Some Selected Official Microsoft SQL Server Blogs
Here is a list of a some of the official Microsoft SQL Server blogs that I have stumbled across. Some...
2010-02-01
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Glenn Berry
Teaching Two SQL Server 2008 Classes at University of Denver, University College in Spring Quarter
I’ll be teaching two SQL Server 2008 classes this spring at University of Denver, University College. The first one, which...
2010-02-01
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Paul Randal’s Benchmarking Series
Fellow SQL MVP Paul Randal of SQLSkills, (who is also Kimberly Tripp’s husband, and a former long-time Microsoft employee) has...
2010-01-29
2,765 reads
Are You Running the x86 Version of SQL Server 2005/2008?
If so why? Honestly, I am curious why people may still be running 32-bit versions of SQL Server 2005, 2008,...
2010-01-28
2,919 reads
Living with TED 5000
Since I installed my TED 5000 home energy monitor about a week ago, I have learned quite a bit about...
2010-01-25
947 reads
Are You on Twitter?
Like many busy DBAs, I used to be very dismissive of Twitter. It seemed like a self-indulgent waste of time....
2010-01-24
1,910 reads
Setting a Dedicated Login To Run DMV Queries in SQL Server 2005\2008
In order to run server scoped DMV queries, you must have VIEW SERVER STATE permission for the login you are...
2010-01-20
925 reads
Three Big Things That Got Me Here
I was tagged by Steve Jones in the meme that Paul Randal started a few days ago, so I need...
2010-01-19
847 reads
SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 6 Released
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 6 (CU6) for SQL Server 2008 SP1, which you can request here. This is Build...
2010-01-19
1,754 reads
A Few Useful Queries for SQL Server 2008 Integrated Full Text Search (iFTS)
I had a hardware issue this past weekend on one of my database servers where I am running SQL Server...
2010-01-18
1,549 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
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Hyperscale Replicas IV
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The SQL Server Date Magic: When CAST and CONVERT Keep Your Index Seek
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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