Some Initial Insert Test Benchmarks on SQL Server 2008 R2
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I have been following along as Paul Randal has been...
2010-02-07
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Storage
This is a short post on SQL Server storage best practice and what i have learned over the years… Much...
2010-02-07
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SQL Server Waits and Queues
Useful link. This is a great best practice article/white paper from Tom Davidson and Danny Tambs.
The word document (880kb) can...
2010-02-07
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A New Season (A Networking Success Story)
I’d like to share a networking success story. Last year, I blogged about my experience at the PASS Summit of...
2010-02-05
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Another free tool for SQL Server...
Let me show you another free tool for SQL Server that is very usefull and thanks from the companies that...
2010-02-05
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Interviewed by Andy Leonard
As I mentioned earlier in the week I had promised Andy an interview, we finished it up yesterday and the...
2010-02-05
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Log is Filling Up
Today I ran across Paul Randal’s latest post showing how to find open transactions and such. This is a nice...
2010-02-05
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My Reading List
A couple weeks back I asked for reading suggestions, and I got a bunch! Here’s the list so far:
Wizard’s First...
2010-02-05
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PASS 2009 DVDs
I was really excited when my PASS DVDs arrived last week. I had purchased the DVDs (or maybe CDs) back...
2010-02-05
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Speaking in Portland, OR and Tumwater, WA the Week of February 8th
I’ll be speaking in Portland, OR and Tumwater, WA the week of February 8th, 2010. The details, and the session...
2010-02-05
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Blogs
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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