SQL Server 2008 R2 Release Date: May 21 2010
R2 is ready to roll!
As expected, Brent “Master” Ozar (Blog | Twitter) already scooped the story, but it never hurts to...
2010-04-15
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Blog Posts
Third Party Backup Tools – Redgate SQL Backup
To continue my little blog series on SQL Server backups, any series would not be complete without a look at...
2010-04-15
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A DMV a Day – Day 14
The DMV for Day 14 is sys.dm_os_wait_stats, which is described by BOL as:
Returns information about all the waits encountered by...
2010-04-14
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A Quick Queue Process
As SQLServerCentral grew, we evolved through a few email sending solutions to meet the demand. We started with a manual...
2010-04-14
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How Do I Kill All Sessions from a Windows Group?
Introduction
The stored procedure I am posting today will kill all sessions for users that are members of a given domain...
2010-04-14
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How to Avoid Some Common Developer and DBA Mistakes
In March, I ran a Question of the Month that asked, “What is the biggest mistake/problem you ever found on...
2010-04-14
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Microsoft Changing Their Lifecycle Support Policy
Microsoft’s Bob Ward has a new post up on the CSS SQL Server Engineers blog about a change in their...
2010-04-14
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Notes from the April 13, 2010 oPASS Meeting
Decided to scrap the pizza this month after one too many late deliveries from Pizza Hut, went with sandwich platters...
2010-04-14
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OPASS April Meeting Recap
Well, we had our April meeting on Tuesday the 13th. Let's just say it wasn't our most successful meeting, and...
2010-04-14
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Should I Go? SQL Saturday plans for the year.
There have been quite a few more SQL Saturday announcements this week for new cities. I enjoy attending these events,...
2010-04-14
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers