A Replacement for DBCC IND in SQL Server 2012
Each release of SQL Server is chalk full of new features and an assorted amount of bells and whistles. Some...
2013-05-03 (first published: 2013-04-17)
3,209 reads
SQL Saturday #211 Chicago Wrap Up
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of speaking at one of the largest SQL Saturdays I have ever attended...
2013-04-17
574 reads
SQLSaturday#235 in NYC Announced!
{Start Circus bumper music here} LADIES and GENTLEMEN; SQL SERVER
PROFESSIONALS of ALL AGES, Come one, come all!
Get ready for a...
2013-04-17
1,238 reads
Cool Tool – SQL Space Map
I came across a cool open source tool called “SQL Space Map“.
The tool, written by Ryan McCauley, presents a visual representation...
2013-04-17
895 reads
Cumulative Update – 12 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available !
The 12th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 is now available for download at the...
2013-04-17
978 reads
Featured on ITCentralStation this week
WOW! This week I was featured on the ITCentralStation.com home page as their Reviewer of the Week with my review of...
2013-04-17
591 reads
Necromancing the Chicken
First off, I’m sorry this space has been dead for so long. I’m sure I’ve dropped off many an RSS...
2013-04-16
869 reads
Geoflow Preview for Excel 2013
Last week at the PASS Business Analytics Conference in Chicago, Microsoft disclosed a public preview of GeoFlow for Excel (download). GeoFlow” is...
2013-04-16
883 reads
A Rickety Stairway to SQL Server Data Mining, Part 10.4: Data Mining Dimensions vs. Drastic Dynamic DMX
by Steve Bolton
Anyone who’s gotten this far in this series of amateur self-tutorials on SQL Server Data Mining (SSDM)...
2013-05-02 (first published: 2013-04-16)
3,015 reads
SQL Server : Index at a glance
In the last ten posts, we have discussed in details about the SQL server index and its storage structure. In...
2013-04-16
1,244 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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