Live Streaming Keynotes From PASS Summit 2010
I just wanted to help spread the word that the PASS Summit Keynotes will be streamed live via LiveMeeting next...
2010-11-05
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Glenn Berry
Dr. DMV Queries From Fall 2010 SQLConnections Conference
This is the SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 version of the DMV Diagnostic Information Queries that I did for my Dr....
2010-11-04
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Speaking at SQL Server Connections in Las Vegas Next Week
I will be giving two presentations next week at the SQL Server Connections conference in Las Vegas. There is a...
2010-10-31
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Adding Data Compression to an Existing Clustered Index in SQL Server 2008 R2
Working at an ISV like NewsGator Technologies, I get to work on products like Social Sites for SharePoint 2010, that...
2010-10-28
2,606 reads
New Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 R2
Late Monday night (October 18, 2010), Microsoft released the latest Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2005 and for SQL Server...
2010-10-20
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This is What Task Manager Looks Like When You Restart the SQL Server Service
This is what Task Manager looks like in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you restart the SQL Server Service. This...
2010-10-19
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Birds of a Feather Lunch at PASS 2010 Summit
The volunteers at PASS (especially Mike Walsh) have organized another “Birds of a Feather” lunch event on Tuesday, November 9...
2010-10-13
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What are Physical Sockets, Physical Cores, and Logical Cores and Why Does it matter?
I witnessed a confused conversation on Twitter today where someone was talking about how he uses the terms sockets and...
2010-10-09
12,717 reads
SQL Server Memory Related Queries
What is using all of my memory in SQL Server? If you ever believe that you are seeing signs of...
2010-10-08
2,749 reads
CPU-Z Support For Sandy Bridge Processors
The CPUID website has a screenshot of CPU-Z 1.55.2, showing its support for the upcoming 32nm Sandy Bridge processor, which...
2010-10-04
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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