Some of my clients and I have been waiting on this for a little while – SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 has been released. It includes resolutions for 21 issues and the inclusion of fixes for 61 issues previously resolved. Along with the resolution of those issues, Service Pack 2 includes a few new [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
PASS Summit Schedule
Earlier this week, PASS opened up the Schedule Builder for the those that are registered for the PASS Summit. You can also take a look at the full schedule with the At A Glance schedule. This is your opportunity to find out what sessions are going to be when during the summit. And for those [...]
To Be There Or Not To Be There
Are you ready for Seattle? Have you registered for the PASS Summit? Hopefully with some good reasons you will be inspired to attend the summit this year. Ten Reasons to Attend There are, of course, countless reasons to attend the PASS Summit in November. To hopefully inspire a few of you holdouts, I am count [...]
Index Black Ops Part 4 – Index Overhead and Maintenance
In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. The posts will be the following: Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locking and Blocking Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch Index Black Ops Part 3 – Index Usage [...]
Is It that Time Again?
Yes, it is. As I mentioned a few months back, it is important to pay attention to when Microsoft releases Cumulative Updates for SQL Server. This past week, on Tuesday, Microsoft release an update to SQL Server 2008: Cumulative update package 10 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 If you haven’t, take the time [...]
Index Black Ops Part 3 – Index Usage
Last week, I mentioned in my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. The posts will be the following: Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locking and Blocking Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch Index Black Ops Part [...]
September PASSMN Meeting Tonight
As I’ve mentioned a couple times already our PASSMN meeting tonight will be in a new location. This is a one month change due to a scheduling conflict. This month we’ll be meeting in the room above the Caribou across the skyway from our regular location. 8000 Norman Center Drive, 9th Floor, Bloomington, MN 55437 [...]
SQL Saturday 50 (#sqlsat50) – A Tale
This past weekend I went to SQL Saturday 50 – this is a day long SQL training event that is put together by community volunteers. I was fortunate enough that I was selected to present at this event. Since others have already shared their experiences at the event I figured I should as well. Some [...]
Share Your Experiences at #SQLSAT58
Ever thought about sharing your experiences with SQL Server to more than just your immediate peers and colleagues? Up here in Minnesota we have just the opportunity for you! On Friday, October 29, 2010 we’ll be hosting a SQL Saturday event. Yes, on a Friday! And we are looking for local and community speakers to [...]
September PASSMN Meeting This Week
Enjoying the fall here in Minnesota? The leafs are changing a bit and temp has been dropping. Has that left you feeling a little isolated? Maybe it’s time to get together with some likeminded peers and talk about SQL Server. This month’s PASSMN meeting will have Kalen Delaney (blog) in town talking about isolation and [...]
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