I’m blogging this in advance and scheduling it for the future. So, here’s what we will have been planning for what will have been tonight’s episode, S03 ep02:

• News roundup
  • The Intel 8MB SSD
  • Denali CTP3 available
    • Allan Hirt provided us with this link, to Geoff Hitten’s rant about Denali. INteresting…
  • Changes in Denali BOL (Denali BOL)
  • New DMVs in Denali
  • New MidnightDBA Tutorials:
    • Sean: Windows Crash Dump Analysis
    • Sean: TSQL Insert into Vs Select Into
    • Jen: Format Multiple SSRS Table Fields
    • Jen: Create and Edit a Simple SSRS Report 
• Tech Tip: Restoring from UNC – considerations.
• Tech tip+:  From Robert L Davis (@SQLSoldier): See his article Breaking-Down-TempDB-Contention (and his TempDB Contention presentation), with definition of PFS, GAM, and SGAM allocation pages. Linked from Sean’s http://www.midnightdba.com/DBARant/?p=580).
• Jen Topic: Who actually uses the model database for anything whatsoever?
• Man in the Field Report (this was absolutely brilliant coverage from the crowds queued up to obtain Denali CTP3)
• Random notes:
  • Beautiful owl fail pic
  • Photo: The last thing you will ever see 
  • Trilogy of Philosophical Blockbusters: http://thisisnthappiness.com/
• Award
• Sean Topic: DBA search email
• Sean Topic: He’s All That
• Sean Rant: Vendor bouncing services