Monthly Archives: April 2009

Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting On April 16, 2009

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Glenn Berry

The Denver SQL Server User’s Group will be holding their monthly meeting in the Microsoft office in the Denver Tech Center, located at 7595 Technology Way, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80237. Kevin Cox, from the Microsoft SQLCAT Team will be … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 1 Available For Download

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) for SQL Server 2008 SP1, which is Build 2710. You can get it here. Fellow MVP Aaron Bertrand has an excellent post up that describes what you should do regarding this CU depending … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2008

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has published a lengthy whitepaper called “Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2008”. This opus weighs in at 102 pages, but it is packed with useful information.  It has a number of useful DMV queries, along with lots of … Continue reading →

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Free Microsoft Ramp Up Training

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has a free online training program called MSDN Ramp Up, which teaches you important skills in a guided path, making the learning process easier and more efficient. The available tracks are pretty developer focused (which makes sense, since it … Continue reading →

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Using MERGE with care in SQL Server 2008

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Glenn Berry

One of the more interesting new T-SQL keywords in SQL Server 2008 is the MERGE statement. It can be very useful for writing queries that allow you to UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE as appropriate in one statement. Since NewsGator Online … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Service Pack 1 For SQL Server 2008

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft released the RTM version of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 today. The list of bugs that were fixed in SP1 are shown here, and the release notes are here. This is Build 10.00.2531.00, which includes Cumulative Updates … Continue reading →

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Mac Pro Unboxing Mania

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Glenn Berry

My friend Nick decided to buy a refurbished dual-quad Mac Pro, which arrived this morning. I expected him to immediately open it up to admire it and to make sure it worked after being shipped. He said “No, I have … Continue reading →

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New Microsoft TV Ads Upsetting Apple Devotees?

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Glenn Berry

Mary Jo Foley has a good post up about the second ad in the Microsoft “Laptop Hunters” campaign, which features “Giampaolo” who has a $1500.00 budget for a laptop.  I think it is an effective ad that makes a good … Continue reading →

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Excellent TPC-E Benchmarks For SQL Server 2008 With Intel Xeon 5570

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Glenn Berry

On Tuesday, Intel officially released its new 5500 series of Xeon processors (which is the two-socket server version of the Core i7 that was introduced last fall). To coincide with this release, most of the major hardware vendors have released … Continue reading →

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