SQL Server Version Numbers

A colleague of mine was setting up a development environment to mirror the deployment environment of our client.  In the course of his activities, he needed to know the version number for SQL Server 2005 with SP3.  Here is a handy link for decoding version number information in the future: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/321185

Pensacola SQL Saturday 14

Thanks to my attentive and brilliant audience at my Introduction to MDX for SQL Programmers presentation at SQL Saturday 14, Pensacola.  Should you desire assistance with any of the examples, feel free to contact me with SQL Saturday in the subject line.

BI Solutions for a Tough Economy

My colleague Derek Comingore and myself will be presenting our three-part series of BI Solutions for a Tough Economy, sponsored via SQL Server and Windows IT Pro magazines in July. 

We will be covering three main solutions:

• Predictive Analytics with Data Mining
• Metric visibility with Excel Services
• Dashboard creation with PerformancePoint Services

You can register here at Windows IT Pro.