Why I am excited about SQL Server 2012
By now many of you have had the opportunity to hear or see something about the next release of SQL...
2012-03-08
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Blog Posts
Backing up a Certificate
If you create your own certificate in SQL Server, you need to make sure that you back it up immediately....
2012-03-07 (first published: 2012-02-27)
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Enabling Filestream in SQL Server 2012
Filestream is a cool feature, albeit one that’s cumbersome to use in SQL Server 2008 and R2. However the FileTable...
2012-03-07
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I’m sorry, you’ve committed a GIANT INTERNET FAIL (#SQL2012)
Updated with links to no-login goodness. Updated again with IE rage.
This week, Microsoft announced the SQL Server 2012 release to...
2012-03-07
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Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series Processors Released
Yesterday, Intel finally released the much anticipated Xeon E5-2600 family of processors, also known as Sandy Bridge-EP. This is a...
2012-03-07
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Physical or Virtual
Today I get to share something that has been on my someday list for quite some time. I have planned...
2012-03-07
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Physical or Virtual
Today I get to share something that has been on my someday list for quite some time. I have planned on getting a solution that involves TSQL to help...
2012-03-07
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PowerPivot 2012 RTM Release
Somewhat overshadowed, for obvious reasons, by the big RTM release of SQL Server 2012 was the RTM release of PowerPivot...
2012-03-07
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SQL Server – sys.master_files and list all database files
Use the system view “sys.master_files” for a single view of databases and database files.
Instead of using sys.sysfiles joing to sys.sysdatabases...
2012-03-07
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SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Reporting Services in SharePoint integrated mode
In SQL Server 2008, if you wanted to run Reporting Services in SharePoint integrated mode, these where the steps you took...
2012-03-07
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Which 'Where' statement conditional upon a variable
Thanks in advance for any clues on this. I am trying to write a...
Backup to Immutable Storage
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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