A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 14
Since 2006, Intel has adopted a Tick-Tock strategy for developing and releasing new processor models. Every two years, they introduce...
2011-04-14
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Glenn Berry
A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 13
For Day 13 of this series, we will cover Intel Turbo Boost Technology. This is not like the the old...
2011-04-13
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 12
In Day 12 of this series, we will be talking about AMD Opteron Processor Numbering. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has...
2011-04-12
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April Version of SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Queries
I have added two new queries to this month’s version, to try to collect some more hardware information about the...
2011-04-11
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 11
For Day 11, I want to talk about the new processor numbering system for Xeon processors that Intel introduced on...
2011-04-11
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 10
Wow, we are 1/3 of the way through this series! Today’s post is “Classic Intel Xeon Processor Numbering Explained”. By...
2011-04-10
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 9
For Day 9 of my SQL Server hardware series, I want to give my current recommended AMD Processor List for...
2011-04-10
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 8
For Day 8 of my SQL Server hardware series, I want to give my current recommended Intel Processor List for...
2011-04-08
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Presenting Dr. DMV by Live Meeting on April 19 at 12PM CDT
I will be presenting my Dr. DMV presentation for the St. Louis SQL Server User’s Group on April 19. Here...
2011-04-07
1,131 reads
A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 7
For Day 7 of this series, I will talk about the incredibly useful CPU-Z utility, which is available for free...
2011-04-07
1,308 reads
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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