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
637 reads
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
835 reads
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
421 reads
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
457 reads
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
469 reads
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
591 reads
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
867 reads
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
1,578 reads
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
2,582 reads
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
Forums
The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Microsoft SQL Year in...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
Comments posted to this topic are about the item T-SQL in SQL Server 2025:...
Your Value from a Conference
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Your Value from a Conference
Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
See possible answers