Monthly Archives: June 2009

I will be giving the second presentation (from 7:15-8:00) at the Boulder SQL Server User’s Group on Tuesday, July 14.  I will be giving my “Using SQL Server 2008 Database Mirroring to Become a Super Hero!”  presentation. Here is the … Continue reading →

Well, I passed 70-450 today, (after passing 70-433 on Monday), so I am nearly done with the MCITP: Database Developer and Database Administrator tracks for SQL Server 2008. I just need to take 70-451, and I will be done. I … Continue reading →

I decided to take the 70-433 Exam this morning, cold, with no studying, just to see how I would do. It was actually easier than I expected, and I got a score of 850/1000.  Passing this exam gives me the … Continue reading →

I will be giving a presentation at the Boulder SQL Server User’s Group (BSSUG) on July 14, 2009. My presentation is “Using SQL Server 2008 Database Mirroring to Become a Super Hero!”  AbstractDatabase mirroring is a valuable technology that can … Continue reading →

PASS has published the complete list of sessions for the PASS Community Summit 2009 in November.  There are a lot of very interesting sessions scheduled, with some excellent speakers. I have to admit that I still get a kick out … Continue reading →

Microsoft has released CU4 for SQL Server 2005 SP3. This is Build 4226. They have also released CU14 for SQL Server 2005 SP2, which is Build 3328. Technorati Tags: Microsoft SQL Server

We have a table with a little over 4 billion rows that uses SQL Server 2008 Page data compression. With Page data compression, the table takes up 3.8TB. If I were to remove the data compression, we would need about … Continue reading →

The June meeting of the Denver SQL Server User’s Group is at 5:30PM on June 18, 2009. The meeting location is not at the Microsoft office anymore. It has been moved to the AmeriTeach office in Greenwood Village. Here is … Continue reading →