...And no, this isn't an April Fools joke.
It took nothing less than clearing out my bank accounts to bribe the editors, but SearchSQLServer has added me to their Ask The Experts panel. I'll be answering all of the burning questions readers have about SQL Server 2005.
Seriously, though, I'm quite pleased to be a part of this new website. It looks like TechTarget is working hard to create some very high-quality portals for database information -- and it's interesting that they're breaking down into specific areas even though they've had their successful SearchDatabase site up for quite some time. Some impressive people have served on the Ask The Experts panels in the past, so I'm really proud to join their ranks (I would link to the archive list, but it appears that TechTarget has taken it down.)
I just want to give one note of caution. Anyone who asks me, "when will SQL Server 2005 be released," will be hunted down and forced to listen to Joe Celko rant for hours on SQLCLR, ISO-11179, and armageddon. So don't ask me that! I don't know and even if I did... I wouldn't tell you.
By the way, did you hear that Microsoft is releasing SQL Server on Linux???