Guy Barrette
Microsoft Regional Director, Montreal, Canada
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MSDN Fast Track Canadian tour
Yesterday was the the last stop on the MSDN Fast Track Canadian tour. Adam Gallant and Derek Hatchard spoke about Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and Team System. More than 400 people showed up and the comments I gathered after the session were very good. People are very impressed by the new stuff.
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The TechEd Charity Auction
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5587400881
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DevTeach SQL talks
I will give three sessions in the French track at DevTeach this year, all about SQL Server 2005.
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Back from TechEd
I'm back from TechEd in Inbox hell. This year content was a little lighter then usual and not much was announced, however, good stuff cam out of the conference.
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TechEd Sold Out? DevTeach is the alternative
TechEd being sold out, if you're hungry for a conference (and have the budget), check DevTeach, June 19-21 in Montreal.
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TechEd Secret #3: Party Time!
TechEd Secret #3
How to go to all those parties -
System.Data.SqlClient and System.Data.SqlServer Unification White Paper
After I "discovered" that the System.Data.SqlClient and System.Data.SqlServer namespaces are now unified, I found this white paper from Pablo Castro at Microsoft.
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TechEd Secret #2: TechEd Store
TechEd Secret #2
How to save 100% at the TechEd Store -
TechEd Secrets #1: Häagen-Dazs
Time to reveal some of the most secrets facts about TechEd. If you are going to TechEd for the first time, make sure to read these insiders tips, they will make you look like you attended TechEd for at least the last 20 years. However, don't spread the word, it's a secret!
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Unification of System.Data.SqlClient and System.Data.SqlServer
While prepping my DevTeach talk on the SqlServer provider, I found out that my pre VS Beta 2/SQL April CTP code was not working anymore. I could not create a Command object. A few searches releaved that the SqlClient and SqlServer were merged in the VS Beta 2/SQL April CTP . It simplify the code and it mean that I have to simplify my slides too ;-)