Have you ever wanted to prove to yourself and others just how much you really know about SQL Server? The MCITP exams are a great start; they show you have a baseline level of knowledge about the product. However, sometimes it is possible to pass the MCITP level exams with little real world experience. ForContinue reading “New Opportunities to be a SQL Master”
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Out with the Old (SQL 7.0) and in with the New (SQL 2008 SP2)
We are fast approaching the end of support for SQL Server 7.0. It has been in “extended support” for a while, meaning you could call for help but no non-security hotfixes would be created. But after January 11, 2011 extended support for SQL Server 7.0 ends and you will no longer be able to contactContinue reading “Out with the Old (SQL 7.0) and in with the New (SQL 2008 SP2)”
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Online learning with Kalen Delaney – SQL Server 2008 Indexes – Internals and Best Practices
Kalen always does a great job of explaining the guts of SQL Server. She has a deep, intuitive grasp of index internals. Even better, she can take that knowledge and share it so everyone can learn something, whether you’re a relative newbie or a veteran. This particular workshop is a deep-dive with advanced topics soContinue reading “Online learning with Kalen Delaney – SQL Server 2008 Indexes – Internals and Best Practices”
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CTP of SP2 for SQL Server 2008 is now available
SQL Server 2008 will soon have a new service pack – SP2. SQL Server service packs go through a CTP (aka beta) cycle prior to release. The CTP of SP2 is now available for you to download and test. This is only the pre-release version, so only use it for testing. · SQL ServerContinue reading “CTP of SP2 for SQL Server 2008 is now available”
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How to slipstream SP1 based CU5 into SQL Server 2008
Starting with SQL Server 2008 SP1 you can “slipstream” SP1 and/or SP1 + SP1 based CUs to avoid a multi-step installation process. http://blogs.msdn.com/petersad/archive/2009/04/16/create-a-merged-slipstream-drop-containing-sql-server-2008-server-pack-1-and-a-cumulative-update-cu-based-on-server-pack-1.aspx To install a slipstreamed instance with SQL08+SP1+SP1-based-CU5 I followed these steps based on the above blog by Peter Saddow: 1) You will probably want to rename the directory (and thereforeContinue reading “How to slipstream SP1 based CU5 into SQL Server 2008”
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How to Find the Amount of Fragmentation on Your SQL Server Instance
Need to find the amount of fragmentation in all your indexes in all databases for a given instance of SQL Server 2005 or later? You can use the undocumented/unsupported sp_MSforeachdb to loop through all the databases. For more information on fragmentation see my previous blog http://blogs.msdn.com/cindygross/archive/2009/11/20/sql-server-and-fragmentation.aspx. — Cindy Gross 2009 — find fragmentation on all indexes inContinue reading “How to Find the Amount of Fragmentation on Your SQL Server Instance”
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How People Abuse Their SQL Server Transaction Log – Things NOT to Do
Care and Feeding of the Transaction Log Want to learn more about how the transaction log works? Kalen Delaney, celebrated author of SQL Server 2008 Internals and the Inside SQL Server series as well as a world class trainer and performance tuner, is giving a pre-conference talk at SQL PASS next week. The preContinue reading “How People Abuse Their SQL Server Transaction Log – Things NOT to Do”
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SQL Server Security Granularity
I have had some questions recently about how to grant developers certain permissions without giving them sysadmin rights. Hopefully this summary will help you determine how to grant the least possible privileges. The summary is based on SQL Server 2005 but will also apply to SQL Server 2008. · I would hesitate to grant anyContinue reading “SQL Server Security Granularity”
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How to configure DTC for SQL Server in a Windows 2008 cluster
How to configure DTC for SQL Server in a Windows 2008 cluster [This post was revised 11 May 2009 with new mapping information, fixed formatting issues 23 March 2010] With Windows 2008 you now have the option to use multiple DTCs. There is a lot of confusion over whether to do that for SQL ServerContinue reading “How to configure DTC for SQL Server in a Windows 2008 cluster”
