The pros and cons of learning
This week I am at a training course put on by Paul Randal (blog | twitter) and Kimberly Tripp (blog | twitter) entitled "SQL Immersion." It is essentially a 5-day deep dive into some...
Monthly Archive: March 2010
More info: a "stand-alone" installer for Management Studio Express 2008
Last February, I blogged about something I was initially very happy about: a stand-alone installer for Management Studio Express (SSMSE) 2008. Now users could allegedly download a much smaller installer, and only install the...
Updated slide decks from SSMS presentation at SNESSUG
Tonight I spoke at the SNESSUG user group meeting in Warwick, RI. You can download the slide deck here (this is a 3.5 MB PDF with presenter notes): http://sqlblog.com/files/folders/23423/download.aspx If you attended the talk,...
Yes, you can benefit from both data and backup compression
Earlier today, MSSQLTips posted a backup compression tip by Thomas LaRock. In that article, Tom states: "If you are already compressing data then you will not see much benefit from backup compression." I don't...
The ethics of aggregating other peoples' content
Content theft Most of the recent – what I'll call – "discussions" about content aggregators have revolved around content theft. I'm not going to flip-flop on that topic: when you use someone else's work,...
Bad Habits to Kick : Ignoring I/O
In my last post in this series, I talked about problems associated with creating (and using) what I call the "uber-view." This time, in line with tomorrow's T-SQL Tuesday hosted by Mike Walsh, I...
Bad Habits to Kick : Creating the uber-view
In my last post in this series, I talked about using ancient copies of Books Online, and why it can be important to keep your local documentation current. This time I wanted to touch...
SQLSaturday #33 : slide deck, recap and shout-outs
[Sorry I have been a little absent over the past couple of weeks. Returning from the Olympics just a little over a week ago meant some busy catch-up and a heavy lead-in to today's...