{"id":5653,"date":"2009-09-03T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T01:39:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:52:03","slug":"get-a-free-copy-of-sql-server-2008-standard-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2009\/09\/03\/get-a-free-copy-of-sql-server-2008-standard-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a free copy of SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition!"},"content":{"rendered":"
First the let\u2019s talk about the great Microsoft breakout sessions at this year\u2019s PASS Summit conference!\u00a0 Some of the highlights from the 60+ Microsoft sessions include Liam Cavanagh (3 sessions on the upcoming SQL Azure Database solution), Buck Woody (2 sessions on Manageability, and 1 session on Performance Tuning), and Albert Chew (2 sessions on BI, including the upcoming Gemini self-service BI Excel plug-in).<\/p>\n
In addition to the great sessions, checkout the new & improved SQL Server First-Aid Clinic!\u00a0 This year\u2019s Clinic boasts *both<\/b>* the Microsoft Customer Service & Support team (CSS) but also the Microsoft SQL Customer Advisory Team (SQLCAT).\u00a0 CSS will help you troubleshoot your database issues, and SQLCAT will answer your data-tier app design\/database architecture questions.\u00a0 No question is too big or small\u2026enjoy this *free consulting service<\/b>* from Microsoft!!<\/p>\n
And now let\u2019s talk about more free stuff: As if 168 technical sessions and free consulting services wasn\u2019t enough, each attendee will receive a FREE<\/strong> COPY of SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition!! (Attendees must redeem a coupon at the Microsoft Product Pavilion in order to receive the free software; software is not for resale)<\/p>\n First the let\u2019s talk about the great Microsoft breakout sessions at this year\u2019s PASS Summit conference!\u00a0 Some of the highlights from the 60+ Microsoft sessions include Liam Cavanagh (3 sessions on the upcoming SQL Azure Database solution), Buck Woody (2 sessions on Manageability, and 1 session on Performance Tuning), and Albert Chew (2 sessions on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1457,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","footnotes":""},"post_tag":[],"product":[],"content-type":[2424],"topic":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-5653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","content-type-best-practices","review-flag-1593580427-503","review-flag-1593580414-58","review-flag-1593580419-556","review-flag-1-1593580431-15","review-flag-2-1593580436-981","review-flag-3-1593580441-293","review-flag-free-1593619513-128","review-flag-new-1593580247-437"],"yoast_head":"\n