After blogging yesterday that you can try the latest Microsoft SQL Server 2008 CTP online for free on the SqlServerBeta site, Microsoft has announced the release of a new CTP. The February CTP available!
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Had a chance to play with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 yet? If so, you've probably downloaded the most recent Community Technology Preview (CTP). It's not small either. The DVD's can take almost an hour to download at T1 speeds.
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That's right! After a bit of a break, the Nashville SQL Server User Group is getting back together again. Our first meeting back will be this Friday, February 15th at 11:30am.
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As many of you may know, for the past six years I've volunteered my time and energy to an organization called PASS - the Professional Association for SQL Server. It's a wonderful organization of highly dedicated, talented, and personable SQL Server professionals from around the world.
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If you've ever attended a DevTeach/SQLTeach event, you already know that it's a wonderful and intimate community-driven event designed to provide top-notch .NET and SQL Server developer education in an up close and personal environment.
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Year in and year out, the week of the PASS Community Summit is one of the highlights of my professional life. There are a lot of good things about the Summit, far too many for me to enumerate here.
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A recent ZDNet article highlighted an event where two United Kingdom officials demonstrated just how vulnerable a new, but not updated, Microsoft Windows system can be. It took one official from the Serious Organized Crime Agency a mere 11 minutes to discover the target computer on a wireless network, crack into it using open source tools that are commonly available on the Internet, and steal password files.
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Thanks to all of you who attended the DevLink Technical Conference in Nashville, Tennessee! It was great to see such a turnout for the event. Big kudos goes to all those who carried the load and championed this event.
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