SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 8 Released
Microsoft has releasedSQL Server 2008 SP1 CU8 (Build 2775). There is no corresponding CU for the RTM branch of SQL...
2010-05-18
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Glenn Berry
Some Data Compression Commands for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2
One of the more interesting and valuable features in SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition (and Datacenter Edition) is data...
2010-05-17
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Some Data Compression Commands for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2
One of the more interesting and valuable features in SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition (and Datacenter Edition) is data...
2010-05-17
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Some New DMV Queries for SQL Server 2008 R2
I was spelunking around in SQL Server 2008 R2 today, after looking at a PowerPoint presentation by Madhan Arumugam about...
2010-05-11
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Five Things SQL Server Should Drop
Joining in the current meme started by Paul Randal (blog | twitter), here is my list of five features or settings...
2010-05-11
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Finding Enterprise Only Features in Your SQL Server 2008 Database
Microsoft added a new DMV, sys.dm_db_persisted_sku_features to SQL Server 2008 that you can use to determine whether you have any...
2010-05-10
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Colorado Springs SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The Colorado Springs SQL Server User’s Group is having their May meeting on May 19.
It will be held at the...
2010-05-07
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Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on Thursday, May 20, 2010
The Denver SQL Server User’s Group will be having their May meeting next Thursday, May 20. As always, the meeting...
2010-05-07
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Some SQL Server Date and Time Examples
I had a question from a developer yesterday about how to calculate the difference between local time (on the database...
2010-05-06
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Using CPU-Z to Discover Hardware Information
I think it is very important to be able to discover exactly what type of hardware is in an existing...
2010-05-05
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Blogs
Getting SQL Server 2025 RTM Running in Containers on macOS
SQL Server 2025 RTM is here, and if you’re running Docker on macOS, you...
The PASS Data Community Summit 2025 Recap
By Steve Jones
It’s Monday. I’ve been home since Fri night, but with a busy weekend, I’m...
Microsoft Post-Quantum Crypto APIs Are Now Generally Available
By Brian Kelley
I mentioned this in my talk on Quantum Computing at the PASS Data Community...
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The Ending Substring
In Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2025, if I run this, what is returned?
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