, I always ask for a show of hands on two questions. The first is "How many people here are running SQL Server Read More... Posted Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:46 PM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: Education, Events, SQL 2008, upgrade, SQL 2005, SQL 2000

• Updated Support Policy for SQL Server on VMs

  As virtualization grows stronger in the marketplace, the question of SQL Server performance and support on Virtual Machines appears more often. Bob Ward has a great post here . Enjoy! Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick Read More... Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:27 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: VM, SQL 2008, SQL 2005, KB

• IMTC Presentation Posted

  Earlier this year, I was fortunate to visit Dublin, Ireland to speak at the Irish Microsoft Technical Conference (IMTC). Chuck Boyce from www.SQLServerDVD.com was there recording and streaming sessions. He was unable to stream my session live, but he Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:56 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, Events, Conferences, Express, SQL 2005

• Recent Mags

  I get several more "generic" IT mags sent to my home. I usually get them in an attempt to keep up with what is going on in the outside world. Typically, I look at the lead story and find a nugget or two in the rest. In my recent issue of TechNet magazine, Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:13 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server Performance, Education, SQL 2008, SQL 2005

• Risky Business

  Whenever I do a webcast or presentation, I always ask the audience to indicate where their organization is in relation to running SQL Server 2000 or running SQL 2005. Recently, in an audience of about 40 people, more than half of the audience still had Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:47 PM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL 2008, upgrade, SQL 2005, SQL 2000

• Some things don't change - DB Snapshots & Backups of Snapshots

  Again, I wanted to blog about something that still does not change between 2005 and 2008. At a recent conference, there were some great questions/ideas that should make it to Connect if they haven't already. When DB Snapshots were first introduced, one Read More... Posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:40 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL 2008, high availability, SQL 2005

• In case you did not hear, PASS Call for Speakers is now open!

  In the latest PASS Community Connector, there is a call for Speakers for this year's summit in Seattle in November. If you have never been to Seattle in November, it really makes you want to learn more about SQL Server in the breakout sessions. ;-) But Read More... Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 10:39 PM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, Events, Conferences, SQL 2008, User Group Meetings, SQL 2005

• Get Ready for SQL Server 2008!

  On Jan. 24, there is a FREE virtual conference focused on SQL Server 2008. This is not just a webcast that you can view online. The sessions are scheduled at specific times with Live Q&A following the session from the speakers. Grab one of your SQL Read More... Posted Sunday, January 20, 2008 12:13 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, Events, Conferences, SQL 2008, Katmai, SQL 2005

• Buy the first 32-bits, get the second for FREE

  I spoke at the Charlotte SQL Server User Group last night. Will Sweeny confirmed that MSFT will continue to offer the free trade-out to 64-bit licensing from 32-bit. In other words, if you upgraded your 32-bit SQL 2000 to 32-bit SQL 2005 and are considering Read More... Posted Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:14 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Licensing, User Group Meetings, SQL 2005