Just a quick plug for the Tech Library that’s developing on the Redmond Developer News site. It’s advertising driven, so expect to get branding from Quest, Dundas, Citrix and the rest rammed down your throat; and there’s a login hurdle to negotiate, too. But some of the papers that they’ve put together make it worthwile.
I thought that Double-Take’s article on how to protect SQL Server instances was particularly useful and – as a 5KB PDF – very accessible, too.
A CTP of SQL Server 2008 (formerly code-named ‘Katmai’) has just been released by the development team at TechEd. It should be available for download from MSDN by the end of the day.
VSTS for Database Professional’s RTM’d last night. You can now dowload it’s image from MSDN subscriber downloads.
Ewan Buckingham: Ewan is Apress' Assistant Editorial Director for Microsoft Windows based books. His current interests include the evolution of the C# 3.0 language specification and the implementation of ASP.NET AJAX in an accessible manner.
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