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Here’s your weekly roundup of SQL Server Blog Posts, News and Techie Stuff. Enjoy!
SQL Server Links
- Microsoft Model Databases: Some Unconventional Alternatives? – Taking a closer look at some of the playgrounds we all know and love, it’s Michael J. Swart (Blog|Twitter).
- Webcast Recording – DBA Darwin Awards: Index Edition – Brent Ozar (Blog|Twitter)
- The Minimalist Guide To Database Administration – Combining philosophy with being a DBA this week from Thomas Larock (Blog|Twitter).
- Excuse me sir, are you using that partition? – This gentleman has been churning out some excellent content on a regular basis of late. Definitely one to add to your RSS Reader, it’s Mike Fal (Blog|Twitter).
- Code to list potential cluster key space savings per table – Performance tuning opportunities for your databases, courtesy of Paul Randal (Blog|Twitter).
- How to Test Your Backup Strategy: Five Simple Questions – Kendra Little (Blog|Twitter) helping you to keep your most important assets safe.
- Network Binding Order Warning during SQL Server Failover Cluster Setup – A handy tip prompted from Jonathan Kehayias (Blog|Twitter).
- Building or Buying a Desktop Based Development and Test Database Server – I’m looking into building out a new home lab right now so this excellent post from Glenn Berry (Blog|Twitter) provides timely advice indeed!
- Three Consulting Tools to Make You a Better DBA – Proving that there’s a heck of lot more to being a DBA, this week Kendra Little (Blog|Twitter) encourages you to wear the consultants hat to raise your game.
- Survey: memory configuration – Make sure you get involved in the latest survey from Paul Randal (Blog|Twitter).
- Executing scripts with sp_addscriptexec – I do a lot of Replication administration and so I was shocked that I did not know about this! An excellent tip brought to our attention courtesy of Brandon Williams (Blog|Twitter).
- Analysis Services Thread Pool Changes in SQL Server 2012 – These changes are going to be welcomed with open arms by our SSAS users. Here’s the CSS SQL Server Engineers (Blog) with the details.
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Misc Technology Posts
- Farewell Stack Exchange
- Trendnet security cam flaw exposes video feeds on net
- Met thumbed through Oyster card data up to 22,000 times in 4 years
- What downturn? Lenovo stuffs pockets with 54% extra profit
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Have a great weekend!
