Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #39
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-07-01
485 reads
Create a Named Set with all but one Member in MDX – SSAS
I was trying to create a Named set in SSAS 2008 using the MDX calculations. I wanted to include all...
2013-07-05 (first published: 2013-07-01)
1,696 reads
SQL Server – How to connect to SQL Server when ‘sa’ account is disabled
If you have lost the password for sa account or does not have any administrative account and you are locked...
2013-07-03 (first published: 2013-07-01)
4,183 reads
SQL Server Events in the UK July 2013
Last month saw SQL Relay, Tech Ed, SQL Saturday Dublin, oh and the small matter of a CTP for SQL...
2013-07-01
678 reads
Reblog: June 21 to June 27
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-06-28
1,175 reads
SQL 2014 CTP1, where is my BIDS?
Oh wait sorry, I meant SSDT. Or was it SSDTBI? To avoid confusion about the developer tool to create BI...
2013-06-28
4,510 reads
SQL Server – Understanding ‘sp_spaceused’ Results for Database Size Information
From a recent conversation with a customer, I noticed even some of the experienced DBAs are not very clear about...
2013-06-28
1,625 reads
SQL Server 2014 CTP1 Released
This week has been the week of the release: We’ve had the Visual Studio 2013 Preview and now the SQL Server 2014 CTP1. And that’s just the ones I’m...
2013-06-28
13 reads
SQL Server: Part 2 : All About SQL Server Statistics :Histogram
In the Part 1 about SQL server Statistics, we have discussed about density vector information stored in the the statistics. In...
2013-06-27
16,295 reads
PowerSQL – Different Approaches to Find Free Space in all disk drives
Different ways to find FreeSpace in all disk drives of a given server
T-SQLUsing WMIObjectCountersAll three methods are explained below
This post...
2013-06-27
1,515 reads
Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Checking the Error Log II
Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server...
Question of the Day
Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
See possible answers