SQL Server 2012 RC0 and beyond

Since the stable and mainly feature-complete versions of SQL Server 2012 have been available, I have been heads-down on multiple...

Top 10 SQL Server Posts for 2011

2011 is nearly over. It’s time to list the Top 10 viewed SQLServer-DBA.com posts for the year , based on Views.
 
System...

Basics QA on Extended Event

Basics QA on Extended Event

 
 
I am learning Extended Event so this is my first blog on extended event, There is...

Data Driven Subscription failed with timeout error

One fine day, one of our data driven subscription which was running fine, failed with timeout error.
library!WindowsService_118!eb4!12/20/2011-07:30:01:: i INFO: Handling...

Re-blog – December 16 – December 22

Welcome to the Friday Re-Blog summary post.  The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer readers may...

SQL Saturday #104: Colorado Springs

January 8th, 2012 will be the first SQL Saturday for 2012. 104 SQL Saturdays is an amazing number for our...

SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): New Security Features

SQL Server 2012 has many new security features, and three of the bigger new features are: Default Schema for Windows Groups,...

SQL Server Sample Databases – All Versions

Many of you DBAs DB Devs and BI Devs in these days can have some changes from one SQL Server...

Tis The Season to be Giving...#SQLFamily

Indeed the Holiday Season is traditionally a season of giving, and being charitable to those who are less fortunate.  Although giving...

2011 What A Great Year

What A Diffrince A Year Makes
In January I posted up my new years list basically, stuff I wanted to learn in...