SQL Server 2012 FileTable – Part 1
In a series of blog posts we will have a look at the new SQL Server 2012 table type called...
2012-01-06 (first published: 2012-01-03)
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Danish Developer Conference – DDC 2012
I am proud to announce that we at Geniiius will be speaking at DDC 2012. DDC 2012 is a one...
2011-12-29
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SQL Server 2012 – new conversion functions
With SQL Server 2012 comes a new set of conversion functions, that will certainly help doing type casts and conversions...
2011-12-20
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SQL server 2012 Startup parameters
I’m sure that I’m not the only one with nightmares about the startup parameters in older versions of SQL Server...
2011-12-06
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CONCAT() – SQL Server 2012
With SQL Server 2012 a new string function is born – CONCAT(). The output is a string, as the result of...
2011-11-29
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SQL Server trace flags
Normally I’m not a big fan of using traceflags, my advice is only to use these when it is absolutely...
2011-11-22
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SQL Server ® 2012 Release Candidate (RC0)
Finally it is here, the SQL Server 2012 RC0 is ready for download, click this link and you’ll be downloading...
2011-11-18
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SQL Server 2012 licensing
Microsoft has recently released the licensing overview for SQL Server 2012. A few things has changes from SQL Server 2008,...
2011-11-14
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How much space are you wasting?
A few weeks back a client of mine asked me to write a script that could tell him the space...
2011-11-08
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Backup/restore/checkdb/shrinkfile progress
Have you ever wonderet how long you need to wait for a backup or restore command to complete? If you...
2011-11-01
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Blogs
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
PowerShell Newbie – Variables
By gbargsley
This is Week 2 of PowerShell Strikes Back – a four-week May series for...
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The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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