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After my article about CMMI where I insist that people should have a priority over processes, someone sent me this cool wallpaper. It is in Portuguese but it says “I promise I will always remember the people”.

Download here 

Thanks a lot, André Ribas

Are you using MSDE? Are you thinking about upgrading to Windows Vista?

Consider using SQL Server 2005 Express then, since MSDE will no longer be suported on Vista

It is impressive how fast these new releases are launched.

-More comprehensive data auditing-New policy based management, allows defining a common set of policies for database operations, like Query Optimizations, Naming Conventions, Backup and Restore operations and Index Management.

-Resource Governor, allows organizations to define resource limits for different workloads-Better support for disconnected applications-Better support for unstructured data, like documents and images-Spatial data types

-ADO.Net Entity Framework, separating the conceptual model from the physical

-Dundas! Very, very powerful charting support in Reporting Services!