SQL Server Scripts Manager From Redgate Software

Redgate Software has released a useful free tool called SQL Server Scripts Manager. I was happy to be included as...

SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 5 Released

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 5 (CU5), which is Build 1753.  I count 40 separate...

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 RTM Released

Last Friday afternoon (December 17, 2010), Microsoft released the final RTM build of Service Pack 4 (SP4) for SQL Server...

SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (Dec 2010)

I have been quite the slacker (by my usual standards) for blogging over the past few weeks, but my excuse...

SQL Server Hardware Book

One reason (besides laziness) that I have been fairly light on my blogging lately is that I have been working...

SQL Server Hardware

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Presenting to the PASS Database Administration Virtual Chapter

I will be giving a presentation and demo to the PASS Database Administration Virtual Chapter on Wednesday, December 8 2010...

Dynamically Backing Up All User Databases in SQL Server

I recently had a request from a client to come up with a routine to do a full compressed database...

Handy Hardware Assessment Tools For SQL Server

Here is a small selection of useful tools for getting some specific hardware information from any Windows based system you...

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 1

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 1, which is Build 4266. I count 67 fixes...