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
1,238 reads
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
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers