This post is to discuss and rate the article Another New Feature: Auditing in SQL Server 2008 by Dinesh Asanka [Poll]

At last the wait is over. SQL Server 2008 has finally RTMed on the 6th of August, 2008. Evaluation editions of SQL Server 2008 are available for download from the MSDN and TechNet sites. Technet  subscribers can download SQL Server 2008 from here, while MSDN subscribers can download it from here. SQL Server 2008 is available in 7 ...

Sample code used by Dinesh Asanka for the discussion titled T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2008 at the Heroes {Community} Launch. Requires SQL Server 2008.

Slideshow used by Dinesh Asanka for the discussion titled T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2008 at the Heroes {Community} Launch for SQL Server 2008. Includes PowerPoint files in Office 97 - 2003 (.ppt) and Office 2007 (.pptx) formats.

Slideshow used by Dinesh Priyankara for the discussion titled SQL Server 2008: New Features at the Heroes {Community} Launch for SQL Server 2008. Includes PowerPoint files in Office 97 - 2003 (.ppt) and Office 2007 (.pptx) formats.

Sample code used by Gogula Aryalingam for the discussion titled New Data Types in SQL Server 2008 at the Heroes {Community} Launch. Requires SQL Server 2008.

Slideshow used by Gogula Aryaligam for the discussion titled New Data Types in SQL Server 2008 at the Heroes {Community} Launch for SQL Server 2008. Includes PowerPoint files in Office 97 - 2003 (.ppt) and Office 2007 (.pptx) formats.

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The February 2008 CTP of SQL Server 2008 is now available for download. This CTP has 17 new improvements and comes in 10 languages. Some of the new improvements include; data compression, filtered indexes, failover clustering, SQL Auditing and much more exciting stuff... You can download the CTP from: ...

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The November CTP (CTP 5) of SQL Server 2008 has been out since last week, though we are only posting it now. It includes 18 new improvements over the previous CTP. See here for more on these improvements. To download click here. Remember you have to be registered to download the CTP.  

The article Declarative Management Framework - Performing Policy Management is about the new Declarative Management Framework feature in the upcoming SQL Server 2008. The DMF is a policy based management framework for administrators. The article talks about how policies can be implemented using this feature. It has been written based on the SQL ...

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If you are looking for samples for July CTP, here is the place.

http://connect.microsoft.com/sqlserver