SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (July 2012)
Here is the latest version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements to...
2012-07-03
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Auditing – Getting started
In my organization, one of my jobs is auditing our database environment. I’ve been tasked with this responsibility for several...
2012-07-03
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SQL Server Get Identity after Insert using SP
I thought I will share my experience how you can get identity value after insert using SQL Server. I have...
2012-07-03
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SSIS SCD vs MERGE Statement – Performance Comparison
I wouldn’t class myself as an expert in SSIS but I certainly know my way around but came across something...
2012-07-03
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Useful new DMV’s in SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 and SQL Server 2012
Introduction
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and SP1 and SQL Server 2012 has a new set of DMVs that includes sys.dm_server_memory_dumps,...
2012-07-03
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Colorado Wildfires
More than a few people have asked how I’m doing with all the fires in Colorado, so I wanted to...
2012-07-02
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Comparing DirectQuery and ROLAP for real-time access
In the multidimensional model in SSAS, there is a storage mode called relational OLAP (ROLAP), which is the multidimensional solution...
2012-07-02
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Guest Post: SQL Server Installation Error by David Postlethwaite
A strange SQL installation error with even a stranger solution
This week I was installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer onto...
2012-07-02
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July Question: If you could pick your manager, what ideal qualities would he or she have?
I think all of us have had poor, good, and great managers at one time or another in our career....
2012-07-02
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – syscacheobjects
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-07-02
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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