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SQL Server 2012 Released to Manufacturing 

Exciting news! Microsoft announced today that SQL Server 2012 has released to manufacturing. Customers and partners can download an evaluation of the product today and can expect general availability to begin on April 1.
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Free eBook on PowerShell by William Stanek for SQL Server Launch Attendees 

On March 7th, 2012, registered attendees of the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event will get the chance to download free of charge the eBook of Windows PowerShell 2.0 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant by William Stanek published by Microsoft Press. Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for automating everyday system-administration tasks with Windows PowerShell.
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Big Data for Everyone: Using Microsoft’s Familiar BI Tools with Hadoop 

The Microsoft BI blog series on Microsoft’s Big Data technologies continues with a guest post from Ashvini Sharma discussing how organizations can benefit from Microsoft BI tools connecting to Hadoop. Ashvini is a Group Program Manager in the SQL Server Business Intelligence Group here at Microsoft.  Visit the Official Microsoft BI Blog for the detailed post.
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Big Data, Hadoop and StreamInsight™ 

The O’Reilly Strata Conference On Making Data Work is less than a week away. The Microsoft BI team is featuring a blog series highlighting Microsoft’s Big Data technologies. Today’s guest post is by Torsten Grabs, Principal Program Manager Lead for StreamInsight™ at Microsoft. Visit the Microsoft BI Official Blog for the detailed post.
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Guest Post from EMC: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 & EMC VMAXe; A Perfect Match 

Successful companies do their best to stand out, to provide offerings of value and to balance quality, functionality and cost.  Of course, as individual consumers, we understand that “new and improved” is no guarantee of practical, useful, simple and effective.  So major product announcements keep most of us a bit skeptical ‘til we have a closer look. Sometimes we’ll be disappointed.
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Try Power View for a Chance to Win Prizes 

Our friends in the Microsoft BI Team are kicking off a new contest today centered on Power View, and you will have the opportunity to participate and win prizes. Power View is the new interactive data exploration and visualization tool on SQL Server 2012.
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New Video: The History of SQL Server 

The history of SQL Server dates back to 1989 when the product came about as a result of a partnership between Microsoft, Sybase, and Ashton-Tate. SQL Server has evolved tremendously over the years and now Microsoft is getting ready to bring SQL Server 2012 to market, beginning with the SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event happening on March 7, 2012 at 8am PST.
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The Pragmatic Works Foundation: From Student to Teacher 

Several years ago, I worked for a company where I felt my potential wasn’t being tapped into. I didn’t feel challenged and quite frankly, I felt underemployed. My husband had mentioned to me that he knew about a company, by the name of Pragmatic Works, that gave away a free week of I.T.
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Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant 5.2 is Now Available 

SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) v5.2 is now available. SSMA simplifies database migration process from Oracle/Sybase/MySQL and Microsoft Access to SQL Server and SQL Azure. SSMA automates all aspects of migration including migration assessment analysis, schema and SQL statement conversion, data migration as well as migration testing to reduce cost and reduce risk of your database migration project.