New Dell PowerEdge R710 Database Server
My long awaited new database server arrived today! It has two, quad-core Xeon X5550 processors, 72GB of DDR3 RAM, and...
2009-10-09
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Blog Posts
Next SQL Lunch - Deploying Report Builder 2.0 for Self-Service Reporting
Meeting URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=95MQQM&role=attend
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Click the above Meeting URL around 11:00 AM CST on 10/12/2009 to...
2009-10-09
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Performance Data Gathering
As a DBA, one of the things I struggled with was gathering all my important system information in one place,...
2009-10-09
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Reindex and Update stats.
Today I was reading blog by Ben Nevarez it is great... (I am impressed with ben now a days) that's...
2009-10-09
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Select count(*)
Today I was reading(I always read Paul Randal).
http://www.sqlskills.com/BLOGS/PAUL/post/Which-index-will-SQL-Server-use-to-count-all-rows.aspx
I learned that whenever you query select count(*) it will select the the...
2009-10-09
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SQL Server Announcements From Microsoft
Microsoft has announced the upcoming end of mainstream support for SQL Server 2005 SP2 on January 12, 2010, and for...
2009-10-09
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What a backed up Database Mirror looks like
One thing you need to be careful about with SQL Server 2005/2008 Database Mirroring is making sure that you don’t...
2009-10-09
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What I did on my vacation
I took a few days off recently to get a break from work. I've rarely taken time off since last...
2009-10-09
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A DBA’s Fantasy
I happened upon the screenshot below, showing a stress test in progress against a Windows machine with 64 quad-core CPUs...
2009-10-08
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All Offices Should Have A View (Or At Least Windows)
Yesterday was a typical Florida afternoon, sudden down pour of rain, but not a storm. Just slow solid rain for...
2009-10-08
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
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Squared Values
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