SQL Server 2012 CU4 Is Now Available !

The 4thcumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update...

SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 4

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 4, which is build 11.00.2383.0. By my count, there are 25...

SQL Server Quickie #4 – IAM Pages

Today I have uploaded the 4rd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I’m talking about IAM Pages in...

SQL Server Quickie #4 – IAM Pages

Today I have uploaded the 4rd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I'm talking
about IAM Pages in SQL...

SSAS #28 – Setup to Learn SSAS Stored Procedures

Having worked with SSAS for a while and done some reporting with MDX queries, I started to explore opportunities to...

Thirteen Years Old

A very cool shot of our company at 13.

I first heard of Red Gate back in 2001 and they were...

Which SQL Instance is Killing Your CPU?

You have 5 instances running.  How do you know which one is killing your CPU?

As you can see from Windows...

(Mis)Using DBCC Page

In one of my presentations recently I was recommending DBCC CHECKDB on every database every day. I realize that isn’t...

A review of SQL Interoperability / Joes 2 Pros Volume 5 by Rick A Morelan

I recently passed my MCTS 2008 Development (70-433).  Yay me!  That made my 3rd 2008 certification.  This one was probably the...

How to secure SQL Server?

Databases are an important reservoir of sensitive information, and that is why it is important for us as a DBA...