TPC-E Benchmark Analysis by CPU Type
As an experiment, I decided to import the current official TPC-E results spreadsheet into a SQL Server 2008 R2 database,...
2011-01-01
1,280 reads
Glenn Berry
Updated SQL 2005 and 2008 Diagnostic Queries
Since it is almost January 2011, I thought I would post the January 2011 versions of the SQL Server 2005...
2010-12-29
2,278 reads
The Importance of Windows Power Plans for Server Performance
This is a subject I have written about a couple of times before, here and in much more depth here. ...
2010-12-29
1,151 reads
SQL Server Workload Types and Hardware Selection
There are two primary relational workload types that SQL Server commonly has to deal with, the first being Online Transaction...
2010-12-28
2,921 reads
A Collection of Good Information About Controlling VLFs in SQL Server
Because of the default settings in SQL Server (for the model database), and a lack of understanding about how the...
2010-12-27
558 reads
Intel Sandy Bridge Processor Machines Coming Soon!
If you are in the market to buy or build a new laptop or desktop computer, you might want to...
2010-12-22
713 reads
SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 13 Released
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 13, which is Build 4315. It was actually released on Monday,...
2010-12-22
852 reads
SQL Server Scripts Manager From Redgate Software
Redgate Software has released a useful free tool called SQL Server Scripts Manager. I was happy to be included as...
2010-12-22
1,918 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 5 Released
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 5 (CU5), which is Build 1753. I count 40 separate...
2010-12-21
888 reads
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 RTM Released
Last Friday afternoon (December 17, 2010), Microsoft released the final RTM build of Service Pack 4 (SP4) for SQL Server...
2010-12-20
796 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers