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24 June 2008 21:35

Meet Michael Rys next week - XML and other non relational stuff

We are very fortunate that Michael Rys has decided to come and speak at a UG event whilst he is in the UK for a W3C working group. Michael is Program Manager in the SQL Server Engine Team at Microsoft and is responsible for the XML features in SQL Server...
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24 June 2008 00:29

SQLBits III - Submit your sessions now

Have you got something you've found out that you think others might be interested in. Then submit a session for the next SQLBits on 13th September 2008. http://www.sqlbits.com/information/SessionSubmission.aspx You need to be logged in to fill in...
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19 June 2008 23:23

Usergroup meeting follow up post

As promised here is a follow up to the questions and points raised during the meeting tonight. We didn't get to cover full text but here are my posts on iFTS in SQL 2008 which works very differently to how it does in SQL 2008. Compression of a large...
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22 February 2008 00:47

February Usergroup meeting

Thanks for all those that turned up tonight it was a good turnout, if only for the beer and pizza (which was very good for those who didn't come). We will be following up on the questions that everyone raised over the next few days. If you thought of...
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11 February 2008 12:23

UK SQL Usergroup meeting in London - 21st Feb

Last year we promised more usergroup meetings and hopefully this year we will deliver. I have now arranged to have a user group meeting every 3rd Thursday of the month. We will be starting off in London on the 21st of February and then alternating between...
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24 November 2007 02:06

SQLBits 2008 In Birmingham on 1st March Call for speakers

Yes we're doing it again. SQLBits ( www.sqlbits.com ) will be back on the 1st March at The Lakeside Conference Centre in Birmingham. Its a bigger venue than TVP so we shouldbe able to let more people attend. Registrations aren't open yet but if you register...
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17 July 2007 00:10

SQLBits - Free SQL Server Conference October 2007

I have pleasure in announcing SQLBits Community Day .On the 6th October we will be taking over building 3 at Microsoft's Head offices in Reading. To hold a full day of SQL Server content with speakers from the UK. There will be 20 sessions over 3 tracks...
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07 June 2007 16:52

Service Broker - Asynchronous/Multi threaded File Upload

The code and slides from my presentation from today ( Service Broker - Asynchronous processing in SQL )are now online. The code is on codplex http://www.codeplex.com/MultiThreadedSQL , The slides are on http://sqlblogcasts.com/files/folders/servicebrokerpresentations...
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08 May 2007 12:51

Using SMO from TSQL

If you are desperate to get your hands on the code I used in the SMO in TSQL demo I did at the usergroup meeting you can download it now from codeplex. http://www.codeplex.com/SMOinTSQL There are 2 projects in there one an SSMS project and one a C# project...
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29 March 2007 15:06

Free 2GB SQL Server USB Keys

We are holding the next UK SQL User group meeting in Central London on the 26th April from 6pm - 9pm (later if you fancy a drink) The eveneing will have a SQL event and BI event running side by side with 8 presenters and loads of giveaways including t...
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05 December 2006 22:15

Developer Day 4 Demo - Now available

The demo files associated with are now available. Make sure you read the description first as it includes how to deploy the demo. http://sqlblogcasts.com/files/folders/servicebrokerdemos/entry1472.aspx if (socialButtons!=null) { socialButtons(); } - google_ad_client...
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05 December 2006 10:42

Asynchronous Processing in SQLServer 2005

My presentation from Developer Day 4 is now available here http://sqlblogcasts.com/files/folders/servicebrokerpresentations/default.aspx Please remember to fill in the feedback on Developer Day 4 at http://www.developerday.co.uk/ddd/feedback.asp if (socialButtons...
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16 October 2006 20:19

Asynchronous processing - SQL Server Usergroup meeting Tuesday 24th October

I will be presenting at the next UK SQL Server Usergroup meeting, at Microsofts Reading campus. My topic is Asynchronous processing in SQL Server. This will include some techniques for SQL Server 2000 and more from SQL Server 2005 Full details can be...
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