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Today Microsoft released details of it’s new certification program which is designed to address the growing need for IT Pros and Developers to have skill sets that run both broad and deep. At first glance it appears that Microsoft has simply reintroduced acronyms used in previous certification stre......
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The final version of Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 by Ross Mistry (@RossMistry) and Stacia Misner (@StaciaMisner<f......
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Just checked Prometric and all the SQL Server 2012 Beta exams are available for booking. Perfect timing as I’m attending SQL Connections in Las Vegas at the end of March and have also signed up for the 2 day pre-conference workshop on SQL Server 2012 Update for Developers. Woot!......
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Microsoft has released 5 new SQL Server 2012 Microsoft Virtual Academy courses. Breakthrough Insights using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - Analysis Services The 7 modules of this course will introduce you to concepts and practices such as: Developing and Managing a Business Intelligent Semantic......
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I read an interesting article by Paul Randal the other day on whether certification was worth it (How valuable are certifications) and it got me thinking about whether Microsoft was serious about certification or does the program exist purely to “keep people happy” (and to drive sales of MOC). Ove......
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UPDATE: As per this thread on Born to Learn (SQL Server 2012 Certifications), beta exams will go live mid-March 2012. While reviewing threads on the MSDN Training and Certification Forum, I read a reply from Nilkamal0007 in relation to a question on SQL Server 2012 certification. What caugh......
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Ever been in the situation where you’re so fixated on debugging an error that you fail to see the solution which has been staring you in the face the whole time? Me too. The other day I was trying to import data from an Excel spreadsheet into a SQL Server table using OPENROWSET (something I’ve done......
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UPDATE – 10th February 2012 Since writing this article I’ve discovered that the Int32 error discussed below occurs irrespective of whether the ServerPort value is greater than 32767 i.e. even a value of 21 (the default) causes the same error. I’ve also discovered that the following additional FTP ......
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Want to play around with SQL Server 2012 but don’t have an environment to play around in? Check out the following SQL Server 2012 Virtual Labs: SQL Server 2012: AlwaysOn Availability Groups (SQL 142) In this hands-on-lab you will learn take advantage of the new AlwaysOn features in SQL Server 2012......
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The SQL Server 2012 Early Adoption Team has put together some great resources to assist developers with skilling up on SQL Server 2012; one of which is the SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit BOM wiki. The wiki, which is based on the SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit, has been designed from......
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