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Monthly Archives: January 2011
My Thoughts on the Intel Sandy Bridge Chipset Recall
I awoke this morning to see a number of stories breaking about the Intel Sandy Bridge H67/P67 Chipset Recall. I also had a number of Tweets directed at me (@GlennAlanBerry) and several e-mails from people asking me what I thought … Continue reading
Building an Extremely Power Efficient Intel Sandy Bridge Desktop System
Since I have a 3.15Kw grid-tied Solar PV System on the roof of my house in Parker, I pay pretty close attention to my electrical power usage. I try to generate more electricity than I use, because I care about … Continue reading
Microsoft Support Policies for Windows Server and SQL Server
Microsoft provides ten years of support (five years Mainstream Support and five years Extended Support) at the supported service pack level for Business and Developer products, which include Windows Server and SQL Server. The term “supported service pack level” means … Continue reading
Speaking at the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta on March 5
I just got the notification that I will be one of the speakers at the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta on March 5, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. This event (which is in its third year) is like a mixture of a … Continue reading
Speaking at SQLSaturday #66 in Colorado Springs on February 12
I recently found out that I will be one of the speakers at SQLSaturday #66 on February 12 in Colorado Springs. I will be talking about hardware evaluation and selection, and the full abstract is below: Hardware 201: Selecting and … Continue reading
Another Example of CPU Throttling Due to Balanced Power Plan in Windows Server 2008 R2
Here is another example CPU throttling from someone who had a server running with the default “Balanced” Power Plan in Windows Server 2008 R2 (which works the same way in Windows Server 2008). As you can see in Figure 1 … Continue reading
New Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008 SP1 and SP2
Microsoft has released new cumulative updates for both SQL Server 2008 SP1 and SQL Server 2008 SP2. Remember, both of these are completely separate from SQL Server 2008 R2 (which is considered a separate, major release from SQL Server 2008). … Continue reading
Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on January 20, 2011
My good friend, Kevin Cox, of Microsoft’s SQLCAT (SQL Customer Advisory Team) will be giving a presentation on what is new in SQL Server “Denali” at the Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on Thursday, January 2011. The meeting place … Continue reading
How to Obtain and Install SQL Server Service Packs and Cumulative Updates
If you are in charge of one or more SQL Server instances, whether they are on a laptop, or a large Production data center, you need to be aware of how SQL Server updates and fixes are released, and how … Continue reading
Posted in SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2
Tagged Cumulative Updates, Service Packs
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Intel Processor Information
Here is a small collection of links to tools for measuring and evaluating mobile and desktop processors, along with some marketing hype from Intel about Sandy Bridge. CPU Reviewer Kit for Intel Sandy Bridge Intel Processor Comparison Tool How to … Continue reading
Glenn Berry's SQL Server Performance 