SQL Server 2008 Beta Exams
Jul 15th
The Microsoft certifications blog for developer & SQL Server technologies, makes an Open Inventation for SQL Server 2008 DBA 71-432 and SQL Server 2008 BI 71-448, only through the end of July.Link:… more »
T-SQL Programmability Features in SQL Server 2008
Jul 7th
Itzik Ben-Gan starts with a Whitepaper for SQL Server 2008 - An Introduction to New T-SQL Programmability Features in SQL Server 2008.Link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc721270(SQL.100).aspx
A must read!
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Jobs on production instances
Jul 1st
A wonderful handout for SQL Server Jobs by Tara Kizer.
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BgInfo, WMI and SQL Server
Jun 27th
BgInfo from Sysinternals (now Windows Sysinternals, by Mark Russinovich) automatically displays relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop's background, such as the computer name, IP address, service pack version, and more interesting… more »
Report Server Catalog Best Practices
Jun 27th
This technical note is part of the Building and Deploying Large Scale SQL Server Reporting Services Environments Technical Note Series which provides general guidance on how to set up, implement, and optimize an enterprise scale-out architecture for your… more »
Cumulative update package 9 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
Jun 25th
The Cumulative Update package 9 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (Build 09.00.3257.00) is now available:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953752/en-usAnd here you can get the whole information of builds that were released after SQL Server 2005 Service… more »
Scaling Out SQL Server 2005
Jun 13th
Kevin Cox from the Microsoft SQL Server Development Customer Advisory Team point it out, the SQL Server scale well.
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Einstieg in SQL - Verstehen, einsetzen, nachschlagen
Jun 12th
Einstieg in SQL Verstehen, einsetzen, nachschlagen Marcus Throll, Oliver Bartosch 291 S., 2., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage 2007, mit CD und Referenzkarte 24,90 Euro ISBN 978-3-8362-1039-3
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Paul S. Randal - Surviving Corruption: From Detection to Recovery
Jun 12th
TechEd Demo: Using the SQL 2005 Dedicated Admin Connection to fix Msg 8992: corrupt system tables by Paul S. Randal.
http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/2008/06/12/TechEdDemoUsingTheSQL2005DedicatedAdminConnectionToFixMsg8992CorruptSystemTables.aspx
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