Slacking Off: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
It’s finally Friday. Grab a cup of coffee, a breakfast pastry of choice, and take a break with some non-SQL...
2012-04-06
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Blog Posts
SQL Server - Index Fragmentation - Understanding Fragmentation
When I had a discussion with couple of my friends about index fragmentation, I realized that they have different understanding...
2012-04-06 (first published: 2012-04-05)
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SQL Server 2012: Installing on a Virtual Machine
Now that SQL Server 2012 RTM is out, I have an update to my blog post SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Installing...
2012-04-06
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Steady State vs Tempo
It’s helpful at work to understand things at work change from time to time and to consider the impact on you...
2012-04-06
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BACKUP LOG with TRUNCATE_ONLY is discontinued
As a follow up to an earlier posts - SQL Server - BACKUP LOG WITH NO_LOG
As of SQL Server 2008 , BACKUP...
2012-04-05
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Intel Sandy Bridge-EP Processor Recap
On March 6, 2012, Intel finally released the Xeon E5 processor family, (aka the Sandy Bridge-EP). Sandy Bridge is a...
2012-04-05
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More Fun with my NEST Thermostat
NEST has rolled out a nice software update for their NEST thermostat that gives you a 10 day history of...
2012-04-05
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Second TPC-E Benchmark Result Published For SQL Server 2012
NEC has submitted the second TPC-E OLTP benchmark result for SQL Server 2012, running on an Express5800/A1080a-E system, which is...
2012-04-05
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Slides & Samples for my DevWeek and SQLbits sessions
As I have announced
in my DevWeek and SQLbits sessions, you can find my session materials (slides &
samples) here for download:...
2012-04-05
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SQL Server 2012 & SharePoint Connections to be Held in Kongresshaus Berchtesgaden in May
Red Gate Software and SQLServerCentral.com will be one of the sponsors for the upcoming SQL Server 2012 & SharePoint Connections to...
2012-04-05
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Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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