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www.SQLServerBible.com
March 2008 - Posts
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http://blogs.msdn.com/cdndevs/archive/2008/04/01/mvp-insider-q-a-with-wes-mcdonald.aspx I couldn't imagine a better book for an MVP to read, eh? Read More...
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I just finished shooting my Smart Database Design video with Digital Media MVP Chuck Boyce in NYC, and we shot a short fun commercial in Times Square. I know - keep my day job . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc9tQOBWM2Y Read More...
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Today I've been working on the SSMS chapter for SQL Server 2008 Bible. The list of new features for SSMS is rather impressive. Here’s a copy/paste from the book… SQL Server 2008’s Management Studio is an evolution of the SQL Server 2005’s Management Studio, Read More...
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Greg Beamer’s three year old daughter Miranda is on the Nashville local news. She’s fighting a rare cancer, but looks like a happy, amazing, great kid on the video. Greg has reasons to be proud. http://www.fox17.com/newsroom/top_stories/vid_1235.shtml Read More...
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two observations from this eWeek review of Oracle 11gs http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/Beware-Oracle-Database-11gs-Ease-of-Use/ first - Oracle is chasing SQL Server's ease of use. second - Sr. Oracle DBAs aren't very pleased. Read More...
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If you've tried to sumit your abstracts and were unsuccessful, it's not you. From the PASS web site... Attention: We are experiencing issues with the creation of new abstracts. Please do not submit until further notice. We are expecting to have this resolved Read More...
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I just spent a hour reading reading posts, articles, and SQL examples all launched from Rudy Limeback's R937 website. http://www.r937.com/links.cfm?links=sql Worth adding to your bookmarks. Read More...
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It’s good to publically praise quality work, especially quality that would otherwise go unnoticed. As I’m grinding through the SQL Server2008 Bible, I’ve just gone through a chapter with several great tech edit comments and I feel compelled to pause and Read More...
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My fellow countramen, I stand on a platform of change – change tracking, change data capture, and all events audited. I stand on a platform that’s scalable - with filtered indexes, reducing the taxing burden of IO with data compression and better utilization Read More...
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Recently, the three SQL Server user groups in Colorado hosted the third annual Colorado PASSCamp – this year extending the free event to two days. The second day keynote was a rousing panel discussion hosted and video taped by CS TechCast with SQL Server Read More...
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A sad day. One of my heros passed away today. I grew up reading Arthur C. Clark , Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Robert Foreward, and Isaac Asimov. Much of what I belive about chasing dreams and beliving in possibilities was influenced by this amazing Read More...
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Data compression is one of my favorite new SQL Server 2008 features. For high-transaction databases, it can dramatically cut the I/O and make SAN shadow copy backups smaller. As cool as data compression is, enabling compression means running the compression Read More...
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The Code Trip bus has left Las Vegas! This mega-Geek tour is headed around the western US and will eventually make its way to me - in Denver! Wohoo - pass the Dr. Pepper! Read More...
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I’ve heard it said that Katmai (SQL Server 2008) is the second step of a two step release. In the same way that SQL Server 2000 was a part-two to SQL Server 7, some think that SQL Server 2008 is a part two to SQL Server 2005. At first this thought made Read More...
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