My Session on Locking Internals Part 1 in CSSUG Meet
Bad weather won't stop hungry minds. Our today’s Chennai SQL Server User Group (CSSUG) meet happened with around 25 enthusiastic SQL Server...
2012-09-08
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – sysdevices
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-09-07
1,177 reads
SQL Saturday 167
SQL Saturday #167 is just hours away. We have worked hard to get everything setup and in place and hope...
2012-09-07
582 reads
SQL Server vs. Oracle
Just so we’re clear, I use SQL Server. I like SQL Server. But, this doesn’t mean I have anything against...
2012-09-07
5,022 reads
Azure Virtual Machine TempDb Placement
The recommended location for the tempDb on an Azure virtual machine, is the non-persisted D: drive. This drive is actually...
2012-09-06
2,085 reads
Introduction to Windows Azure SQL Database Services (Part 2)
In my last article “Introduction to Windows Azure SQL Database Services (Part 1)“, I’ve provided an overview of Microsoft Windows...
2012-09-06
1,257 reads
SQLskills joining Pluralsight is a good news for all
Many can boast that they were trained by Paul and Kimberly Randal at SQLskills. That company is so highly regarded...
2012-09-06
1,088 reads
Meet Thomas Kejser in Aarhus
This is normally not a place where we advertise for events held by our friends, but today I’ll make an...
2012-09-06
775 reads
This is Big Data
I’m sure some people have bigger data, but Facebook has some serious daily growth. The highlight? 500TB a day.
A day.
That’s...
2012-09-06
982 reads
Demystifying SQL Server Differential Database Backups
Odd Man Out
SQL Server has three backup types. Two you have heard of and used. One, while useful, isn’t very well understood.
Let’s...
2012-09-10 (first published: 2012-09-06)
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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.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
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Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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