SQL 2008 Row and Page compression – or SQL 2005 (post SP2) vardecimal conversion
One of the great new features in SQL 2008 is Row and/or Page Compression. Plus, still good news for those...
2009-01-02
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PASS Update #1
As many of you know I'm joining the PASS Board of Directors for a two year term beginning yesterday. I'm...
2009-01-01
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MVP Award
Received my notification via email this morning that I've been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for SQL Server. It's been...
2009-01-01
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MVP 2009
I was re-awarded MVP status from Microsoft for 2009. Since I didn’t hear anything to the contrary in the last...
2009-01-01
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Meeting Goals
I'm not a big goals person. I think it's a good idea to set goals, and they can help you,...
2009-01-01
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How Certification Can Help You Stay Current with Technology, as well as Continuing Your Education
If you'd like to keep up with your profession as a SQL DBA, I thoroughly recommend certification. It has certainly...
2009-01-01
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Thoughts for 2009
Only a few changes planned for this coming year to the blog (so far), none of them huge:
I plan to...
2008-12-31
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End of 2008 Wrap Up Post
Something new for the end of the year - a recap of everything I posted for 2008. 303 posts if the...
2008-12-30
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SQL Server 2005 SP3 - Released! - quick Info
Till know everyone has the information for the SQL Server 2005 SP3 for all versions!
Download info here
What's new in SP3!...
2008-12-30
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SQL Server 2005 SP3 eshte realizuar
Pershendetje te gjitheve!
Përderisa kemi qenë duke punuar me SQL Server 2005 SP2, pas shumë raportimeve nga ana e shfrytëzuesve...
2008-12-30
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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