Getting More Hardware Information from SQL Server Denali DMV Queries
As I recently discussed, I often hear from database professionals who are not allowed to access their database servers directly....
2011-04-06
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Glenn Berry
A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 6
For Day 6 of this series, I am going to talk about a few useful tools you can use to...
2011-04-06
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Adding a processor_description column to sys.dm_os_sys_info in SQL Server Denali
I opened a new Connect Item today, asking Microsoft to add a new column to the sys.dm_os_sys_info DMV in SQL...
2011-04-05
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 5
For Day 5, I will be covering a few tools that can be used for hardware identification. Since quite a...
2011-04-05
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 4
Day 4 of this series is about the upcoming AMD “Bulldozer” family of processors that is due to be released...
2011-04-04
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 3
Lest anyone accuse me of ignoring AMD in this series, I will talk about the AMD Opteron 6100 series processors...
2011-04-03
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 2
For Day 2 of this blog series, I am going to talk a little about the upcoming Intel Westmere-EX processor...
2011-04-02
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 1
Well, I apparently did not learn my lesson last year, when I did a month long series called “A DMV...
2011-04-02
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Intel Sandy Bridge Mobile Processors Explained
The long wait for the new, mobile Sandy Bridge processor equipped laptops is nearly over. Most of the large system...
2011-03-24
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Presenting To Columbus SQL Server User’s Group on April 14
I will be doing a live, virtual presentation for the Columbus, Ohio SQL Server User’s Group on Thursday, April 14....
2011-03-23
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UNISTR Basics
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UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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