As the Data Professional in your organization, the rest of the org looks to you to ensure that the system can handle what the business requires. To do that, you need to know two things: what the business requires, and what SQL Server can do. But of course there’s a bit more to it than that. Knowing the business side of the requirements – well, I ...

I've been playing with SQL Server 2008's new spatial data types recently, and toying with the idea of using MapPoint (Bing Maps?) to visualize my SQL Server-based spatial data.  In a happy twist of fate I accidentally ran across this MSDN webcast event for a MapPoint Add-In for SQL Server.  The event is scheduled for July 29 @ ...