TPC-E Benchmark Analysis by CPU Type
As an experiment, I decided to import the current official TPC-E results spreadsheet into a SQL Server 2008 R2 database,...
2011-01-01
1,279 reads
Glenn Berry
Updated SQL 2005 and 2008 Diagnostic Queries
Since it is almost January 2011, I thought I would post the January 2011 versions of the SQL Server 2005...
2010-12-29
2,276 reads
The Importance of Windows Power Plans for Server Performance
This is a subject I have written about a couple of times before, here and in much more depth here. ...
2010-12-29
1,150 reads
SQL Server Workload Types and Hardware Selection
There are two primary relational workload types that SQL Server commonly has to deal with, the first being Online Transaction...
2010-12-28
2,919 reads
A Collection of Good Information About Controlling VLFs in SQL Server
Because of the default settings in SQL Server (for the model database), and a lack of understanding about how the...
2010-12-27
557 reads
Intel Sandy Bridge Processor Machines Coming Soon!
If you are in the market to buy or build a new laptop or desktop computer, you might want to...
2010-12-22
712 reads
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 13 Released
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 13, which is Build 4315. It was actually released on Monday,...
2010-12-22
851 reads
SQL Server Scripts Manager From Redgate Software
Redgate Software has released a useful free tool called SQL Server Scripts Manager. I was happy to be included as...
2010-12-22
1,917 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 5 Released
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 5 (CU5), which is Build 1753. I count 40 separate...
2010-12-21
887 reads
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 RTM Released
Last Friday afternoon (December 17, 2010), Microsoft released the final RTM build of Service Pack 4 (SP4) for SQL Server...
2010-12-20
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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