A Small Collection of SQL Azure Queries
We have been doing some more work with SQL Azure lately, so I have put together a small collection of...
2011-03-11
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Glenn Berry
SQL Server Videos on Channel 9 From Microsoft
Here is a collection of 13 short (less than 10 minutes each) videos about improvements in SQL Server Denali, and...
2011-03-09
1,841 reads
Las Vegas SQL Server User’s Group Presentation on March 10
I will be giving a virtual presentation via LiveMeeting on March 10, 2011. The S3OLV User Group meeting starts at...
2011-03-09
645 reads
Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Released
Microsoft has released the RTM version of Visual Studio 2010 SP1, which is available on the MSDN Subscribers web site.
Microsoft’s...
2011-03-08
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March 2011 Version of SQL Server 2005 and 2008 Diagnostic Queries
Another month, and another new version of my SQL Server Diagnostic Information queries for both SQL Server 2005 and SQL...
2011-03-08
649 reads
SQL Server Hardware Selection Presentation from Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta
I just wanted to post a link to my presentation on Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP...
2011-03-05
511 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 6 Released
Microsoft actually released SQL Server 2008 R2 Cumulative Update 6 on February 21, 2011, so I am a little late...
2011-03-01
1,071 reads
Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta on March 5
I will be attending and speaking at the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta in downtown Denver on March 5, 2011. This...
2011-03-01
498 reads
Don’t Be Afraid of Windows Failover Clustering!
One of the more exciting features in SQL Server code-named “Denali” (which is the current official name for the next...
2011-02-28
1,863 reads
Some Suggested SQL Server 2008 R2 Instance Configuration Settings
Depending on your anticipated workload and which SQL Server components you have installed, there are a number of instance level...
2011-02-25
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Blogs
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...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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Multi-State Payroll Tax Issues 2026
Prepare for 2026 with this essential multi-state payroll tax issues 2026 webinar from Professionals...
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...
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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