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Using the SQL Server Installation Wizard on Server Core!
Ever heard the phrase “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should?”. Yep me too -many times, and what I am about to say comes with that caveat in mind although as I shall explain, I see absolutely...
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Memoirs of SQLSaturday #162 Part II: Speaker Dinner
Probably one of the most over-looked parts of any big or small SQL Event can sometimes be the speaker dinner -which essentially boils down to one thing… the organisers way of showing their appreciation...
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The Curious Case of the Non-Escalating transaction locks
SQL Server has many facets and behaviors that are often misunderstood and do not always work quite as we may have expected. At first you may believe that you understand the mechanics, only to realize...
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Baby baby baby, where did our love/ data go?
Possibly one of the very first things we learn as fledgling DBA’s is that transactions are used to provide “all or nothing” operations. If you ever go for a SQL Server job interview, you are almost...
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Santa comes early
With days to go before Santa boards his sleigh and pulls back on the reigns tethering his trusty magical flying reindeer to perform what is probably the most incredible feat of logistical planning and...
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Upload files to your Azure VM instance
Sometimes some of the simplest tips are the best, and recently I was trying to figure out just how to upload SQL Server 2012 Enterprise/ Developer Edition installation files to my Windows Azure Virtual...
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How to run SQL Server 2012 on the Kindle Fire HD
Warning! Please do not attempt to perform any of the following steps on production systems. This information is provided purely for reference and any attempt to replicate these actions on your own...
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T-SQL Tuesday #41 – I ♥ SQLBits
It’s been a long time since I last wrote a T-SQL Tuesday post but the combination of a great topic along with a spare 5 minutes of downtime has resulted in my contribution to the mix this month. This...
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See you in Charlotte!
Well it is that time of year again where the results of the PASS Summit 2013 session selections become public. This year was of course a very difficult one to get selected since (I believe) a record...
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Countdown to SQLSaturday Edinburgh
A pre-conference good enough for Super heros. In exactly 2 days time the United Kingdom’s 3rd SQLSaturday will be in full swing, showcasing a group of SQL Server MVPs, MCMs and Community experts. This...
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Why don’t you go and LOCK OFF!
No this is not a Hekaton post -perhaps I should have saved this title for another rainy day. SQL Server concurrency is a particularly difficult subject to master and understanding the result of your...
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Change (your event) and make a difference!
Regular readers to this blog may remember a post I wrote many moons ago in which I described just how exactly SQLSaturday Cambridge came about and hopefully gave a lesson in why we should all attempt...
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SQLSaturday Cambridge raises £££ for charity!…
We are very pleased to announce that the final figures of the SQLSaturday Cambridge fundraising has been counted. Some of you will know that we were collecting for Children’s Cancer Charity CLIC...
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Passionate about SQLpassion
If you are new or experienced to the world of SQL Server you will be aware that one of SQL Server’s greatest strengths is the copious amounts of literature and videos available to you covering subjects...
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Read your old CHM files from network storage on Windows 8
I was just recently going through my old SQL Server documents and reference material and attempting to organize and tidy things up, when I re-discovered a huge collection of literature that even now is...
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Twelve is a Magic Number
A massive congratulations to the SQLBits team for announcing what will become the 12th iteration of the UKs finest and largest SQL Server conference. Putting on events at this scale by such a small...
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ROLLBACK damn you!
A good question was asked on #SQLHELP the other day regarding the use of XACT_ABORT ON - ”If you don’t have a BEGIN TRAN COMMIT TRAN in a stored procedure, will SET XACT_ABORT ON do anything?”. My...
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Inside SQLSaturday: Jonathan Allen & SQLSaturday Exeter
In the first of a new and ongoing series of Inside SQLSaturday posts, which I hope will give you an insight into the phenomena known as SQLSaturday, I would first like to introduce you to Jonathan...
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Inside SQLSaturday: Niko Neugebauer & SQLSaturday Lisbon
The beautiful Sintra Welcome to the second thrilling ;) instalment of Inside SQLSaturday, and today I am joined by Portugal’s very own Niko Neugebauer (web|twitter). Niko is the event lead to...
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10 reasons why I HAte you!
(or My Top Ten High Availability annoyances) Designing, planning, deploying, administrating and recovering (known from now on as DePlanDeAR – and pronounced in the tone of a Caribbean Grandma :) ) a...
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