How to Read the Results of SELECT @@VERSION in SQL Server
The simple query SELECT @@VERSION can quickly tell you quite a bit about a SQL Server installation (and the underlying...
2010-01-07
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Glenn Berry
Early Reviews of New Intel 32nm Desktop and Mobile CPUs
Well, now that the holidays are over and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is nearly upon us, we are starting...
2010-01-04
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Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on January 21
The Denver SQL Server User’s Group will be having their January meeting on Thursday, January 21, 2010. The meeting will...
2010-01-03
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A Small Collection of I/O Specific DMV Queries
It is pretty common for large, busy SQL Server implementations to run into I/O pressure or bottlenecks, especially since many...
2009-12-30
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Windows ReadyBoost in Windows 7
Perhaps you heard of or actually tried Windows ReadyBoost in Windows Vista, and were (like me) disappointed with the results?...
2009-12-29
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Fun With DBCC FREEPROCCACHE
Nearly anytime you see the command DBCC FREEPROCCACHE mentioned in a blog post, magazine article or book, you get some...
2009-12-28
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How To Get a Count of SQL Connections BY IP Address
These queries (which work on both SQL Server 2005 and 2008) are very handy if you want to know who...
2009-12-28
5,158 reads
Should You Get a Netbook Computer?
On Monday, Intel officially announced the next generation Atom processors (aka Pineview) that are part of the new Pine Trail...
2009-12-23
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Two Tools For Discovering Hardware Information About Your Servers
One thing that I think is very important for a successful DBA to be aware of is their hardware environment. ...
2009-12-21
1,295 reads
Great Resource On SQL Server Wait Types
Microsoft's Bob Ward has updated his blog post about documenting SQL Server wait types, that came out of his work...
2009-12-21
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Blogs
Future-Proofing: How to Stay Ahead in FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
Cloud environments don’t sit still. Pricing models change, services evolve, workloads grow, and suddenly...
Introducing the SQL Server on Kubernetes Operator
Are you considering replatforming your SQL Server workload due to recent vendor changes, but...
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
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Removing TDE
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