Quick Roundup of Intel Ivy Bridge Reviews
The overall opinion seems to be that the 22nm Ivy Bridge represents a relatively small boost to CPU performance (typically...
2012-04-23
1,031 reads
Glenn Berry
SQL Server 2012 Core Factor Table for AMD Processors
As of April 1, 2012, Microsoft has a new SQL Server 2012 Core Factor Table for AMD processors. You can...
2012-04-23
2,968 reads
Urgent BIOS Update for Dell PowerEdge R810, R910 and M910 Servers
If you have an 11th generation Dell PowerEdge R810 , PowerEdge R910 server, or a PowerEdge M910 blade server, there is...
2012-04-18
2,177 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CU6 Released
This morning, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CU6, which is Build 10.50.2811.0. This Cumulative Update lists 20 fixes...
2012-04-17
2,740 reads
Windows Server 2012
Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson announced today at the Microsoft Management Summit 2012 in Las Vegas that the next...
2012-04-17
1,023 reads
SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 1
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 1, which is Build 11.0.2316.0. I count 55 fixes in the...
2012-04-12
2,256 reads
Building an Intel Ivy Bridge Desktop System, Part 1
I stopped by my local Micro Center on April 9, 2012, and I noticed that they had just received their...
2012-04-11
1,285 reads
Onward and Upward!
As you may have heard by now, I am joining the wonderful team at SQLskills as a Principal Consultant starting...
2012-04-09
1,009 reads
Intel Sandy Bridge-EP Processor Recap
On March 6, 2012, Intel finally released the Xeon E5 processor family, (aka the Sandy Bridge-EP). Sandy Bridge is a...
2012-04-05
1,279 reads
More Fun with my NEST Thermostat
NEST has rolled out a nice software update for their NEST thermostat that gives you a 10 day history of...
2012-04-05
1,070 reads
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Forums
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
How Long is a Long I/O?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How Long is a Long...
T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL...
Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
See possible answers