Diana May

Diana May is a former technical editor for SQL Server Magazine and Windows IT Pro. She has been a DBA and worked in software development for more than 16 years.


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November, 2007
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.
SQL Server Magazine

September, 2007
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.
SQL Server Magazine

August, 2007
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.
SQL Server Magazine

July, 2007
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.
SQL Server Magazine

July, 2007
Microsoft World-Wide Partner's Conference 2007
This conference really highlights the importance of the vendor partners in the overall success of Microsoft.
SQL Server Magazine

June, 2007
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.
SQL Server Magazine

June, 2007
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 Server Magazine

May, 2007
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.
SQL Server Magazine

May, 2007
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.”
SQL Server Magazine

May, 2007
Avanade Helps Businesses Align BI Technology and Strategy
Avanade focuses their efforts on helping organizations develop business applications and apply technology to business problems.
SQL Server Magazine

March, 2007
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.
SQL Server Magazine

March, 2007
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 Magazine

March, 2007
Help for DST and DATETIME on SQL Server
We thought it would be useful to give you a consolidated list of DATETIME articles that might come in handy if you are still dealing with the fallout from DST from the SQL Server perspective.
Windows IT Pro

October, 2005
SQL Server Pros Stay the Course
Our second annual salary survey shows you the face of the typical database professional.
SQL Server Magazine

October, 2005
Survey Process

SQL Server Magazine

October, 2005
The Typical SQL Server Pro:

SQL Server Magazine

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