![]() So I took him through a complete cube creation process with AdventureWorks, and highlighted a lot of the new features. The DBA I am working with is well versed in SS2000, but had no prior Analysis Services exposure. This morning at the client site, I de-installed their rarely used Beta 2 version, and brought Beta 3 up with only a minor hiccup in Reporting Services configuration. Throughput at the new client site was horrible, so I took advantage of the suspend / resume functionality (great when you are grabbing 700+MB at once), and completed the download from home - where I got 10x the DTR! With thousands of Tech Ed attendees and other faithful, I queued up yesterday for the download. If not, I suspect the public beta will follow shortly, when it will be available via MSDN and all sorts of other channels. It is available for download from the Microsoft Beta site right now, provided that you are in the beta program. They actually called yesterday's release drop the June CTP, though the Microsoft people I know say that is synonymous with Beta 3. Something for all of those types in this product -) But you should have it under the Christmas tree if you've been a good DBA / BI analyst / programmer. I didn't see the fine print to tell if that is a Release To Manufacturing (RTM) date, channel availability date, or what. ![]() The release date is: *drum roll* the week of 7 November */drum roll* Yep, SS2005 will actually ship in calendar 2005. So Microsoft SVP Paul Flessner had a least two announcements in his Tech Ed Keynote on Tuesday: the release date for SQL Server 2005, and new Beta 3 availability. Oh well, they are easier to write the second time around. ![]() Arrrrg! Blogger just did it to me again, timed out my session when I was trying to publish a posting, and I lost it all. ![]()
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