<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator on 11/21/2008 8:21:07 PM--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/sql-blog/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=8a3dfedf-1eef-408a-8e89-b9988a1f5992" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Tom-SQL</title><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:21:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint CKS:EBE</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Tom-SQL</title><url>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/_layouts/images/homepage.gif</url><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog</link></image><item><title>Free SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition</title><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/2008/11/03/sql-server-2008-free.aspx</link><guid>/sql-blog/archive/2008/11/03/sql-server-2008-free.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Microsoft Learning is teaming up with the SQL Server team to give away a free copy of SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition (this includes 1 CAL) to people who attend SQL Server 2008 instructor-led classroom training
Attend one of these classes at a participating CPLS between December 10, 2008 (when the ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Pruett</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/tags/SQL Server 2008/default.aspx">SQL Server 2008</category></item><item><title>SQL Server 2008 New Features Class </title><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/2008/10/30/sql-server-2008-new-features-class.aspx</link><guid>/sql-blog/archive/2008/10/30/sql-server-2008-new-features-class.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Well since SQL Server 2008 hit the streets in August, lots of folks have been asking if they should upgrade or wait.  My answer as I blogged before depends on a couple of different things.
Does your vendor support SQL Server 2008 as your back end solution?
How long did you have you deployed SQL Se ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Pruett</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/tags/SQL Server 2008/default.aspx">SQL Server 2008</category></item><item><title>New SQL 2008 features for Administrators</title><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/2008/10/07/new-sql-2008-features-for-administrators.aspx</link><guid>/sql-blog/archive/2008/10/07/new-sql-2008-features-for-administrators.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 
In recent articles I have mentioned that SQL 2008 has several new features. It has been said that this release for SQL is a developer's release, meaning there are more new features for TSQL and programming for TSQL. However in researching TechNet, here is an article on some of the new features  ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Pruett</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:16:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/tags/SQL Server 2008/default.aspx">SQL Server 2008</category></item><item><title>10 SQL Server 2005 SSIS and DTS Tips</title><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/2008/09/08/does-this-even-work.aspx</link><guid>/sql-blog/archive/2008/09/08/does-this-even-work.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

In teaching Microsoft class 2792 (SSIS), students always ask what is the best way to migrate, manage and create  SSIS packages.  Well, SearchSQLServer.com has come up with 10 SQL Server 2005 SSIS tips that are covered in 2792.  I hope these will help you out in your eveyday developement.    
  ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Pruett</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:41:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/tags/SQL Server 2005/default.aspx">SQL Server 2005</category></item><item><title>SQL Server 2008 New Features - Is is worth the upgrade?</title><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/2008/07/12/sql-server-2008-new-features-is-is-worth-the-uppgrade-1.aspx</link><guid>/sql-blog/archive/2008/07/12/sql-server-2008-new-features-is-is-worth-the-uppgrade-1.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
SQL Server 2008 in my opinion will be more of a developers release. Most of the changes in SQL 2008 are releated to TSQL syntax improvements. However the new administration of SQL Server Policies will be a new feature for DBA's. 
Here are a link to describe the new changes. 
Microsoft's New Feat ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Pruett</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:43:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/tags/SQL 2008/default.aspx">SQL 2008</category></item><item><title>SQL 2008 Classes Release Dates Announced</title><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/2008/07/03/sql-2008-classes-release-dates-announced.aspx</link><guid>/sql-blog/archive/2008/07/03/sql-2008-classes-release-dates-announced.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Microsoft Learning has announce the dates for the first SQL Server 2008 classes.  Although these are just the first classes announced, more are sure to follow.  I will keep you up to date as to when we will publish these on the Centriq corporate schedule.  However keep in mind that Microsoft has i ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Pruett</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/tags/SQL 2008/default.aspx">SQL 2008</category></item><item><title>Which course is right for me?</title><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/2008/05/27/which-course-is-for-me-for-sql-2005.aspx</link><guid>/sql-blog/archive/2008/05/27/which-course-is-for-me-for-sql-2005.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
As the economy tightens, companies are always looking for ways to get the most out of their training dollars.  Besides the financial outlay, there is also the time factor.  The bottom line comes down to trying to get the most from IT training.  One way in which you can do this is by doing your due ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Pruett</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/tags/SQL Server 2005/default.aspx">SQL Server 2005</category></item><item><title>SQL Server 2008 Launch and Release Date?</title><link>http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/2008/05/01/sql-server-2008-launch-and-release-date.aspx</link><guid>/sql-blog/archive/2008/05/01/sql-server-2008-launch-and-release-date.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[


What is the difference you say?
 
In February 2008, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 and launched Windows Server 2008 along with Visual Studio 2008.  For years Microsoft has been very timely in launching and releasing a product very close together.  However for SQL Server 2008 the actual r ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Pruett</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blogs.centriq.com:8705/sql-blog/archive/tags/SQL 2008/default.aspx">SQL 2008</category></item></channel></rss>