SQL Server 2008 R2 – Service Pack 2 now available
SQL Server Team, has announced the Service Packe 2 available for the SQL Server 2008 R2.
All the details are here
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2012-07-27
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SSRS – Using Lookup Function for Multiple Column Join
When SQL Server 2008 R2 was released several new Reporting Services expressions were made available that would help join multiple...
2012-07-27
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Retrieving Deadlock Graphs with Event Notification
Checkout my article (i.e. Retrieving Deadlock Graphs with Event Notification) that is published on SSWUG.org. This article shows the steps...
2012-07-26
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Capacity considerations while moving SQL workloads to a Virtual world !
One of the most basic capacity considerations involved while planning to move SQL workloads to a virtual environment is to understand the...
2012-07-26
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A Quick Guide to Expanding Database Files and IFI
This is a topic that’s been well covered, but in the interest of spreading good database practices, here’s a very...
2012-07-26
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Last Call For Speakers for SQLSaturday Orlando
Our call for speakers for SQLSaturday #151 in Orlando closes on July 31, 2012. We’ve got room for a handful...
2012-07-26
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SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups – Part 4: Adding new Replicas
In the last 2 blog postings you have learned how to setup your first Availability
Group with SQL Server 2012. Today...
2012-07-31 (first published: 2012-07-26)
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Joining on NULLs
A problem I see on a fairly regular basis is that of dealing with NULL values. Specifically here, where we...
2012-07-26
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Stop Storing Unencrypted Passwords!
I was called over today by a person doing application support to help troubleshoot a database connectivity issue. This isn't a...
2012-07-30 (first published: 2012-07-26)
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PASS Is Hiring Another Evangelist–Could It Be You?
Just about a year ago PASS hired Karla Landrum to fill the vacancy of the Community Evangelist and that marked...
2012-07-30 (first published: 2012-07-25)
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