Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on January 20, 2011
My good friend, Kevin Cox, of Microsoft’s SQLCAT (SQL Customer Advisory Team) will be giving a presentation on what is...
2011-01-14
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Glenn Berry
How to Obtain and Install SQL Server Service Packs and Cumulative Updates
If you are in charge of one or more SQL Server instances, whether they are on a laptop, or a...
2011-01-12
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Intel Processor Information
Here is a small collection of links to tools for measuring and evaluating mobile and desktop processors, along with some...
2011-01-11
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Fun with Extended Properties in SQL Server 2008
Most technical professionals don’t seem to enjoy writing and maintaining documentation for their databases. I know that documentation falls pretty...
2011-01-10
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My First Sandy Bridge Desktop System
I was standing in line at the Denver Micro Center at 11AM this morning (despite the beginnings of a small...
2011-01-10
1,389 reads
Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server 2008 Knowledge Exam
I woke up bright and early this morning to take the beta version of the Microsoft Certified Master in SQL...
2011-01-08
966 reads
Bad DBA or Bad Developer?
I was browsing a public web site from a large company today, when I saw the error page shown below. ...
2011-01-08
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SQL Server Index Tuning for Mere Mortals
One of the most important things to measure, monitor, and “get right” for good overall SQL Server OLTP performance is...
2011-01-07
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Microsoft DreamSpark for Students
If you are a college or high school student, you can get a very valuable assortment of free software from...
2011-01-04
1,301 reads
Lots of Intel Sandy Bridge News Today
Intel has lifted the embargo today on 32nm Intel Sandy Bridge benchmarking, so there is a lot of good information...
2011-01-03
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: What Our Customers Say
By Steve Jones
This is from 2010, but I loved that people felt this way about Redgate...
Export a Power BI Report that cannot be Downloaded
Yes, you’re reading that right, we’re going to download a report that cannot be...
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
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Getting the Indexed Columns
I run this code on SQL Server 2022 to get a list of all the indexes and their key columns. What is returned?
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