Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance
I will be presenting my session on hardware selection and sizing today at 10:15AM in Room 608 at the PASS...
2010-11-11
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Glenn Berry
Full-Text Search Enhancements in SQL Server Denali
Since Microsoft announced the existence of CTP1 of SQL Server Denali during Ted Kummert’s keynote address at PASS 2010 yesterday,...
2010-11-10
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Why is SQLSaturday Such a Big Secret?
One of the small mysteries of the universe that I have been pondering lately is the fact that so many...
2010-11-10
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Day 1 at SQLPASS Keynote Address
Microsoft announced the RTM of SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse, which will be available as an appliance in...
2010-11-09
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November 2010 Version of SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Apparently, when I posted this a few days ago, the Windows Live Writer plug-in that I used mangled the T-SQL...
2010-11-09
1,295 reads
Official Blogger at 2010 PASS Summit
I will be one of the “official” bloggers during the 2010 PASS Summit, which means that I get to sit...
2010-11-09
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Live Streaming Keynotes From PASS Summit 2010
I just wanted to help spread the word that the PASS Summit Keynotes will be streamed live via LiveMeeting next...
2010-11-05
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Dr. DMV Queries From Fall 2010 SQLConnections Conference
This is the SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 version of the DMV Diagnostic Information Queries that I did for my Dr....
2010-11-04
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Speaking at SQL Server Connections in Las Vegas Next Week
I will be giving two presentations next week at the SQL Server Connections conference in Las Vegas. There is a...
2010-10-31
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Adding Data Compression to an Existing Clustered Index in SQL Server 2008 R2
Working at an ISV like NewsGator Technologies, I get to work on products like Social Sites for SharePoint 2010, that...
2010-10-28
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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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