Andrew Kelly : 2008 R2

SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services Operations Guide

Andrew Kelly — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:03:00 GMT

Some members of the SQL CAT Team just released an Operations Guide for SQL 2008 R2 Analysis Services that can be found here . While I am not a SSAS person by any means this looks pretty cool and worth while for anyone who does work with it so have a look....(read more)

SQL Server 2008 R2 System Views Map Poster

Andrew Kelly — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:21:23 GMT

The latest SQL Server 2008 R2 systems views map poster is available here: 2008 R2 Poster It’s available in a pdf or xps format so have fun with it. Andy...(read more)

Updates for Some 2008 Tools

Andrew Kelly — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:03:00 GMT

There have been a few releases over the last few days for some SQL Server 2008 tools that you may be interested in. The first one is the 2008 R2 Best Practices Analyzer found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2010/06/19/sql-server-2008-r2-best-practices-analyzer-is-now-available.aspx...(read more)

SQL 2008 R2 Enhancement

Andrew Kelly — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:01:44 GMT

The additions or changes in SQL Server 2008 R2 are mostly BI related but there is one I just became aware of that serves a more general purpose but at the same time is fundamental in how the storage engine works related to locking. I won’t...(read more)