SQL Server 2008 SP2 CTP Available
Microsoft has made the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server 2008 SP2 available for download. This is Build 3798,...
2010-07-08
1,209 reads
Glenn Berry
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0
I have been playing around with the new Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 Beta 2 tool for the...
2010-07-07
829 reads
Electricity Conservation and Solar PV Power
Since I got my grid-tied solar PV system on my roof turned on almost two weeks ago, I have gotten...
2010-07-01
3,106 reads
How To Stay Current with SQL Server Cumulative Updates
Since the release of SQL Server 2005, Microsoft has been using what they call an Incremental Servicing Model for SQL...
2010-06-23
2,198 reads
Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 2
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) today. It became available for download today, and...
2010-06-23
2,896 reads
Detecting and Reducing VLFs in SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Transaction Log Files
One common, but often undetected issue that I see with SQL Server databases is a very high number of virtual...
2010-06-22
3,475 reads
Inverter Obsession, or Why I am Starting to Hate Clouds
After getting my new grid-tied solar PV system turned on and operational on June 18, 2010, I have become temporarily...
2010-06-21
779 reads
Promoted to TempDB by SQLRockstar
I noticed today that fellow SQL Server MVP Thomas LaRock (blog | twitter) had updated his SQL Server blog rankings, and...
2010-06-21
731 reads
3.15Kw Grid-Tied Solar PV System Online
I took a day off work so I could be here when Namaste Solar and IREA came out to my...
2010-06-18
870 reads
Teaching ICT 4462 – Transact SQL Programming at Denver University, University College
I will be teaching a special five week version of ICT 4462 – Transact SQL Programming at Denver University, University College...
2010-06-15
632 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 ...
Forums
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Question of the Day
Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
SELECT SQUARE('12') See possible answers