The Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012 will aid the ability of DBAs to recover their databases to a point in time in a crisis. Read about this new feature and how it can speed the process of recovery.
2012-06-11
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Robert Pearl brings us a few more potential SQL Server 2008 installation issues on Windows 7 and a few workarounds that might help you get around them.
2011-05-05
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MVP Robert Pearl explains how to get around some common issues that might occur when installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7.
2011-04-28
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Everyone knows that in SQL 2000, yes 2000, Microsoft jumped aboard the bandwagon of other platforms, and gave the developers...
2011-04-07
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Don’t let the above title fool you! Have you been confused on the Microsoft SQL Server Licensing requirements? Per Processor, Per CAL, Per Core, Per Socket, Per Node – Per haps (space intended :-), we should revisit the issue again, and try to offer some assistance as you go forward in making your purchasing decisions.
2011-02-04
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Signal Waits vs. Resource Waits
During my presentation at SQLSaturday#59, I spoke about the categories of wait types, such as...
2010-12-06
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Ladies and Gentlemen, SQL Server 2011, aka Denali, CTP 1 is now available as public download :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6a04f16f-f6be-4f92-9c92-f7e5677d91f9
Although, I'm not attending...
2010-11-10
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After a great presentation from Brian Knight at the NYC User Group, Robert Pearl summarizes some information about SSAS and when it makes sense to use this subsystem. And why you might want to attend that next user group meeting.
2010-02-19
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What do you do when you run an SSIS package and it works, but it fails when scheduled? You might have a credential problem. Robert Pearl brings us a solution to a cryptic message that prevents you from scheduling a package.
2009-12-10
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It seems that the ownership of jobs is something that is often overlooked when articles explain
2009-11-19
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By Steve Jones
We recently published an article on CHOOSE at SQL Server Central. I thought it...
Introduction Treating your data catalog like a “data museum”—a static collection where information quietly...
Low-code solutions often accelerate development and make tasks accessible to people who can’t or...
Hello, I'm tasked with setting up a 2 node server cluster that will host...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Microsoft Power BI Performance Best...
I am learning DbaTools in Powershell, and my current project is exporting a CSV...
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