SQL 2012 Upgrading using your SA

When you upgrade from SQL Server 2008 R2 (or below) to SQL Server 2012 using your Software Assurance rights you can continue to use your existing license model until the end of your Software Assurance cycle. This means that if you have CPU licenses under SQL Server 2008 R2 you can continue to use those CPU licenses under SQL Server 2012 until your Software Assurance expires. Once it expires you will need to true up on the number of CPU Cores.

Free SQL Server Tools, Software and Utilities

Free SQL Server Tools, Software and Utilities

http://www.sqlserverutilities.com/SQL-Server-Utilities-Free-SQL-Server-Tools-Software-and-Utilities-for-the-DBA-and-Developer.htm

ZoomIt ... Top Tool

Yesterday I got send a link "cheers Dean'o" for a Microsoft product called "Zoomit"..


Putting it simply it’s a tool that allows you to zoom in on areas of your screen while doing a preso …  it is simple to use and it works ..    no more mucking round with screen resolution in the middle of preso’s because the guy at the back can’t see and is too cool to don his glasses “ Yes that’s you Al” .. 
 

It’s a good tool ..  free  ..  download it and have a play
 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434  

SQL Server 2012 RC0 is now available for download

SQL Server 2012 RC0 is now available for download,and here is a useful post summarising all the lovely new features that have been added since CTP3.