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Something for the Weekend – SQL Server Links 23/03/12

March 23, 2012 by John Sansom Leave a Comment

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

SQL Server Links

  • Two bugs you should be aware of –  Aaron Bertrand (Blog|Twitter) shares concerns following an interesting discovery from the CSS SQL Server team.
  • How to Succeed in Database Development Without Really Trying – Like any good Data Professional I’m always on the look out for short cuts ways to increase efficiency. In this video Jeremiah Peschka (Blog|Twitter) shares his tips on how to succeed as a DB Dev.
  • Whitepaper: Demystify Tempdb Performance & Management – I’m looking forward to reading this on the commute home for the weekend, courtesy of Robert L. Davis(Blog|Twitter). Let me and Robert know what you think of it!
  • Failover Clustering without a SAN – SQL Server 2012 and SMB for Shared Storage – A high quality walk-through for you to enjoy, courtesy of Jonathan Kehayias (Blog|Twitter).
  • SQL Server Database Mirroring Tips and Tricks, Part 2 – Sharing some handy T-SQL snippets in the second part of this series, it’s Glenn Berry (Blog|Twitter).
  • Survey: how do you run consistency checks? – These survey’s from Paul Randal (Blog|Twitter) always prove insightful. Of course the more people that take part the more valuable the information that can be discerned. Be sure to do you bit for the community.
  • COST COMPARISON HARD DISK DRIVE TO SOLID STATE DRIVE ON PRICE PER GIGABYTE! – Are SSDs expensive? No! Tony Rogerson (Blog|Twitter) breaks it down for us.
  • I’ll Draw Your Portrait – Like any good DBA, I can’t get enough of my own image and so what better way to revel in such delights than a self portrait. Michael J. Swart (Blog|Twitter) if offering to do exactly that for you. All you need do is answer a couple of super easy questions for your chance to win.
  • Released: Who is Active v11.11 – I’ve talked about how awesome this tool from Adam Machanic (Blog|Twitter) is too many times to recall. Nothing to add today then, just start using it already!

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About John Sansom

I’m a Microsoft Certified Master(MCM) of SQL Server. I’ve been working with database technology in a variety of flavors for over fifteen years. I absolutely love what I do and genuinely feel privileged to be a part of our tremendous technology community. Got a question about SQL Server or being a DBA? Ask me!

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