SQL Server – CTP is now available for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3
CTP has been made available earlier this week for SQL Server 2008 SP3 on Download Center. Read this MSDN blog...
2011-08-25
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Create a Log Backup Schedule – #1 Skill You Need
This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for...
2011-08-25
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PASS Update #63 (How Do We Rate)
A short update today, following up on an email to the Board from incoming VP of Finance Douglas McDowell who...
2011-08-25
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Building A New Storage Test Server
We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
Not to sound too obvious, I test IO systems. That means from time to time...
2011-08-25
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Index Disabled and Index Rebuild
I received the following message from a Developer. The message was on a Test SQL Server
“NC_myIndex " on table "VeryLargeTable" (specified...
2011-08-25
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Reading SQL Error log
SQL Error log can be read from SQL Server's management studio. However, Management studio is too slow and definitely not...
2011-08-25
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SQLMCM Training – Day 17
Today Bob spoke about Auditing, SQLCLR, XML, and Spatial Data. Because I already know
these concepts very well, my study notes...
2011-08-25
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Learning Transactional Replication
I have been working on a new skill this week and that is implementing transactional replication. I am of course...
2011-08-24
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SQL Server – sp_help without arguments.
sp_help returns information about database objects and types.
@object_name argument is optional for sp_help. When executed without any argument it returns...
2011-08-24
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Interview with BI Expert Tim Mitchell
Tim Mitchell will be speaking at the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections, October 31-November 3, 2011, in Las Vegas,...
2011-08-24
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Blogs
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
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...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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