Useful reading this week
This is a short post for a Sunday afternoon, I thought I’d share some useful reading from the week gone...
2010-02-14
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Blog Posts
SQL Server 2005 & 2008 SP Release Dates
Microsoft has announced that Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 will be released in the third quarter of 2010,...
2010-02-13
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SQL Server 2005/2008 Servicing Plans
Microsoft Group Program Manager Matthias Berndt has a post up on the Microsoft SQL Server Release Services blog (which is...
2010-02-13
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A Tale Of Two Execution Plans – Solved!
Earlier this week I wrote about a perplexing problem I was having where identical servers were producing different execution plans...
2010-02-12
1,298 reads
eReading – Lending Books
I sent this to Barnes and Noble, as well as Random House recently after the much vaunted “lending” technology in...
2010-02-12
717 reads
Farewell, Robert B. Parker
I heard the news via a blog post by Ward Pond that one of my favorite authors had died at...
2010-02-12
1,725 reads
Foundation Class Review
This week was an exciting teaching week for me. I taught the Pragmatic Works Foundation class, one of my favorite...
2010-02-12
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Free SQL Server Training Webinar Series
SQLServerCentral.com, PragmaticWorks, and Wrox Press are sponsoring a series of free SQL Server webinars in February. Called the SQL Server...
2010-02-12
880 reads
PASS is Seeking Program Committee Volunteers
The sessions presented at the PASS Community Summit are selected by volunteers from the PASS Program Committee. If you would...
2010-02-12
362 reads
Syndication Schedule Changes
We have a process that reads syndicated blogs from people and then publishes them here. It’s worked well, and allows...
2010-02-12
622 reads
Blogs
The Feedback Multiplier: How Leaders Can Turn Input into Innovation
By Chris Yates
In every organization there is a hidden currency more valuable than capital, more enduring...
SQL Saturday Boston Slides and Code
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions today at SQL Saturday Boston 2025. I’ve...
Scaling SQL Server 2025 Vector Search with Load-Balanced Ollama Embeddings
SQL Server 2025 introduces native support for vector data types and external AI models....
Forums
how to use a variable in a CASE statement?
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How to Use SQL Server Features to Cut Web App Latency in Half
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Choosing an AI in Sept 2025
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Question of the Day
The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new data type designed to support similarity search and machine learning applications for AI applications. What is this new data type?
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