Monthly Archives: December 2012

2012 Blog Statistics in Review

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Glenn Berry

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: About 55,000 tourists visit Liechtenstein every year. This blog was viewed about 400,000 times in 2012. If it were Liechtenstein, it would take about … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition Licensing Limits

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Glenn Berry

As you might be aware, SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition has some hardware-related licensing limits that I think should be adjusted in light of the capabilities of modern, commodity server hardware. As a DBA and consultant, I would like to … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (Dec 2012)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Glenn Berry

Here is the December 2012 version of my SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements to a couple of the existing queries. There is also one new query at the very end, adapted from my … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (Dec 2012)

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Glenn Berry

Here is the December 2012 version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements to a couple of the existing queries. There is also one new query at the very end, adapted from Erin … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2012 Cumulative Update 5

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2012 Cumulative Update 5, which is Build 11.0.2395. I count 28 fixes in the public fix list. Some of these fixes look fairly important, so you should take a look at the fix list. Here … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Cumulative Update 4

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 4, which is Build 10.50.4270. I count 34 fixes in the public fix list. Some of these fixes look fairly important, so you should take a look at … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 10

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Glenn Berry

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update 10, which is Build 10.50.2868. I count 15 fixes in the public fix list. Some of these fixes look fairly important, so you should take a look at … Continue reading →

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Two Blogs, One Writer

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Glenn Berry

I started blogging back on August 9, 2006, so I have been at it for quite a while. I am pretty proud that I have stayed pretty active with relatively frequent posts over the past six-plus years. I don’t plan … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries (Dec 2012)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Glenn Berry

Here is the December 2012 version of my SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements. I dropped a couple of redundant queries, and added a new query at the end. To go with it is … Continue reading →

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OT: Space Exploration and the Future of Humanity

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Glenn Berry

I am old enough to remember watching the Apollo 11 landing in 1969 as a young child. Before and after that, I can remember drawing pictures of Saturn V rockets blasting off, with smoke billowing on either side. It is … Continue reading →

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