SQL Server 2008 R2 backup/restore - simple Tip
Simple, but I think somebody will ask:
Can restore the SQL Server 2008 R2 database to SQL Server 2008 ?
Simple answer,...
2010-05-12
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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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Minutes of the April 2010 PASS Board Meeting Published
This was a phone meeting on April 8th, 2010, that covered:
Possibility of an online track at the 2010 PASS SummitDiscussion...
2010-05-11
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Minutes of the February 2010 Board Meeting Posted
Strangely we’ve had the March minutes up for many weeks, but just now getting the February minutes posted. This was...
2010-05-11
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T-SQL Tuesday #006 Blobs, FileStream and PowerShell
In case you’re wondering about the title T-SQL Tuesday, it’s a monthly collection of SQL Server related content where a...
2010-05-11
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T-SQL Tuesday #006: A Blobbing We Will Go
Once again it looks like I was early for the T-SQL Tuesday event. Last month I submitted my entry on...
2010-05-11
881 reads
Recompiles and Constant Learning
When faced with a procedure that looks like this:
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.TestProc (@TestValue INT)
AS
BEGIN
IF @TestValue = 1
BEGIN
SELECT *
FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader AS soh
JOIN Sales.SalesOrderDetail...
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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Exceptional DBA
It is once again that time of year. It is time to nominate the DBA in your life for the...
2010-05-11
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May UG Meeting
This is just a quick note to remind any interested parties that the May S3OLV meeting will be held this...
2010-05-11
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Blogs
Architecting Zero Downtime Deployments–Day of Data Boston
By Steve Jones
Here are the resources for my talk at Day of Data Boston. Slides –...
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Forums
Azure SQL Database Event Log Limitations
Hi, Do you know if there is a way to get more detailed logging...
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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