Microsoft System Center Advisor (Release Candidate)
Microsoft’s Brad Anderson announced the availability of the Release Candidate of Microsoft System Center Advisor today in his keynote presentation...
2011-03-22
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Glenn Berry
SQL Server 2008 SP2 Cumulative Update 3
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 SP2 Cumulative Update 3, which is Build 10.00.4279.00. I count 25 fixes listed in...
2011-03-22
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SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 13
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 13, which is Build 10.00.2816.00. I count twelve fixes listed in...
2011-03-22
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SQL Server 2005 SP4 Cumulative Update 3
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2005 SP4 Cumulative Update 3, which is Build 9.0.5266. There are only five fixes listed...
2011-03-22
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SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #15
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 15, which is Build 9.0.4325. There are only six fixes included...
2011-03-22
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Are You Taking Advantage of Twitter for SQL Server?
One thing I always do lately, whenever I give a presentation is ask the audience how many of them use...
2011-03-18
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Teaching Two Classes at University College–University of Denver
I will be teaching two classes for the Spring 2011 Quarter at University College – University of Denver. One will be...
2011-03-18
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SQL Server Denali CTP1 Diagnostic Information Queries
Here is the first SQL Server Denali–specific version of my Diagnostic Information Queries. There are actually only two queries (which...
2011-03-16
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Boulder SQL Server User’s Group Meeting
I will be presenting at the Boulder SQL Server User’s Group (BSSUG) on March 15, 2011. My presentation will be...
2011-03-15
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Mirrored Database Backups vs. Striped Database Backups
I have seen a few people get confused about the difference between a mirrored database backup (which is only available...
2011-03-14
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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