Microsoft is going to host the SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event (VLE) On March 7, 2012, in order to share the latest on SQL Server 2012 and the evolution of the Microsoft data platform.

Check out the SQL Server Team Blog for more details: http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/01/26/join-us-march-7-2012-for-the-virtual-launch-of-sql-server-2012.aspx

To participate in VLE, you can register here: http://www.sqlserverlaunch.com/ww/Register

Find more details of this event here: http://www.sqlserverlaunch.com/ww/Home

Find out the full list of agenda on this event: http://www.sqlserverlaunch.com/ww/agenda

Breakthrough Insights:

1. Breakthrough Insights with Microsoft Big Data
2. Unlocking the Value of Big Data with Microsoft Business Intelligence
3. Why Should Oracle DBAs Consider Microsoft SQL Server
4. Rapid Data Exploration: Powerful Self-Service Analysis with PowerPivot
5. Credible, Consistent Data: Empowering IW / Data Experts to Efficiently Manage Important Data with the New Master Data Services Add-In for Excel
6. Rapid Data Exploration: Empowering End User Insight Through Rapid Data Exploration and Visualization with Power View
7. Managed Self-Service BI: End User Created, IT Managed
8. Credible, Consistent Data: Going Under the Hood with the New BI Semantic Model
9. Credible, Consistent Data: Improving Data Quality with the New Data Quality Services
10. Credible, Consistent Data: Introducing New Team-based Data Integration with Integration Services
11. What’s new in Complex Event Processing using StreamInsight for SQL Server 2012
12. Scalable Analytics & Data Warehousing: Fast Track for SQL Server 2012

Mission Critical Confidence:

1. Why Should Oracle DBAs Consider Microsoft SQL Server
2. Required 9s and Data Protection: Introduction to SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn, New High Availability Solution
3. Required 9s and Data Protection: Automating SQL Server AlwaysOn Management
4. Required 9s and Data Protection: Protect Data with Higher Chance of Recovery – Includes Recovery Advisor
5. Blazing-Fast Performance: A Technical Best Practices Tour with ColumnStore Index
6. Blazing-Fast Performance: Explore FileTables, Full-Text Search and Semantic Search for Faster, More Meaningful Results Across Unstructured Data
7. Organizational Compliance: Using the New Security Features and Audit Enhancements to Increase Compliance Policies
8. Peace of Mind: Scale Mission Critical Application Testing with Distributed Replay
9. Peace of Mind: Quick Tour Through the New SQL Server Migration Assistant

Related to Cloud:

1. Independent Research on SQL Server 2012
2. Why Should Oracle DBAs Consider Microsoft SQL Server
3. Big Data Analytics with Apache Hadoop and SQL Server 2012
4. Optimized Productivity: T-SQL Enhancements
5. Synchronizing Data “From On-Prem to Cloud” or “Cloud to Cloud” Using SQL Azure Data Sync
6. Optimized Productivity: A New Unified Development Experience with SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
7. Fast Time to Solution: Introduction to HP Business Decision Appliance and HP Business Data Warehouse Appliance
8. Fast Time to Solution: A Private Cloud – Understanding the HP Database Consolidation Appliance
9. Fast Time to Solution: Introduction to SQL Azure and Cloud Database Solutions
10. Scale on Demand: Enable On-demand Scale with SQL Azure Federation
11. Scale on Demand: Optimizing SQL Server 2012 for Private Cloud

And there is more, once you register for this event automatically you will see the “SQL Server Event Sweepstakes” page. Microsoft is also planning and sponsoring the sweepstakes on this launch event.

You will see more details once you register the event. I hope you would also find these interesting.

Thanks, Khilit