Service Pack 4 for SQL Server 2005

The next service pack for SQL Server 2005 has been released. Service pack 4 includes cumulative update 1 to 11, some customer requested fixes as well as database Engine support for DAC operations.

It can be downloaded here.

SQL Bits 8

The next SQLBits conference is to be in Brighton from the 7th to 9th April 2011. More details from http://www.sqlbits.com/

SQL Server 2008 R2 System Views Map

This Systems Views Map shows the key system views included in SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2, and the relationships between them.

It can be downloaded from here