Importing CSV Files to SQL Server with PowerShell
Ed Wilson (Blog|Twitter) aka Scripting Guy is kicking off another guest blogger week (Nov 28th 2011) with my guest blog...
2011-11-28
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Day 28: Linked server errors
This post was published to Vinay Thakur – Sql Server DBA at 5:05:51 PM 11/25/2011 Day 28: Linked server errors Linked...
2011-11-28
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SQL Dirty Pages
Lazy writing , eager writing and checkpoint use asynchronous IO in writing pages to disk. The purpose of asynchronous IO is...
2011-11-28
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What Opportunity Are You Looking For?
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A lot has been happening this year. I decided to throw my hat in the ring at being a blogger...
2011-11-28
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And the winners of SafePeak’s SQL Server Performance Contest are...
SafePeak’s SQL Server Performance Contest – Winners
(In coordination with SQLAuthority.com) Back in September, 2011, SafePeak ran a new contest asking participants to share...
2011-11-27
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Installing SQL Server 2012 RC0 from an iPhone
Short version – Installed SQL Server 2012 RC0 onto a Server 2008 SP2 VM using an RDP connection from my iPhone...
2011-11-27
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MS Days 2011 in Albania, Tirana
I would like to write about the tech events in my country and our brother-neighbor Albania, that everyday we are...
2011-11-27
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Hotfix for SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Periodically Does Not Accept Connections Bug
Microsoft has released a hotfix for a very frustrating issue that plagued me for a couple of years at NewsGator. ...
2011-11-26
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Data Loading Performance Guide
Bulk loading with large amounts of data requires strategy. The Data Loading Performance Guide for SQL Server 2008 and SQL...
2011-11-26
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Adelaide SQL Server User Group Slides and Scripts
You can find the slides and scripts from Monday’s Extended Events session for the Adelaide SQL Server User Group in the...
2011-11-25
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
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Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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