If you are working with one of the CTP releases of SQL Server 2005 and have questions or problems make sure to check the new SQL Server Forumgroup on http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=19.
Following different forums are available:
- SQL Server Integration Services: All questions related to SSIS, transforms/data flow, control flow, and other related topics.
- Data Mining: All questions and discussions related to data-mining in SQL Server
- SQL Server Reporting Services: Report Builder, Active Views, Report Server, and all other reporting-related discussions
- SQL Server Analysis Services: Discussions relating to MDX, Notification Services, and other Analysis Services or OLAP questions
- SQL Server Tools General: Any questions and discussions related specifically to SQL Server tools. For discussions on features exposed through tools, please post to the directly-related forum
- Transact-SQL: TSQL challenges? This is the place for advice / discussions
- .NET Framework inside SQL Server: Need help with writing CLR code targeting SQL Server 2005? This forum is a great place to have your questions answered and hear about others’ experiences.
- SQL Server Data Access: SNAC, OLEDB, ODBC, Native HTTP Support, and any other data-related SQL questions. For .NET, related questions, please check the Data Access forum in the .NET group
- SQL Server SMO/DMO: Any questions on SMO/DMO
- SQL Server XML: Any questions related to XML in SQL
- SQL Server Replication: Discussions on SQL Server Replication
- SQL Service Broker: Come here to ask questions about SQL Service Broker
- SQL Server Security: Any Security discussions related to SQL Server
- SQL Server Database Engine: Any questions or discussions relating to the SQL Database Engine, performance, features, etc.
- SQL Server Documentation: Books Online and all other documentation-related discussions
- SQL Server Setup & Upgrade:General Setup discussions, upgrade advisor, Best Practices Analyzer
These forums are part of the MSDN Forums and have rss support through the 
icon on the button of each particular forum page. Note that these forums are also accessible through the Visual Studio 2005 Client. Happy posting!
The end of the Early Bird registrations for Tech·Ed 2005 Europe are approaching fast. Register by Friday May 20th to benefit from the Early Bird.
Today Betsy Aoki, Program Manager for Community and Collaborative Development at Microsoft, blogged that he will be delivering two sessions at Tech·Ed 2005 Europe about blogging. The first session is a breakout session on the Community Server and .Text software that has powered the Microsoft employee blogs, and the second session is a Chalk and Talk on IT Blogging.
If you're still asking yourself whether or not to attend Tech·Ed 2005 Europe, you might want to have a look at the on-line session abstracts. The on-line content is continually being updated. Chalk-&-Talks, Hands-on Labs and Panel Discussions are now included on the Session Search Tool. Besides the second keynote of David Vaskevitch, the extensive Community & Networking opportunities and the Attendee Party there is also a dedicated Microsoft Business Solutions track of about 20 sessions this year. And MBS will be well represented in the Ask-the-Experts area!