Statistics, query plans, and are you reading Conor’s blog?
I know that Paul and I recommended that you subscribe to Conor's blog… but have you? He's posted some great details on Partitioning (Part 1
I know that Paul and I recommended that you subscribe to Conor's blog… but have you? He's posted some great details on Partitioning (Part 1
OK, I still have a way to go in learning about data compression in SQL Server 2008 but one thing that I do know is
Does it sound too good to be true: transparent data encryption? Well, it kind of is and kind of isn’t. Let me explain. Transparent means that
With the November 5-9th SQL Connections conference in Las Vegas around the corner, Shirley Brothers, the Connections Conference Manager, would like to start planning the
OK, so after SQL Connections in Las Vegas, Paul and I head off to Barcelona for the second week of TechEd’s two
OK, it’s about that time again – the Fall conference season – is here! Building on our co-presented Database Maintenance workshop at SQL
OK, let me start by saying that I absolutely love when a feature improves in granularity options. Better granularity in locks means that contention is
Yesterday, Microsoft released the July Community Technical Preview (CTP) for SQL Server 2008. The release makes available several performance and feature enhancements designed to support
I had a customer ask me about the debate of skipping SQL Server 2005 entirely and just moving straight to SQL Server 2008… I haven’t
Well, I’m not sure where May went but I do know that part of it went to my 2 weeks in Hyderabad, India at Microsoft
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