Prepare a new VM for SQL Server 2014 CTP1
I give some quick advice about SQL Server 2014 CTP1: Plan to install it in its own virtual machine, because at this point it does not play well with others.
Monthly Archive: June 2013
SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update #8 is available!
The SQL Server team has released CU #8 for SQL Server 2012 RTM. KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2844205 Build # is 11.0.2410 This build has 6 fixes Relevant for builds 11.0.2100 -> 11.0.2409. Do not attempt to...
June 2013 Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008 R2
Well, surely at least partly in response to the CU6 mess I reported earlier today, and partly because they were due, Microsoft has released new cumulative updates that contain – among other things –...
Attention users running SQL Server 2008 & 2008 R2!
In April and May, Microsoft released cumulative updates for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (I blogged about them here and here). They are: CU #11 for 2008 SP3 (10.00.5840) (KB #2834048) CU #12 for...
Don’t just blindly create those "missing" indexes!
I explore a few additional places to get information useful for decisions about creating new indexes that are suggested as "missing" by various tools.
SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update #4 is available!
The SQL Server team has released CU #4 for Service Pack 1. KB article: KB #2833645 Build # is 11.0.3368 This build has 39 fixes by my count. For more information about this cumulative...