The 11th consecutive meeting of the SS SLUG was held at the Microsoft Training Room on Thursday the 21st of February, since the usual third Wednesday was a public holiday. The day's sessions were on the topics of 'embedded' and 'data warehousing'. We also had the bi-monthly spotlight on a selected Red Gate.

The Sessions:

• SQL Server Compact by Fiqri Ismail (MVP - ASP.NET)
  Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition is a mobile database solution designed for developers who target Microsoft Windows mobile-based devices. MVP Fiqri Ismail took the audience on an insightful journey of this technology.
• Inmon vs. Kimball: The Great Debate by Gogula Aryalingam (MVP - SQL Server)
  Bill Inmon and Ralph Kimball are considered the pioneers of Data warehousing. Each of their schools of thought are religiously followed and heatedly debated. This session took a novices' look at their concepts and ideas, and how they affect Data Warehousing.
• Red Gate SQL Multi Script by Dinesh Priyankara (MVP - SQL Server)
  Designed to speed up database administration for DBAs and database developers, SQL Multi Script enables fast and easy execution of multiple scripts against multiple SQL Servers.

Photographs from the session can be accessed here: Photo Album
while, Content used at the session can be downloaded from here: Downloads

Prizes sponsored by SQL Server Universe.com and Red Gate Software.