Geekbench 2.1.7 Released
If you read my blog or follow me on Twitter, you know that I have a strong interest in database...
2010-09-30
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Glenn Berry
Stupid Tech Support Tales
One of our desktop support technicians noticed the following error from a 3rd party vendor application in an error log:
"9/22/2010...
2010-09-30
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A Small Selection of SQL Azure System Queries
I had a question come up during my “Getting Started with SQL Azure” presentation at SQLSaturday #52 in Denver last...
2010-09-29
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SQLSaturday #52 Report
I was lucky enough to present two sessions at SQLSaturday #52 in Denver on September 25, 2010. By my estimate,...
2010-09-28
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Windows Power Plans and CPU Performance
Back in February, 2010, I did some preliminary testing on the effects of various BIOS settings and Windows Power Plans...
2010-09-28
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Project Phoenix For Unemployed and Underemployed Developers
SQL Server MVP Arnie Rowland (blog/twitter) has put a lot of effort into conceiving, organizing, and publicizing Project Phoenix over...
2010-09-27
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SQL Server Quiz 2010
SQL Sever MVP Jacob Sebastian (blog/twitter) has been working hard to organize the SQL Server Quiz 2010 event which will...
2010-09-27
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Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 10
On September 21, 2010, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 10, which is Build 2799. I count 29...
2010-09-22
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Home Theater Upgrades
Back in late 2003, I had my basement finished,and as part of that effort, I put in a dedicated home...
2010-09-20
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What Do You Think Just Happened To This Database Server?
This is a screenshot of Task Manager for a database instance that is part of a synchronous database mirroring partnership...
2010-09-20
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by the one and only James Serra – literally...
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
Forums
would it be so terrible to install ssms on a few user desktops?
Hi, ssms is free here. I can think of other reasons to do this...
I'm thinking about submitting some articles
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Not Just an Upgrade
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers