SQL Server Hardware Choices Made Easy
Redgate has released a free eBook that I wrote called SQL Server Hardware Choices Made Easy. This is basically a...
2011-08-29
1,969 reads
Glenn Berry
New Dell Precision M4600 Mobile Workstation
After a very long wait, I finally received my new company laptop this past week, which is a very fast...
2011-08-28
1,894 reads
A Couple of Data Compression Tricks in SQL Server 2008
As I have said several times before, I am a big fan of data compression in SQL Server 2008 and...
2011-08-23
1,933 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 9
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 9 for SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM, which is Build 10.50.1804.0. I count 26 fixes...
2011-08-19
2,107 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 2
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 2, which is Build 10.50.2772.0. I count 14 fixes in...
2011-08-16
1,517 reads
Gradually Deleting Data in SQL Server
If you have a situation where you have a very large table in SQL Server, where you need to periodically...
2011-08-13
1,625 reads
Configuring, Benchmarking and Validating an I/O Subsystem for SQL Server, Part 1
One of the main projects I have been working on lately is designing and implementing a completely new data and...
2011-08-12
1,858 reads
Microsoft SQL Server Denali CTP 3 Product Guide
Microsoft has released a Product Guide for SQL Server Denali CTP3, which has datasheets, white papers, technical presentations, demonstrations, and...
2011-08-12
1,274 reads
Corsair 16GB Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 Review
I bought a little Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 16GB USB Flash Drive at Micro Center yesterday, since most of...
2011-08-11
2,223 reads
Two New TPC-E Submissions
Two new TPC-E OLTP Benchmark Submissions have shown up in the last month or so since I last recapped three...
2011-08-05
986 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
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Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
SELECT SQUARE('12') See possible answers