SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 6 Released
Microsoft actually released SQL Server 2008 R2 Cumulative Update 6 on February 21, 2011, so I am a little late...
2011-03-01
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Glenn Berry
Don’t Be Afraid of Windows Failover Clustering!
One of the more exciting features in SQL Server code-named “Denali” (which is the current official name for the next...
2011-02-28
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Some Suggested SQL Server 2008 R2 Instance Configuration Settings
Depending on your anticipated workload and which SQL Server components you have installed, there are a number of instance level...
2011-02-25
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New SQL Server 2005 Cumulative Updates
Microsoft has released two new Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2005. The first one is SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU14,...
2011-02-23
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New Version of CPU-Z (1.57) has Been Released
On February 18, Franck Delattre released version 1.57 of the very useful CPU-Z Utility. Here is a list of the...
2011-02-20
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Is CPU-Z Risky To Run on a Production Server?
There was a conversation on Twitter recently (with the #sqlhelp hashtag) about whether it was completely safe to run the...
2011-02-19
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How to Interpret SELECT @@VERSION in SQL Server
One common point of confusion that I often see when people run the SELECT @@VERSION query is how to properly...
2011-02-17
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Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Released and Installed
Microsoft has made Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (and Windows 7 SP1) available on MSDN and TechNet earlier...
2011-02-16
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Recent AMD Processor News
AMD has released five new specific models in their Opteron 6100 series line. Of these, the one you should be...
2011-02-15
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SQL Server and the “Lock pages in memory” Right in Windows Server
Another Windows setting you might want to enable is “Lock pages in memory”. There is some controversy within the SQL...
2011-02-14
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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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