Why SQL Server Named Instance connect without specifying instance name ?
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Today Evening, I was just about to leave the office and at same time I got a call from...
2012-11-12
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Deal of the Week
Occasionally I come across offers and deals that may be of interest to some of my readers. When I come...
2012-11-11
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PASS Summit 2012-Board Q&A
For the few past few years the Board has scheduled time to take questions from members at the Summit. This...
2012-11-11
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Purpose of the Surface RT
I’m a little over two weeks with the Surface at this point. I’ve been travelling all of that time, so...
2012-11-11
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SELECT Top 4 Bugs FROM DBAs IN SQL Server
I gathered the 4 most common bugs I find DBA are using in their code. Feel free to send me...
2012-11-11
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SQL PASS Summit 2012 in Review
I’m back home after a long week attending and presenting at the SQL PASS Summit in Seattle. This was the...
2012-11-11
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SQL PASS Summit 2012 in Review
I’m back home after a long week attending and presenting at the SQL PASS Summit in Seattle. This was the...
2012-11-11
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SQL Server 2012 Installation Guide
Reblogged from Basit's SQL Server Tips:
This article walks the user through installation of SQL Server 2012 on a Windows Server...
2012-11-11
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SQL Server Database Consolidation
The database expansion costs money, not just software licenses. It costs money in maintenance and hardware, and also impacting businesses...
2012-11-11
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Agile way of acquiring SQL Server skills
You probably heard about 7 Days To OLAP by Simon Doubt. It’s Simon’s experiment on learning OLAP during his stay...
2012-11-10
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ISACA AI Material/Exam Prep Discount (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
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If you are considering any of the ISACA AI certs like the Advanced Artificial...
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Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
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Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log If you...
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Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
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SQL Server Showing Out of Space But Plenty of Drive Space
We have a SQL Server installed. We have a 500GB drive for the database....
Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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