As of today there is at least one hotfix available for SQL Server 2008, and it involves Itzik Ben-Gan's reported foreign key validation problem with the new MERGE command. You can read about the...
Paul Randal just published a list of tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of using FileStream. The list is based on a longer whitepaper he wrote for Microsoft, which...
A few days ago I posted a list of Management Studio issues I hope they will add or fix for the next version of SQL Server (or sooner). Comments there and elsewhere, as well...
Microsoft quietly released CU #9 (build 9.00.3282) yesterday; it contains a few dozen fixes, including a nasty AV involving UNION queries, documented in KB #956006. You can read about / obtain the cumulative update...
Inspired both directly and indirectly by fellow MVP Erland Sommarskog, whose programming wishlist I talked about the other day, I have decided to compile a list of my own wish list items, in the...
SQL Server 2008 is out, and I'm sure you are either learning about or already enjoying some of the new features. And while the dev team probably doesn't wholeheartedly agree with me at this...
Sorry I missed this yesterday with all the excitement over the Visual Studio SP1 release (which allowed some people to finally install the SQL Server 2008 release from last week). Yesterday also marked the...
Now that you can get Visual Studio 2008 SP1 RTM, you probably want to rush out and install it. I would hold off on that until you read Bob Ward's blog entry, which explains...
No, this is not about a new extra value meal from your favorite fast food restaurant. In order to accommodate different requirements and download sizes, a new edition of Express will be offered alongside...
Some details about SQL Server 2008 hitting RTM on August 6th, 2008.
You may have heard rumblings at a conference or user group meeting about a new SKU of SQL Server that will be shipping soon: Web Edition. But what is it, exactly? Some information on...
