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Monthly Archives: July 2013
24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview Edition
The latest 24 Hours of PASS (24HOP) event will start at 12:00 GMT on July 31, with 24 back-to-back one hour live virtual sessions, ending exactly 24 hours later. I have the honor of presenting the final session of the … Continue reading
Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware
On July 25, I had the opportunity to present Hardware 201 for the PASS Performance Virtual Chapter. You can download my deck here. Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware for OLTP Performance The foundation of database performance is the … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Hardware, Intel, Processors, SQL Server 2012, Teaching
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SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 CU12
On July 15, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 12, which is Build 10.0.5844. I count six fixes in the public fix list. If you are still running SQL Server 2008 (and I know many people … Continue reading
SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 CU5
On July 15, Microsoft released SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update 5. This is Build 11.0.3373, and I count 30 fixes in the public fix list. This CU is only for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1. If … Continue reading
OT: Kicked Out of a Motel for Charging at 12 Amps
This is a pretty long story… My wife and I had an interesting road trip to Salida, CO this past weekend, going to the Colorado Brewer’s Rendezvous. We drove down from Parker, CO on US-285, which was 151 miles. I … Continue reading
SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for July 2013
I have gone through and made some minor updates and bug fixes for all of my SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for this month. Rather than having a separate blog post for each version, I’ll just put the links for … Continue reading
