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Microsoft Dives Deeper into SQL Server code-named “Denali” – the next version of SQL Server 

This is an exciting time for the SQL Server Team. After Ted Kummert announced the next release of SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server code-named “Denali”, yesterday at the opening keynote of PASS Summit 2010, today Quentin Clark, General Manager of the Database Systems Group, gave PASS attendees a closer look into some of the exciting new features of code-named “Denali”.
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List of in depth PASS sessions on SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” 

PASS Attendees: now you’ve heard about the new features coming in SQL Server Code-Named “Denali” (featured in Ted Kummert’s keynote), don’t miss the sessions that explore Denali in depth:   Session Number Session Name BID274M Ad Hoc Reporting Revisited DBA351M SQL Server Denali High Availability BIA380M What’s coming next in SSIS DBA300M A Dramatic new Data Warehouse Query Performance Enhancement BIA381M New developments in corporate
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Parallel Data Warehouse is now available! 

Today, Microsoft announced General Availability of SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse (formerly Project “Madison”), its first Appliance for high end Data Warehousing. For customers with the most demanding Data Warehouses, SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse offers massive scalability to hundreds of terabytes and enterprise class performance through a massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture.
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Watch the PASS Summit 2010 Keynotes Via Live Stream! 

Not attending PASS Summit this year but still would like to watch the Keynotes? Go to www.sqlpass.org/LiveKeynotes and register on the PASS site to be able to watch the live streaming video. Specific links to each keynote are available below (after you register on the PASS site): Tuesday, November 9th from 8:45 a.m. PT – 10:00 a.m. PT ·         Ted Kummert: http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/na2010/LiveKeynotes/Tuesday.
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Leverage your Oracle DBA skills on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 

A couple of months ago we mentioned an upcoming book entitled “Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration for Oracle DBAs” which is aimed at experienced Oracle DBAs that want to use their existing Oracle knowledge as a springboard to learning SQL Server. The good news is that the book is now available!
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Announcing an updated version of PowerPivot for Excel 

Today, Microsoft is announcing the launch of Windows Azure Marketplace (formerly codenamed “Dallas”). The Windows Azure Marketplace is an online marketplace to find, share, advertise, buy and sell building block components, premium data sets and finished applications. Windows Azure Marketplace includes a data section called DataMarket, aka Microsoft Codename Dallas.