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(SFTW) SQL Server Links 22/08/14

August 22, 2014 by John Sansom Leave a Comment

Good reads from around the Web.Smart Coffee

It’s a four day weekend in the UK so I’m publishing this weeks SFTW SQL Server Links round-up a tad early. Whatever you’re up to, have a good one!

Here’s your weekly roundup of SQL Server Blog Posts, News and Technology Stuff. Enjoy….

From the SQL Server blogs

  • Please please tell me now… – Dave Ballantyne (Blog|Twitter)
  • Book Review: Virtualizing SQL Server with VMware – Brent Ozar (Blog|Twitter)
  • How To: Find Currently Running Long SQL Agent Jobs – Thomas Larock (Blog|Twitter)
  • AdventureWorks 2014 Sample Databases Are Now Available – Jimmy May (Blog|Twitter)
  • Should I Run sp_recompile After I Create An Index? – Kendra Little (Blog|Twitter)
  • DB Shrink: NOTRUNCATE vs. TRUNCATEONLY – Klaus Aschenbrenner (Blog|Twitter)
  • Performance Counters: Why It Depends – Robert L. Davis(Blog|Twitter)
  • The Mysteries of Missing Indexes [Video] – Jes Borland (Blog|Twitter)
  • More Soft Skills From The Ambulance – Mike Walsh (Blog|Twitter)

Other Stuff Worth Reading

  • The Kardashian Approach To Becoming an IT Celebrity
  • Surface Pro 3 – Initial Impressions
  • UK’s ‘most generous town’ revealed by JustGiving

If you have an idea for the weekly links post, general feedback or just want fancy a chat then get in touch. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.

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