Confio Ignite: Part II
I’m continuing to evaluate Confio’s Ignite database monitoring tool. I’ve had it collecting data on a couple of production servers...
2010-04-16
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Book Review – SQL Server Integration Services: Problem – Design – Solution
I usually don't do book reviews (at least publicly, anyway), but when I find a piece of work that I...
2010-04-16
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SQL Server 2008 R2
The RTM date is out for SQL Server 2008 R2. At the UK Tech Days it was released as May...
2010-04-16
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Visiting Chicago
A few weeks back I was in Chicago for three days for work. I’ve been through the airport a couple...
2010-04-16
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A DMV a Day – Day 16
We have two DMVs for Day 16. The first one is sys.dm_exec_cached_plans, which is described by BOL as:
Returns a row...
2010-04-16
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SQL Server 2008 R2 – Release Date
This is a very short post
I’m probably very late to this party but…SQL Server 2008 R2 is scheduled for release...
2010-04-15
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PowerShell 2.0 on Windows XP SP3 - Can It Be Upgraded?
In my last blog post I indicated that I would be adding learning PowerShell to my list of goals. I...
2010-04-15
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Release Date: May 21 2010
R2 is ready to roll!
As expected, Brent “Master” Ozar (Blog | Twitter) already scooped the story, but it never hurts to...
2010-04-15
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SQL Saturday #38 Jacksonville Update
With less than a month away, May 8, before the big event in Jacksonville I wanted to give you a little inside...
2010-04-15
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Third Party Backup Tools – Redgate SQL Backup
To continue my little blog series on SQL Server backups, any series would not be complete without a look at...
2010-04-15
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Blogs
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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