Two Socket Database Servers vs. Four Socket Database Servers
Fujitsu has submitted a new TPC-E benchmark for a two socket, Sandy Bridge-EP system that had a tpsE score of...
2012-07-13
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SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (July 2012)
Here is the latest version of my SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements to...
2012-07-08
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SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (July 2012)
Here is the latest version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements to...
2012-07-03
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Where to Buy a New Laptop
Let’s say that you are in the market to buy a new laptop or ultra book to replace that old...
2012-06-30
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Win A Free Registration to SQLskills Immersion Event 1
You have until July 6 to enter to win a free seat at the SQLskills Internals and Performance (IE1) training...
2012-06-29
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SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 2
Last night, Microsoft released SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 2, which is Build 11.0.2325.0. It has 37 fixes in...
2012-06-19
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Two New Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008 R2
Microsoft has released two new Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008 R2. The first one is SQL Server 2008 R2...
2012-06-19
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SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries (June 2012)
Here is the latest version of my SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements, including...
2012-06-12
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SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (June 2012)
Here is the latest version of my SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements, including...
2012-06-11
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Analyzing TPC-E Benchmark Performance by Physical Processor Core
The TPC Benchmark E (TPC-E) is an OLTP performance benchmark that was introduced in May, 2007. The TPC-E benchmark is...
2012-05-23
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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