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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Blogs
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...
The First Steps: Understanding the Basics of FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out...
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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