Evo Supremo game - a bit of fun!
I challenge you to try and beat my score in our new game for Partners: EVO Supremo, either with your knowledge of our latest software or your speed at searching....
View ArticleMicrosoft crashes IBM Lotus Party with migration tools
eWeek - January 22, 2007At the kickoff of IBM's annual Lotusphere conference in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft announced a series of tools to help Lotus Notes/Domino customers take advantage of the unified...
View ArticleThe Little Engine that Can...
....SQL Server 2005 Compact EditionMicrosoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (SQL Server Compact Edition) is designed for developers who need light weight, in process relational database solution for...
View ArticleBook this now!!! Training! BI!!!!
Hurrah hurrah - Our Partners have been asking me for indepth BI training - and its here! This is a 5 day course with a combination of instructor-led sessions and hands-on exercises. We ran this course...
View ArticleBest Practice Analyzer
Fine tuning your SQL database?SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) could make it easier.BPA gathers data from Microsoft Windows and SQL Server configuration settings and then uses a predefined...
View ArticleOracle - Consolidation continues
Just back from my holidays and yet more consolidation of the BI marketplace has taken place! There has been speculation on potential acquisitions recently and Gartner has been suggesting that this...
View ArticleData Mining Newsletter
Those of you interested in SQL Server Data Mining - there is now a newsletter that you can subscribe to.This will keep you up to date with the latest happenings in the SQL Server Data Mining world and...
View ArticleWhat licences do I get as a partner?
Becoming a Microsoft Partner gives you access to internal-use licenses - but do you really know what they are and how you can use them? Take a look here and find out for sure Registered Partners with...
View ArticleMicrosoft Partners with EMC, Cisco for Management Models
Yesterday Microsoft announced key management partnerships with Cisco Systems and EMC/Smarts to help customers monitor their systems, networks, and devices.Cisco Chief Development Officer Charlie...
View ArticleTop Ten Tips: sorting, grouping, and summarising SQL data
Arranging data in a manner that's meaningful can be a challenge. Sometimes a simple sort will do it. But sometimes you will need to do more by creating groups to analyse and summarise. Fortunately, SQL...
View ArticleMicrosoft authorised distributors
Partners often ask me about licence pricing and how to supply software for their customers. If you're a reseller or system builder, we recommend that you buy software from one of our authorised...
View Article"Katmai" Anchor for BI Strategy
The first Microsoft BI Conference has taken place and as expected there have been some announcements! Take a look at this summary on Microsoft Watch. "Today, during its Business Intelligence...
View ArticleNamed!
Microsoft has announced the official names for the next release of the SQL database and Visual Studio ........SQL Server 2008 & Visual Studio 2008 !!!!Ok so that wasn't a major revelation, but at...
View ArticleHave you met the Partner Bot?
Partner Bot is an Instant Messenger 'data digger', which quickly retrieves partner-related information and shows you where you can find the answers you need. Simply type in your question and Bot will...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 launch date announced
In case you missed it - at the recent Worldwide Partner Conference we announced the date for the joint launch of SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008...... In anticipation for...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 launch gadget
Count down the days!!!! A gadget for SQL Server 2008 is available to countdown to launch http://www.wedsg.com/winclient/vistasidebargadget/download.htm
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 July CTP released
Today, Microsoft released the July Community Technical Preview (CTP) for SQL Server 2008. The release makes available several performance and feature enhancements designed to support customers’...
View ArticleMicrosoft Partners Stake Claims in Sharepoint Goldmine
When we are talking to our Partners it is important that we highlight the opportunity around expanding the Microsoft stack. For this reason, Sharepoint is an important product for any partners in the...
View ArticleOracle charges for extra functionality
Oracle has released details on the pricing of its Oracle Database 11g software, disclosing that some of the most talked-about features in the new release will be sold as extra-cost add-ons.When the...
View Article4 cool new features in SQL Server 2008
Here is a good summary of cool new features as per latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) for SQL Server 2008.Article here
View ArticleTechEd IT Forum 2007
TechEd IT Forum is Microsoft's European conference providing IT professionals with technical training, information & community resources.When? 11th- 16th NovWhere? Barcelona, SpainEarly Bird...
View Article2007 PASS Community Summit
Why attend Summit 2007?Network with other industry professionals to build your professional & personal network, select from over 125 technical sessions on SQL Server & Business Intelligence,...
View ArticlePerformance Point is now on Volume Licencing
See more @ www.microsoft.com/performancepointPlease see below the relevant information to get started. In addition there is lots of helpful documents... check out the Office Developer Portal and...
View ArticleWhats new in SQL 2008?
To find out we have introduced 3 new modules of the what’s new in SQL Server 2008 eLearning Take the Microsoft free eLearning Collection 6187: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 In this 3 hour...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008
Want to know more about the features in SQL Server 2008 around BI? Take a look at this whitepaper.... http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_bi.mspxIncluded in This...
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