SQL Server vs. Oracle
Just so we’re clear, I use SQL Server. I like SQL Server. But, this doesn’t mean I have anything against...
2012-09-07
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Azure Virtual Machine TempDb Placement
The recommended location for the tempDb on an Azure virtual machine, is the non-persisted D: drive. This drive is actually...
2012-09-06
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Introduction to Windows Azure SQL Database Services (Part 2)
In my last article “Introduction to Windows Azure SQL Database Services (Part 1)“, I’ve provided an overview of Microsoft Windows...
2012-09-06
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SQLskills joining Pluralsight is a good news for all
Many can boast that they were trained by Paul and Kimberly Randal at SQLskills. That company is so highly regarded...
2012-09-06
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Meet Thomas Kejser in Aarhus
This is normally not a place where we advertise for events held by our friends, but today I’ll make an...
2012-09-06
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This is Big Data
I’m sure some people have bigger data, but Facebook has some serious daily growth. The highlight? 500TB a day.
A day.
That’s...
2012-09-06
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Demystifying SQL Server Differential Database Backups
Odd Man Out
SQL Server has three backup types. Two you have heard of and used. One, while useful, isn’t very well understood.
Let’s...
2012-09-10 (first published: 2012-09-06)
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Stressed? Need training? Take a #SQLCruise!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat in a training room, in the middle of a week long...
2012-09-06
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DBCC Cleaning CACHE – Memory
DBCC Cleaning CACHE – Memory I wanted to write this blog for quite some time, here you go, as you know...
2012-09-06
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Installing SQLServer for SCCM 2012 – Some points to note on patch levels
The prerequisite SQLServer 2008 R2 patch level for System Center Config Manager 2012(SCCM) is SP1 with Cumulative Update 6 (CU)
For...
2012-09-05
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Accessing the Data API Builder MCP Server from VS Code
By Steve Jones
I recently started playing with the MCP Server for SQL Server, which is a...
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