March 2009 - Posts

• First Meeting of the Memphis PASS Chapter

  It’s official.  Memphis now has a SQL Server User’s Group. Please join us for our first meeting When:     Thursday, March 19th, at 6:00 PM Where:    New Horizons                4775 American Way                Memphis, TN, 38118 Topic: SQL 2008 T-SQL Enhancements SQL Server 2008 offers a host of new and enhanced features, many of which are targeted towards developers.  This makes SQL Server development more interesting than ever before.  New capabilities include support for Spatial Data, Sparse Data, and Filtered Indexes.  Enhancements include new T-SQL items such as new DATE/TIME data types and the long-awaited MERGE statement.  In addition, many existing subsystems, such as Service Broker and the SQL CLR, have been improved as well.  (Wait until you see what has been done to SQL Reporting Services!)   Come see Jerry give an overview of a handful of these new features, as well as a deep-dive into the T-SQL enhancements. Speaker: Jerry Dixon Jerry Dixon is an Application Development Consultant with Microsoft.  He works as part of their Premier Support organization in Memphis, Tennessee, helping clients get the most out of the Microsoft development platform.  Over the past 20 years he has led development projects for a number of enterprise, mid-level, and small business organizations. While he has fulfilled multiple roles as an infrastructure designer, database administrator, and software developer, he specializes in XML, SQL and ASP.NET. He is a past President of the Memphis .NET User Group, and is a frequent presenter at developer events around the region. Jerry holds the following Microsoft certifications: MCSD (VB 6.0 and .NET), MCDBA (SQL 2000), MCSA (Windows 2000 and 2003), MCSE (Windows 2000), MCAD (.NET), and MCT. In his spare time, Jerry works with stained glass and takes Martial Arts classes.  (He has a Blue Sash in Kung Fu, and a Brown/White Belt in Karate.)  He also enjoys wood-working and computer gaming. For more information, Contact: Dan Evans: Dan.Evans@mem-pass.org Alvin Ramard: Alvin.Ramard@mem-pass.org If you wish to attend, please register for the event on the CodeZone website and use the following "Access Code": MEM-PASS-Member Attendance is free and pizza is provided. Posted Mar 03 2009, 07:45 PM by James Hanauer with no comments Filed under: T-SQL, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, PASS