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As virtualization grows stronger in the marketplace, the question of SQL Server performance and support on Virtual Machines appears more often. Bob Ward has a great post here . Enjoy! Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick Read More...
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This past Tuesday, I was finally able to attend my local user group meeting. My travel schedule never seemed to match up with the meeting dates this year. It was good to see old friends and meet new faces. John Welch, SQL Server MVP, from Mariner presented Read More...
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I get several more "generic" IT mags sent to my home. I usually get them in an attempt to keep up with what is going on in the outside world. Typically, I look at the lead story and find a nugget or two in the rest. In my recent issue of TechNet magazine, Read More...
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Microsoft has publicly stated that SQL Server 2008 will RTM in Q3. It is Quarter 3 now. Where is it? :-) I'm sure that the final touches will now get taken care of now that Bill Gates is no longer a full-time MSFT employee. I'm sure that his "short-timer" Read More...
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Whenever I do a webcast or presentation, I always ask the audience to indicate where their organization is in relation to running SQL Server 2000 or running SQL 2005. Recently, in an audience of about 40 people, more than half of the audience still had Read More...
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If you have systems that are still on SQL Server 2000 and that you are preparing for SQL Server 2005, run the Upgrade Avisor for SQL Server 2008 as well. So, while you are under the hood of your database and app getting it ready for 2005, get it ready Read More...
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Again, I wanted to blog about something that still does not change between 2005 and 2008. At a recent conference, there were some great questions/ideas that should make it to Connect if they haven't already. When DB Snapshots were first introduced, one Read More...
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After spending the past couple of weeks at the MVP Summit in Seattle and at SQL Connections in Orlando, I thought I should blog about things that do not change in 2008 (at least partially). One of the reason s to partition your tables is to make it more Read More...
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In SQL Server 2008, you can have what is called a "Filtered Index". What does this mean? An index may be created for a subset of rows in your table. For instance you could create a filtered index for a "state" column if the value is "CA" for California; Read More...
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It's Official, today! We have a party for SQL Server 2008 in LA! The product may not be shipping, but that won't stop us from having our party. Seriously, Today marks the beginning of a more useful Launch than the 2005 launch. What am I saying? The Launch Read More...
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In the latest PASS Community Connector, there is a call for Speakers for this year's summit in Seattle in November. If you have never been to Seattle in November, it really makes you want to learn more about SQL Server in the breakout sessions. ;-) But Read More...
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3 weeks from today, the launch party for SQl Serve 2008 will be on! If you are in Southern California, you will be in the "happening" spot. Enjoy! Why have a launch without the release of the product? SQL Server 2008 is more of an incremental release. Read More...
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On Jan. 24, there is a FREE virtual conference focused on SQL Server 2008. This is not just a webcast that you can view online. The sessions are scheduled at specific times with Live Q&A following the session from the speakers. Grab one of your SQL Read More...
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In case you have not heard yet....... SQL Server 2008 CTP5 Beta Now Available for Free in a Secure Hosted Environment! PASS, MaximumASP, Dell and Intel have partnered to offer this advance preview... Try out real-world data online in a secure, hosted Read More...
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The old Hardware Compatibility List which was renamed the "Windows Catalog" is no more. When creating a Clustered Solution, you need to have a system that is Certified for clustering or there will be no official support. This has been a point of pain Read More...
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