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2011-08-16
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 2
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 2, which is Build 10.50.2772.0. I count 14 fixes in...
2011-08-16
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Basic Computed Columns
I ran into an issue recently with a computed column, which I’ve rarely used, so I investigated them and wrote...
2011-08-16
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You Are Allowed to Care About Whatever You Want
I wanted to write this because its often overlooked. I care about things that may not interest you, things that...
2011-08-16
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Going Big with SSDs
Nimbus Data just sold 100TB of SSDs to eBay
I found a report recently that eBay had implemented 100TB of SSD storage from Nimbus...
2011-08-16
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Top 5 Oracle Nuances I learned Today
I don’t do much with Oracle – at all. Once in a blue moon, I find a little project to do that might involve Oracle. I have never put...
2011-08-16
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Top 5 Oracle Nuances I learned Today
I don’t do much with Oracle – at all. Once in a blue moon, I find a little project to do...
2011-08-16
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Compiles and recompiles
I want to spend some time over the next few months looking at query compilation and the plan cache, and...
2011-08-16
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SSIS - Inferred Member Insert in Fact Table Load
Recently while working on a different solution for loading inferred member solution in our fact table load I ran into...
2011-08-16
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Steel City SQL User Group
Tonight I will be doing a presentation on TEMPDB to the Steel City SQL Users Group in Birmingham AL. I...
2011-08-16
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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