Fruitbowl - Fresh Ideas from Hawke's Bay

Thursday 26 November, is the next meeting of the Hawke's Bay .NET User Group. The topic this time is SQL Server 2008 New Features.

Presenter is Jeremy Boyd, one of the two Microsoft Regional Directors in NZ.

You are most welcome, please RSVP no later than Monday 23 November. If you know somebody else who might be interested, feel free to pass this on to them. RSVP’s are very helpful with me for catering purposes though. RSVP to my email address at birdwoodsoftware.co.nz, username gerard. Drinks and pizza provided for, entry is free.

Meeting details:

• Thursday 26 November
• Topic: Introduction to SQL Server 2008 New Features
• Get together from 3:00pm
• Presentation start 3:30pm (expected end time close to 5:00pm)
• Venue: Eastern Institute of Technology (Hastings end of Gloucester Street, Taradale), C Building, room C117

 Introduction to SQL 2008 New Features

SQL Server 2008 delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage any data, any place, any time.
This new release builds on the great platform laid with SQL Server 2005, enhancing it with great new capabilities such as native support for spatial data, database encryption and compression and enhanced manageability through Policy Based Management, Powershell and the Resource Governor as well as many new great enhancements for Analysis Services and Reporting Services.