Monthly Archives: July 2011

SQL Server “Denali” CTP3 Features (Programmability and Other Features – Part 3)

Posted on July 19, 2011 by sqldavidpsmith

In the first two posts on CTP3 features, I discussed the new AlwaysOn and Security features in SQL Server “Denali” CTP3, and then the Business Intelligence and SSIS/Data Tools features.  This post is about programmability enhancements and miscellaneous features that … Continue reading →

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SQL Server “Denali” CTP3 Features (Business Intelligence and SSIS/Data Tools – Part 2)

Posted on July 16, 2011 by sqldavidpsmith

In my last post, I discussed the new AlwaysOn and Security features in SQL Server “Denali” CTP3.  This post is about some of the Business Intelligence (BI) improvements, and changes in SSIS and Data Tools. Business Intelligence I am going … Continue reading →

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SQL Server “Denali” CTP3 Features (AlwaysOn and Security Features – Part 1)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by sqldavidpsmith

Now that CTP3 has been released to the public, I can start to blog about a huge list of content that I have been working on related to Denali.  Although this is technically a post about CTP3 features, CTP3 is … Continue reading →

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SQL Server “Denali” Feature Pack

Posted on July 11, 2011 by sqldavidpsmith

In addition to CTP3 of SQL Server code name “Denali”, Microsoft has also released a feature pack (http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26726) that is full of useful tools that work with CTP3.  Some of the features I find most exciting in the feature pack: Master … Continue reading →

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SQL Server Code Name “Denali” CTP3 Released

Posted on July 11, 2011 by sqldavidpsmith

Today Microsoft announced the release of SQL Server “Denali” CTP3, available at https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/pd/SQLDCTP3CTA/enus/.  CTP3 contains most of the features that will be released at RTM, so download the bits today and start getting familiar with SQL Server “Denali”. Now that … Continue reading →

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