Microsoft eLearning Resources – Clinic 10259 (SQL 2008 DBIS)
When SQL Server 2008 was in beta, Paul and I worked on a project to create content that would "jumpstart" folks in learning and working
When SQL Server 2008 was in beta, Paul and I worked on a project to create content that would "jumpstart" folks in learning and working
Last week we completed another SQL Server Magazine/SQLConnections conference and already, it's time to start planning for the Fall show. Once again, Paul and I
Time flies when you're having fun, eh? This week Paul and I are in Dublin, Ireland delivering a deep technical "SQL Immersion Event" on Internals,
OK, for years I've been saying that SQL Server doesn't care about the order in which you define the columns of your table because internally
I've always been concerned with security and I've always stressed the importance of auditing the REAL user context not just the current user (see this
OK, I'll definitely take a beating from all of you for having gone so long between my survey posts and now. I won't even go
Recently, the SQL Server 2008 Internals title was released (and only in the past few days have people actually received their copies)! In fact, I still
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post titled Whose job is it anyway? It's an interesting debate and something I've been hearing more
I started the series here: https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/kimberly/post/Spring-cleaning-your-indexes-Part-I.aspx and I want to continue with Part II today by clarifying some great questions/comments that have come up on the
First and foremost, happy spring! I truly hope we’re on the path to summer (although who would know it here – we’re in Florida for
This is a tough topic. It's a big topic and more than any other – I think there are a lot of misunderstandings about what
OK, it seems as though there's A LOT of confusion about what steps are required for proper database maintenance. And, it seems as though some
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