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
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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
2,967 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
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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
1,021 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
2,255 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
1,281 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
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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
1,275 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
1,068 reads
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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