Richard and Greg talk to Kevin Kline from Quest Software about SQL Server 2008 R2, the challenges of Business Intelligence, even a discussion around the No SQL Movement.

Kevin Kline is the Technical Strategy Manager for SQL Server Solutions at Quest Software, a leading provider of award winning tools for database management and application monitoring on the SQL Server platform. A Microsoft SQL Server MVP since 2004, Kevin is a founding board member of the international Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) (http://www.sqlpass.org) and served as president from 2002-2006. He is the lead author of SQL in a Nutshell (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sqlnut2/), and SQL Server MVP Deep Dives (Manning), a co-author of Pro SQL Server 2008 Database Design and Optimization (http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10005) and Database Benchmarking: Practical Methods for Oracle & SQL Server (http://www.rampant-books.com/book_2007_1_database_benchmarking.htm). Kevin writes monthly columns for SQL Server Magazine and Database Trends & Applications and blogs at SQLBlog.com and SQLMag.com. Kevin is a top rated speaker, appearing at international conferences like Microsoft TechEd, the PASS Community Summit, Microsoft IT Forum, DevTeach,and SQL Connections. When he’s not pulling his hair out over work, he loves spending time with his four kids and in his garden.