Database Mirroring From SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 CU3
I recently ran into a production instance of SQL Server 2005 SP2 (Build 3042) that is running in a two...
2012-01-12
2,666 reads
Glenn Berry
Scaling SQL Server Presentation from SQLSaturday #104 Precon
On Friday, January 6, 2012, I got the opportunity to present an expanded version of my “Scaling SQL Server” presentation...
2012-01-12
1,176 reads
New TPC-E Benchmark for HP DL385 G7
Somewhat unnoticed during the holiday season, HP has submitted a new TPC-E benchmark for the DL385 G7 two socket database...
2012-01-04
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SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (December 2011)
Here is a fresh set of diagnostic information queries for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 for December 2011. Some...
2011-12-29
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SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 11
On December 19, 2011, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 11 (CU11), which is Build 10.50.1807.0. I...
2011-12-26
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 4
On December 19, 2011, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 4 (CU4), which is Build 10.50.2796. I...
2011-12-26
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CPU-Z 1.59 Released
One of my favorite free tools for getting some processor and memory specific information from a Windows computer (whether is...
2011-12-12
1,241 reads
Scaling SQL Server – SQL Saturday #104 Precon
I will be presenting a day long preconference session on Scaling SQL Server for SQLSaturday #104 on Friday, January 6,...
2011-12-04
871 reads
Tuesday Hardware Tidbits, Nov 29, 2011
Since Microsoft is moving to core-based licensing for SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition, with a minimum of four physical core...
2011-11-30
952 reads
Promoted to Master Group By Thomas LaRock
SQLRockstar Thomas LaRock has updated his blogger rankings this month, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that he had...
2011-11-29
787 reads
Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
Forums
SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SSRS Reminded Me of the...
Getting results from a Procedure to join to a query
I have a need to execute a stored procedure and return the results to...
Upgrade 2016 Standard to 2022 Express
Title pretty much says it all - can this be done? I've tried several...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers