Service Pack 4 (SP4) for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is now available for download. SQL Server 2005 service packs are cumulative, and this service pack upgrades all service levels of SQL Server 2005 with SP4.
Download Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 RTM
In this blog post, we will see the list of the final service pack of SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check
I recently presented session on Statistics and Best Practices in Virtual Tech Days on Nov 22, 2010. The sessions was very popular and I got many questions right after the sessions. The number question I had received was where everybody can get the further information. I am very much happy that my sessions created some curiosity for one of the most important feature of the SQL Server. Statistics are the heart of the SQL Server. Let us read about Statistics Used by the Query Optimizer in Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
SQL Server 2008 R2 has negatively integrated ability to work with maps. There are few ways how one can select map and use them in their projects. The one I recently came across was MapGallery. By default SQL Server 2008 R2 is enabled for USA maps. This is quite a common request from developers around the globe that they want the same feature available in their own country.