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Book Review – "Windows Powershell 3.0 Step By Step" by Ed Wilson, O’Reilly Media, Inc.
I’ve as I’ve mentioned many times on twitter, I’ve become quite obsessed with Powershell over the last year and a half. I recently joined the O’Reilly Blogger Review Program and here is my first review. Book Summary Microsoft Certified Trainer, Ed Wilson, covers all of the ...
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May 2013 PASSMN Meeting
Sponsor: C2IT Consulting Date: May 21st, 2013 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Location: 3601 West 76th Street, Suite 600 Edina, MN 55437 Live Meeting: URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=SRR9DN&role=attend&pw=zd%3F9c.2KJ Meeting ID: SRR9DN Entry Code: zd?9c.2KJ ...
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Email Response: SQL Server 2012 Planning and Architecture
I received an email from a connection on LinkedIn seeking some advice for architecture on a new reporting system. Although I don’t know the gentleman personally, he is a SQL Server professional and I felt obliged to help out a fellow colleague in the field. The email is included ...
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Free SQL Books
I was looking for a way to put BOL on my Kindle when I found a few good links I thought I would share. FYI If anyone knows how to put BOL on an Android device it would be great! Here is a link to large list of Microsoft books ...
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SQLSaturday #209 – Rochester
Just a quick note that I’ll be presenting this weekend, Saturday May 11th, at SQLSaturday in Rochester, NY. Exciting to return to Central New York as I graduated right down the road at Syracuse University. Go Orange! If you’re in the area come on down, should be a ...
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Indexing Wide Keys in SQL Server
Key length matters in SQL Server indexes. It’s a best practice to keep your index keys as narrow as possible, and SQL Server enforces a maximum key length of 900 bytes on most “normal” clustered and nonclustered indexes. But what happens if you want to optimize the lookup of ...
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Builds
The following table lists all builds of SQL Server 2012 known hotfixes, service packs and KB articles that have been released by Microsoft. Quick Overview: Codename RTM/Service Pack Build Number Denali RTM 11.00.2100.60 SP1 11.00.3000 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Builds Breakdown: Build File version ...
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Builds
The following table lists all builds of SQL Server 2008 R2 known hotfixes, service packs and KB articles that have been released by Microsoft. Quick Overview: Codename RTM/Service Pack Build Number Kilimanjaro RTM 10.50.1600.1 SP1 10.50.2500 SP2 10.50.4000 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 ...
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Builds
The following table lists all builds of SQL Server 2008 known hotfixes, service packs and KB articles that have been released by Microsoft. Quick Overview: Codename RTM/Service Pack Build Number Katmai RTM 10.00.1600.22 SP1 10.00.2531 SP2 10.00.4000 SP3 10.00.5500 Microsoft ...
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Builds
The following table lists all builds of SQL Server 2005 known hotfixes, service packs and KB articles that have been released by Microsoft. Quick Overview: Codename RTM/Service Pack Build Number Yukon RTM 9.00.1399.06 SP1 9.00.2047 SP2 9.00.3042 SP3 9.00.4035 SP4 ...
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