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
2,665 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
1,168 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
1,632 reads
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
2,031 reads
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
1,464 reads
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
3,047 reads
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
1,231 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
869 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
944 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
786 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,...
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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?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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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?
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