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Support for SQL Server 2005 SP2 and SQL Server 2008 RTM ends soon!

Its the time again that you should re-visit your database platform to ensure none of the SQL instances fall within SQL Server 2005 Service Pack2 or SQL Server 2008 RTM editions! It is quite common scenario that few of Enterprises may not have gone to...
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Get and test SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1, check release notes before proceeding!

In continuation to SQL_Server_2008-ServicePack1_CTP release information it is official that SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available. You can use these packages to upgrade any SQL Server 2008 edition. If you have been involved in SQL 2008...

Error: SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer components are required to edit DTS packages. (Microsoft.SqlServer.DtsObjectExplorerUI)

The error message text (partial) on the subject will be familiar for the DTS/SSIS users in SQL Server. On the background of the issue is that when you attempt of open a DTS package for editing from SQL Server 2008 Client machine, I have seen questions...

January 2009 update for SQL Server 2008 Books Online aka BOL

Here comes another update that you need to concentrate, a newest update to the SQL Server 2008 Books OnLine. MSDN site specifically refers that the following categories have had new topics added or existing topics updated with significant changes in the...

Cumulative Update package 3 for SQL Server 2008, another instalment of hotfixes!

Here comes another instalment of Cumulative Update package 3 for SQL 2008 version and this contains hotfixes for the issues that have been fixed since the release of SQL Server 2008. As usual the Microsoft guidance refers that this is a supported cumulative...

Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2008

Another set of Cumulative Update package is ready for review on SQL Server 2008 - this package contains hotfixes for the issues that have been fixed since the release of SQL Server 2008. Earlier posting on Cumulative Update Package 1 for SQL 2008 one...

Cumulative Update Package 1 for SQL Server 2008 - are you ready for testing!

First one in the series of SQL Server 2008 version, here it comes Cumulative Update package 1! What kind of fixtures are available in this CU1 package? Cumulative Update 1 contains hotfixes for the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 issues that have been fixed...

Few hours to go for Windows Server, Visual Studio and SQL Server 2008 launch, here is big deal on SQL release date!

I have been following Dan Jones's blog on " Launch_T-1 , Launch_T-3 & Launch_T-5 " series about SQL Server Launch in US (PST), as a Development Program Manager they have huge task ahead to complete and its not that easy to manage as per the schedule...

SQL Server 2008 links and resources

Buck Woody, Program Manager for SQL Server has posted very useful links and resources for SQL Server 2008 and I would like to share them over here, refer to this SQL2008 resources link. -Satya