22 days after the big party in San Francisco, I was finally able to attend the local SQL Server 2005 / Visual Studio 2005 / BizTalk Server 2006 launch event here in Seattle.
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The last time that the PASS Community Summit was in Seattle, it was held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle, and it will be again this year.
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Well, today's the day! Today, November 7, 2005, a date which will NOT live in infamy, but hey, it's still kinda cool. Today is the official launch date for SQL Server 2005 (nee Yukon).
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Lately, most of my flying has been between Seattle and San Francisco, which apparently is not long enough for an in-flight movie. On my way down to PASS in Texas this year, I took the red-eye so I was mostly interested in sleeping on the flight.
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There were many great sessions and many great speakers at the PASS Summit this year in Texas, but most of the sessions I went to seemed to have one bad thing in common: too many slides.
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Remember that if you are a member of PASS (and if you registered for the Summit, you automatically became or extended your membership) you can download the speaker presentations. Login to the PASS web site, and then go to Conference Proceedings.
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At the PASS Summit, I attended a session on Reporting Services Tips & Tricks. One of the things that I liked most was not a tip or trick, but a new feature coming in RS 2005.
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Well, I did decide to get up and go to the general session today, despite my concerns from yesterday. I decided that I'd let the Dell dude establish his own reputation.
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Kicking off this morning is Wayne Snyder for PASS. He's crazy, which is just what we need to get the morning started. Wayne is definitely a sanguine personality, loves to have fun and not afraid to be goofy.
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OK, HP, I appreciate that you guys are a major sponsor of the PASS Community Summit, and as such you deserve some general session time. But come on! Send us somebody who exudes at least interest, if not excitement about his subject matter.
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I suppose a fancy sports car or a new house or a couple of Bill's Billions would be the ULTIMATE swag, but this year is better than the last and it just keeps getting better.
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Finally caught up with Tara at the Keynote this morning. Now we're waiting for a session on Execution Plans to get under way. But first wanted to relay some cool things from this morning's Keynote.
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Yes, I typed that right. PASS Community Summit 2006. It has already been announced that next year's summit will be back in Seattle. Start making your plans now to come visit my town!
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Calling it an early night tonight, many people seem to be exhausted from travels. I certainly am. And the pool was closed by the time we were done with dinner, so no beach ball volleyball tonight.
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SQL Server 2005 officially launches November 7, 2005 with a big launch event in San Francisco, California. But just because you can't get to San Francisco doesn't mean you have to miss out on everything.
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What an adventure already! I got checked-in to the conference and picked up the swag. Once again they have given us a bag to carry our junk. This one appears more durable and better designed than last year's.
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Well, here we are again. And what a beautiful place to be! After flying the red-eye from Seattle, I just checked-in to the Gaylord Texan Resort for the 2005 PASS Community Summit.
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For those who noticed or cared, the CaldwellBlog is back online (new URL) after an extended summer hiatus.
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The 2005 PASS Community Summit in Grapevine, Texas is just two weeks away! If you haven't started to prepare for it yet, NOW is the time! I assume (as dangerous as that is) that by now you have already completed your registration online and made your hotel reservations.
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I received an email from a reader asking about a billing situation, and decided it was a good lesson to share. In a nutshell, here is what the reader wrote:
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