March 2014 – SQLBlog.org

SQLSaturday #262 : Boston

Aaron Bertrand March 29th, 2014 Community / SQLSaturday

Today I gave my T-SQL : Bad Habits & Best Practices session at SQLSaturday #262 at Microsoft in Cambridge. Fun event with a lot of friendly faces. A few mishaps along the way: had...

Making the Case for INSTEAD OF Triggers – Part 1

Aaron Bertrand March 25th, 2014 SQL Server

I perform some deeper testing on triggers, showing that INSTEAD OF triggers are worth a look.

Validate the contents of large dynamic SQL strings in SQL Server

Aaron Bertrand March 24th, 2014 SQL Server

Tip : Validate the contents of large dynamic SQL strings in SQL Server

SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update #9 is available!

Aaron Bertrand March 17th, 2014 SQL Server / SQL Server 2012

The SQL Server team has released SQL Server 2012 SP1 Cumulative Update #9. KB Article: KB #2931078 Build # is 11.0.3412 Currently there are 29 public fixes listed (33 total) Relevant for builds 11.0.3000...

March 2014 Cumulative Update for SQL Server 2008 SP3

Aaron Bertrand March 17th, 2014 SQL Server / SQL Server 2008

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update #16 Build # 10.00.5852 KB Article: KB #2936421 2 public fixes Relevant for builds 10.00.5500 -> 10.00.5851 NOT for SQL Server 2008 R2...