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There’s so much brilliant SQL Server content being shared every day that it can feel impossible and overwhelming trying to keep up with it all.

Each week I share my personal pick of the best SQL Server content from around the web, ensuring you are able to get right to the good stuff fast.

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Something for the Weekend: SQL Server Links 02/10/09

October 2, 2009 by John Sansom Leave a Comment

I hope you’ve had a great week. Here’s this weeks roundup of SQL Server Blog Posts, News and Techie Stuff. Enjoy! SQL Server Links How do CHECKPOINTS work and what gets logged? – A  detailed and intricate explanation by Paul Randal of what goes on under the hood of the SQL Server database engine when […]

Filed Under: Link Posts, SQL Server Community

Something for the Weekend: SQL Server Links 18/09/09

September 18, 2009 by John Sansom Leave a Comment

I hope you’ve had a great week. The SQL Server Guru Challenge league table has been updated to reflect the latest results. Here’s this weeks roundup of SQL Server Blog Posts, News and Techie Stuff. Enjoy! SQL Server Links The Importance of a good DR Plan – The results are in! Be sure to take […]

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Something for the Weekend: SQL Server Links this week 21/08/09

August 21, 2009 by John Sansom 1 Comment

I hope you’ve had a great week! New to SQL Server or just getting started on the road to becoming a DBA? Then you will want to check out the SQL Server Essentials Series. With the Holiday Season coming to an end it’s time to get the SQL Server Guru Challenge under way. If you […]

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Something for the Weekend: SQL Server Links this week 14/08/09

August 15, 2009 by John Sansom Leave a Comment

I hope you’ve had a great week! This weeks hot topic has been the release of SQL Server 2008 R2. The SQL Server guru’s fortunate enough to get their mitts on a copy, let along have the time to play with it, have been sharing their findings on the Blog-sphere. Here’s this weeks roundup of […]

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Something for the weekend: SQL Server Links 07/08/09

August 7, 2009 by John Sansom Leave a Comment

I hope you’ve had a great week! Here’s this weeks roundup of SQL Server Blog Posts, News and Techie Stuff. Enjoy! SQL Server Links Stolen Pages, Ad-hoc queries and the sins of dynamic SQL in the application – Excellent well written example on how dynamic ad-hoc queries can, if left to get out of hand, […]

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Something for the weekend 31/07/09

July 31, 2009 by John Sansom 1 Comment

Have you had a good week? This past week has been both horrendously busy and challenging for me, although strangely I actually enjoyed it and  dare I say, I quite like it that way. There is just something about getting stuck into tough projects that brings out the best in us DBA’s and challenges us […]

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Something for the weekend 24/07/09

July 24, 2009 by John Sansom Leave a Comment

There’s been a lot of banter and hype in the SQL Server community this week about the upcoming PASS Summit. Bloggers and Tweeters alike have been sharing their thoughts on which pre-conferences to attend, organising post conference social events and exchanging tips on networking. If you’re not one of the lucky attendees this year then […]

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Something for the Weekend 17/07/09

July 17, 2009 by John Sansom Leave a Comment

Another week has zoomed by again and so it’s time for you to kick back, relax and enjoy some the best SQL Server content on offer this past week. SQL Server Links VLDBs and Instant File Initialization – In this podcast, Brent Ozar talks about a simple problem: managing file growth when your files are […]

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Something for the weekend 10/07/09

July 10, 2009 by John Sansom Leave a Comment

What with so much awesome SQL Server and technology content being published each week, you can have a real tough time keeping up with it all. So if you’re like me and you have a bit of extra surfing time at the weekend, then you might like to use that time to catch up on […]

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