Monthly Archives: May 2010

Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on Thursday, May 20, 2010

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Glenn Berry

The Denver SQL Server User’s Group will be having their May meeting next Thursday, May 20. As always, the meeting will be held at AmeriTeach, which is located at: AmeriTeach7800 East Dorado Place, Suite 150Greenwood Village, CO 80111720-346-1710 Meeting Agenda:5:30 … Continue reading →

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Some SQL Server Date and Time Examples

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Glenn Berry

I had a question from a developer yesterday about how to calculate the difference between local time (on the database server), and UTC Time. This needed to work in SQL Server 2005. It turns out that this is pretty easy … Continue reading →

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Using CPU-Z to Discover Hardware Information

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Glenn Berry

I think it is very important to be able to discover exactly what type of hardware is in an existing database server, along with how it is configured. I am always disappointed when I ask someone what kind of hardware … Continue reading →

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Spring 2010 Hardware Recommendations

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Glenn Berry

Since I am very interested in various PC-based hardware, and I make an effort to stay current on new developments, I thought I would make some generic hardware recommendations in case you are in the market for new hardware. I … Continue reading →

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Register For 24 Hours of PASS Event

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Glenn Berry

The free 24 Hours of PASS event will be held on May 19-20, and includes 24 different one hour presentations and demonstrations by a group of well known SQL Server experts on many different aspects of SQL Server, with a … Continue reading →

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Recap of April 2010 DMV a Day Series

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Glenn Berry

Well, I managed to finish up my series that featured a DMV query every day during the month of April. I appreciate all of the comments and feedback I received. One suggestion I got from several readers was to recap … Continue reading →

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