Tag Archives: microsoft-sql-server-2008

July 14, 2009

ESRI MapIt, Put Your Business Information On A Map

Information on ESRI’s latest product offering is now available! This came through the ESRI's Twitter account. MapIt will be offically launched at the Microsoft Worldwide Business Partner Conference tomorrow morning. What Is MapIt? MapIt is software and online services that enable you to create ...

April 10, 2009

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 Released!

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1. Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains all the cumulative updates and fixes issued since SQL Server 2008 was released in August 2008. It also makes it easier to ...

November 27, 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide

Microsoft has just released a new 490-page document which covers the essential phases and steps to upgrade existing instances of SQL Server 2000 and 2005 to SQL Server 2008 by using best practices. These include preperation tasks, upgrade tasks, and ...

August 18, 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Status Bar Custom Colors

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio now comes with a new status bar at the bottom of the query window. This shows you the server you are connected to along with the login details about that server. ...

August 7, 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Released!

Wow, the long awaited Microsoft SQL Server 2008 has been released to manufacturing. The announcement came in the form of a press release which was published from Microsoft. REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 6, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release ...

June 5, 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Gets A Map Viewer!

Well well, I had a feeling this was coming and I see its now going to be made available in the final release. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is getting a map viewer! Many people have been asking how they ...

April 6, 2008

More On Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Spatial Data

Jason Follas has been posting some useful articles on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and it's new support for spatial data. I wrote up about these articles here: http://geo.geek.nz/microsoft/... Jason has just posted a new write up as part of the series. In ...

March 30, 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Spatial Data

More and more people are talking about Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and it's new support for spatial data. How many people out there understand the in's and out's of how SQL Server 2008 works and what it is going to ...

March 23, 2008

MSDN Webcast, Map Your Data With Microsoft SQL Sever 2008 Spatial Features

Microsoft will be holding a 100 level webcast talking about how you can map your data with SQL Server 2008 and Virtual Earth. Many people have been wondering how to do this and now you can get an insight. You ...

February 22, 2008

Playing With Microsoft SQL Server 2008

By now you should know that Microsoft SQL Server 2008 February CTP was released a few days ago. If you haven't downloaded it yet, you can do so from here:  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-nz/.... This is the developer edition. This is the first time ...