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Oracle Provides Free .NET Development Tools in Visual Studio

Why is Oracle developing free tools for Visual Studio? The answer is in the number of companies managing a mixture of Windows SQL Server and Oracle. Oracle recognizes the growing number of companies standardizing on the .NET platform.

Kevin Kline Gives Highlights of the 2007 PASS Community Summit

In a SQL Server Magazine exclusive interview, Kevin Kline, President of PASS gives his highlights of this year's Summit and trends he sees in the SQL Server Community.

Is Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Necessary?

What are the new features in SQL Server 2008 you are waiting so desperately for? New date/time types for one thing. Nobody can argue with these especially if they include the DATE (only) datatype.

Restart SQL Server Services With One Click

The latest release of SQL Farm Combine 1.8 features a one-click restart of SQL Server services on all network machines to automate SQL patches and multi-server configuration changes.

Microsoft World-Wide Partner's Conference 2007

This conference really highlights the importance of the vendor partners in the overall success of Microsoft.

Quest Introduces New Software

I spoke with Quest Software during TechEd this month for a briefing on Change Director, Performance Analysis, and the latest release of Toad.

Microsoft Acquires Stratature an MDM Software Provider

Microsoft plans deployment of Statature’s MDM software across the SQL Server, Business Intelligence (BI) and Microsoft Office SharePoint technology groups to deliver a unified Master Data Management solution.

SQL Sentry Announces Competitive Upgrade Promotion

SQL Sentry announces a competitive upgrade promotion for companies interested in purchasing SQL Sentry Event Manager software. DBAs can trade in any job scheduling, alerting or automation software tool and receive SQL Sentry Event Manager for free.

What Ever Happened to BI for the Masses?

So what ever happened to “BI for the Masses”? If I had to make a guess after attending last week’s first Business Intelligence Conference put on by Microsoft, I’d say it has become “BI for the Rich Guy.”

Avanade Helps Businesses Align BI Technology and Strategy

Avanade focuses their efforts on helping organizations develop business applications and apply technology to business problems.

DevConnections Kicks Off in Orlando

It's kind of like the Oscars for the SQL world. The who's who of SQL is certainly here and the best part is you can, not only rub shoulders with the experts, you can walk up and ask them questions.

Help for the DATETIME data type and DST on SQL Server

We've noticed a surge in the number of searches for articles on the DATETIME data type on the site lately. We thought a consolidated list of DATETIME articles might come in handy.

SQL Server Pros Stay the Course

Our second annual salary survey shows you the face of the typical database professional.

Survey Process

The Typical SQL Server Pro: