SQLskills SQL Server Immersion Training: A Retrospective
Last week I attended the inaugural training event of the new four-week SQL Server Immersion Training offered by Kimberly Tripp...
2011-02-28
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Adventure Works Sample Database Diagrams
Most of my examples utilize either adhoc type of data samples or one of the versions of AdventureWorks. I do...
2011-02-27
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Quests Performance Monitor Counters Poster
I just wanted to take a moment to thank Kevin Kline, Brent Ozar, Christian Bolton, Bob Ward, Rod Colledge and...
2011-02-27
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SQLskills Immersion Event on Internals and Performance – Day 5
Overview
Today was the fifth and final day of the Internals & Performance immersion event. I have really enjoyed learning from not...
2011-02-26
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Test Complete – MCM
I took the MCM test today, and finished it. I needed the time allotted and it was, well, an experience....
2011-02-25
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Finding Compressed Tables
Have you been working with compression? Have you inherited a database that may or may not have some tables compressed? On occasion you may want to know what the...
2011-02-25
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Finding Compressed Tables
Have you been working with compression? Have you inherited a database that may or may not have some tables compressed?...
2011-02-25
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PASS Update #53 (Bylaws)
This week we posted some pending changes to the PASS bylaws. We try to do a review at least once...
2011-02-25
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Changes to the SSIS Slowly Changing Dimension Component
Probably not the kind of change you're expecting. I've recently been contacted by the Kimball Group, and they've asked me...
2011-02-25
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Some Suggested SQL Server 2008 R2 Instance Configuration Settings
Depending on your anticipated workload and which SQL Server components you have installed, there are a number of instance level...
2011-02-25
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