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TechNet Webcast: Building and Validating Advanced Mining Models With SQL Server 2008 Data Mining (Level 200): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 includes several important enhancements for data mining. One area will be of particular interest to the user who has progressed beyond simple models - there are new features for building many and varied models over common mining structures, and also for validating the accuracy of these...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Databases, Marketing Research, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing; Webcasts 2008-03-07
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Architecture Drill-Down (Level 300): The attendee of this webcast will learn about the Report Server Architecture changes in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for both the server and report engine components. The webcast gives an understanding of how these changes impact customers. It discovers how the new architecture enables greater scalability, reliability, and ease of...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet; Webcasts 2008-03-06
MSDN Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Reach Your Data With SQL Server 2008 (Level 100): This webcast looks at Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as a productive data platform. This webcast uses Contoso Container Overseas Shipping Operation LTD as our scenario customer while we explore the features that make SQL Server 2008 this platform. Contoso is a shipping company; they arrange the shipping of all kinds...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Contoso, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Webcasts 2008-03-05
MSDN Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Using the Microsoft Data Platform for Easy Data Access With SQL Server 2008 (Level 100): This webcast looks at Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as a productive data platform. It uses Contoso Container Overseas Shipping Operation LTD as the scenario customer while it explores the features that make SQL Server 2008 this platform. Contoso is a shipping company; they arrange the shipping of all kinds of...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Data Access, Contoso, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Webcasts 2008-03-03
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 (Part 3 of 3): Integrate Growing Data Volumes (Level 300): The attendee of this webcast will learn how to integrate growing volumes of data with the new enhancements in Microsoft SQL Server 2008. It covers new technologies, like Change Data Capture and MERGE SQL statement, in addition to scalability improvements in SQL Server Integration Services, like lookup enhancements and data...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Scalability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Webcasts 2008-02-25

TechNet Webcast: Using the New Policy-Based Management Framework in SQL Server 2008 (Level 300): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 introduces a new policy-based framework for database administrators, which can significantly improve administrative productivity and reliability. Database administrators declare their administrative intent through policies that are then applied by the system. This approach reduces the potential for administrative error and enables the framework to monitor or...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Policy, Microsoft TechNet, Databases, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware; Webcasts 2008-02-21
Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans: Microsoft is sharing more details about its small- and mid-size servers due out later this year that will be built around Windows Server 2008. Both of these servers are part of the newly-christened Essential Server Solutions Family. At the low end (for users with 50 PCs or...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Standard Version, Cougar, Premium Version, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Microsoft releases February test build of SQL Server 2008: Microsoft releases February test build of SQL Server 2008SQL Server 2008Of course Mary Jo, I commented earlier on the wonderful Enterprise Server 2008 and how I'm going to roll this into production. I am one of the not so few folks that has been testing this out, the SQL 2008...; Tags: Databases, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, MicroSoft Release, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
Microsoft releases February test build of SQL Server 2008: Microsoft is rolling out on February 19 a new Community Technology Preview CTP test build of SQL Server 2008. The new build, which Microsoft is labeling as "feature-complete," will be available for download by any of the 100,000 testers who are registered to participate in the CTP...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-19
SQL Server 2008: What to Expect: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 has many great new features that will allow you to develop higher performing, more scalable next-generation applications using more than just relational data. Although this release will be a little early for many customers, the fact that the features are largely incremental in nature should reassure...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Global Knowledge Network Inc., Microsoft SQL Server, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 2008-02-14
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 (Part 1 of 3): High-Performance Data Warehousing (Level 300): The attendee will learn how to incorporate the new features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to provide a high-performance data warehouse that can scale to larger number of users and growing volumes of data. This webcast covers new technologies like partitioned table parallelism, star join query enhancements, and Grouping Sets.; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, High-performance, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Leadership, Databases, Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Data Management; Webcasts 2008-02-07
TechNet Webcast: Security Enhancements in SQL Server 2008 (Level 300): Microsoft SQL Server 2005 introduced many security enhancements, from data encryption to advanced context impersonation. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 further helps administrators protect their database with the introduction of new features such as Transparent Database Encryption, Extensible Key Management, and Auditing. This webcast describes the new security enhancements in SQL...; Tags: Security, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Webcasts 2008-02-05
Siemens PLM Software Validated to Easily Support 5,000 Users With SQL Server 2008: With nearly 4 million licensed seats of Teamcenter at 47,000 customers worldwide, the company prides itself in providing the world's most widely used PLM system. Though Teamcenter can run on a number of operating systems and database management systems, the company sees increasing demand for deploying Teamcenter using the Microsoft...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Siemens AG, Microsoft Corp., Teamcenter, Databases, 64-Bit, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Case studies 2008-02-01
RSS Aggregator NewsGator Manages 2.5 Billion Articles With SQL Server 2008: NewsGator makes life easier for individuals and companies by aggregating Really Simple Syndication RSS data feeds from across the Web to provide users with customized content delivery, enabling everyone to essentially create their own electronic newspaper. The company, which also provides Software as a Service to more than 50 media...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, NewsGator, Microsoft SQL Server, RSS, 64-Bit, Databases, Enterprise Software, Internet, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2008-02-01
Global Online Gaming Company Deploying SQL Server 2008 to Support 100 Terabytes: Sports enthusiasts around the world place up to 1 million bets per day using the online sports betting services of Gibraltar-based bwin International. Performance is paramount at bwin which hosts more than 100 terabytes of information on some 100 instances of Microsoft SQL Server. The company was very happy with...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Online Game, Microsoft Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2008-02-01
Russia's Baltika Breweries Links Its ERP Databases Using SQL Server 2008 Replication: Baltika Breweries, the largest producer of beer in Russia, has about 12,000 employees and 11 breweries. Its popular brands have been the market leader in Russia for more than a decade and are exported to 46 countries. The company coordinates Enterprise Resource Planning ERP across its operations using an ERP...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Russia, Microsoft SQL Server, ERP, Microsoft Corp., Replication, Brewery, Baltika, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Databases, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2008-02-01
Optimizing HP Servers with Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Microsoft announced SQL Server 2008 on February 27th, and potential users are interested in its capabilities, particularly regarding server consolidation and resource management in order to plan for future deployments. When implementing a hardware consolidation project, one major step involves consolidating corporate data, which is mostly managed by multiple database...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, HP Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Servers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software, Data Management; White papers 2008-02-01
About the Windows Server 2008 stack: There's an old saying about the devil making work for idle hands - so there I was last week, feeling a little bored and idly clicking through a story both about and by some guy named Whitehorn who's going to blog an extensive development project based on the...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, IPv6, Microsoft Windows Server, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-01-30
Microsoft delays SQL Server 2008 RTM to third quarter: Microsoft delays SQL Server 2008 RTM to third quarterCrap...I was hoping to implement one instance of 2008 this year. So much for that. Guess we will just stay on SQL 2000 longer.All things to all people...As Microsoft tried to branch out from its core competencies (what...a decade ago?), it has...; Tags: Databases, OPEN SOURCE, Enterprise software, Oracle Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2008, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, database, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-25
Microsoft delays SQL Server 2008 RTM to third quarter: Visual Studio 2008 went to manufacturing at the end of 2007. Windows Server 2008 is expected to be RTM'd in February. But SQL Server 2008 -- the other of the three products Microsoft is slated to launch together on February 27, 2008, in a big corporate event in Los Angeles...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-25