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
3,212 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
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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
1,735 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
1,339 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
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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
899 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
1,466 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
575 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
1,269 reads
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
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Having Issue deploying a report to an on prem server from PowerBI desktop
Using PowerBI Version1.25.9508.3237(January 2026). Installed Microsoft Power BI Desktop (Optimized for Power BI Report...
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
How Long is a Long I/O?
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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