SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 2 Released
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 2, which is Build 10.00.5768.00. I count only 3...
2011-11-22
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Glenn Berry
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 7 Released
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 7, which is Build 10.00.4323.00. I count 18 fixes...
2011-11-22
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Tuesday Hardware Tidbits, Nov 15, 2011
A couple of interesting developments this week. First, Intel has officially released (and lifted the embargo) on their new high-end,...
2011-11-15
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OT: Amateur Astronomy
Back in 1997, when the Mars Pathfinder bounced down on Mars on July 4, releasing the little Sojourner rover to...
2011-11-12
1,168 reads
SQL Server 2012 Licensing and Hardware Considerations
Last week, Microsoft announced some pretty fundamental changes in how SQL Server 2012 will be licensed compared to previous versions...
2011-11-11
5,576 reads
Eighty Logical Cores of Goodness!
I recently had the opportunity to specify the purchase of a couple of Dell PowerEdge R810 2U servers that will...
2011-11-09
1,839 reads
Tuesday Hardware Tidbits
There have been a few interesting developments on the hardware front over the past week that I want to cover...
2011-10-25
1,071 reads
Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on October 20, 2011
The Denver SQL Server User’s Group will be having their monthly meeting tonight at the Microsoft office in the Denver...
2011-10-20
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October 2011 SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since Microsoft released the official name for “SQL Server Code Named Denali” last week at the PASS 2011 Summit, it...
2011-10-19
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October 2011 SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since Microsoft has been so busy releasing Cumulative Updates for both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 over...
2011-10-18
1,686 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
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Hyperscale Replicas IV
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The SQL Server Date Magic: When CAST and CONVERT Keep Your Index Seek
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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