A DMV a Day – Day 22

The DMV for Day 22 is sys.dm_exec_query_memory_grants, which is described by BOL as:
Returns information about the queries that have acquired...

The Knowledge... (quote)

The quote about Knowledge, sure it is Albanian quote:

Learn the Knowledge but you'll never get rewarded by the God(All-llah) until...

An Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Change Data Capture

This is an excerpt from my free eBook, Brad’s Sure Guide to SQL Server 2008, which can be downloaded here.
As...

Speaking at Upcoming SQL Saturday events

I’ve got a couple of speaking engagements coming up during the next few months, and a few others I’m hoping...

SQL 2008 R2

Really short post here.  I just found out that Stacia Misner (blog |blog 2 | @StaciaMisner) and Ross Mistry have released...

SQL Server Standard: Volume 7, Issue 3

FINALLY!
It’s not like Don Gabor had the article done in January or anything…oh wait. He did have the article done...

Microsoft Teleconference – Ted Kummert (Senior VP) and Tom Casey (General Manager of BI)

Microsoft  held a big teleconference today, which I unfortunately got called away from a minutes into it. The call was...

Thoughts on the SQL Server 2008 R2 Press Conference

If you weren't aware, Microsoft held a BI telelconference today which announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of SQL Server...

Free E-Book on SQL Server 2008 R2

 
Free E-Book on SQL Server 2008 R2

Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner have done a wonderful job on this free e-book
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2010/04/14/free-ebook-introducing-microsoft-sql-server-2008-r2.aspx

You...

Attending Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Open Day from Montreal

 
Currently, MVPs from across the country are attending an all day event.
 
We are discussing Azure, Windows Live, Office 2010, Windows...