How To Eliminate Key Lookups in SQL Server 2008
The Key Lookup operator is a bookmark lookup on a table with a clustered index. Key Lookups can be quite...
2010-06-09
3,208 reads
Glenn Berry
Building an Energy Efficient Workstation
Over this past weekend, I decided to build a new general purpose workstation from parts, with a goal of getting...
2010-06-08
903 reads
More Details About Engine Improvements in SQL Server 2008 R2 (SQLTuesday)
This post is for SQLTuesday #007, hosted by Jorge Segarra (blog | twitter). The topic is to talk about your favorite...
2010-06-08
1,732 reads
3.15Kw Solar PV System in Parker, Colorado
After waiting nearly seven months after I signed the contract, my little 3.15Kw grid-tied solar PV system was partially installed...
2010-06-05
1,338 reads
Dachshunds on Patrol
I was home today, since my 3.15Kw solar PV system was being installed, so I took a few pictures of...
2010-06-05
801 reads
SQL Server 2008 and 2008R2 Diagnostic Information Queries for June 2010
This version has updated build lists for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. It also has several new queries, and...
2010-06-02
1,553 reads
Submitted Session Abstracts for PASS Summit 2010
I guess I will join the trend, and list the session abstracts that I submitted for PASS Summit 2010. There...
2010-06-02
895 reads
Microsoft Announces Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3
Last week, Microsoft released a slightly improved version of Robotics Developer Studio that supports Visual Studio 2010, and adds the...
2010-06-01
1,463 reads
Nice Shout-Out From Brad McGehee
I was browsing Twitter today, and I noticed some retweets linking to a blog post that Brad McGehee (blog | twitter)...
2010-06-01
574 reads
Troubleshooting Login Failed Errors on SQL Server 2008
While looking over my SQL Server Error logs, I noticed a small flurry of error messages like you see below,...
2010-06-01
1,268 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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