Posted by
Jason Massie 
on Friday, August 15, 2008 at 4:20 PM to
SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, SQL performance tuning, Rumor mill, Rumor mill
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The podcast from Brian Moran and Bill Bosworth provides good insight into the the deal. Click here.
Here is an excerpt for the forthcoming press release:
Quest Software is announcing its new partnership with Solid Quality Mentors, a global provider of education and solutions for Microsoft data and development platforms.
This is not a sales reseller relationship, but a true joining of forces to provide new real value to the SQL Server community. Specifically, our plans are to work together in three specific areas: community outreach, product development and professional services.
Community outreach: The companies will work together on joint programs including speaking at Quest and Solid Quality Mentors events, authoring technical briefs and white papers and providing joint webcasts and podcasts for the SQL Server community.
Product development: Quest will collaborate with Solid Quality Mentors on product road maps and feature sets, drawing on their combined experience of real-world SQL Server challenges to provide the best solutions possible for SQL Server DBAs and developers.
Professional services: Quest customers will benefit from consulting services offered by Solid Quality Mentors to help implement tools and manage complex environments.
Peep http://quest.com Monday for more details.
Posted by
Jason Massie on Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 1:55 PM to
SQL Server 2008, Rumor mill, Rumor mill
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My crack investigative journalism skills web surfing has brought me to two more tidbits of info:
Benjamin Figueroa, Microsoft IT Pro Evangelist, is "Preparing contents for SQL Server 2008 RTM launch".
While a tweet is hardly scientific prove, it does give a little more weight to the rumor we heard yesterday.
Also to paraphrase Buck Woody, the SQL team has nothing but time now so expect more blogging. Read the full blog for yourself to judge the accuracy of my translation.
Have a great weekend!
Posted by
Jason Massie on Friday, June 06, 2008 at 11:00 AM to
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Some of the MSFT employees at TechED told me that SQL Server 2008 RC0 will hit next week. I suspect Tuesday so it can be announced in TechEd ITPro keynote. That is all.
Posted by
Jason Massie on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 6:26 PM to
SQL Server 2008, Rumor mill, Rumor mill, RC0
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Buck Woody spoke of features not currently in the FEB CTP. A reader pointed this out to him and he responded in this post. So we can infer two things: RC0 is going to pop any time now. There are going to be new features.
I don't expect there to be any huge new features. Anyone have any rumors? I would also guess that they will have an RC1 in late July\early August. If all goes well, RTM in September. This is all speculation, of course. They may go straight to RTM if RC0 is solid. To be honest, FEB CTP has been pretty solid for me. I have not put it under load but I have tried some pretty crazy things with it.
Click here to see the existing public new features in SQL Server 2008: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/overview.aspx