Neil Hambly

SQL Server Builds (April 2012)

NeilHambly — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:43:00 GMT

If you like me - Knowing which Build you should have deployed when we look @ the myriad of Service Packs & Cumulative Updates possible, it can quickly become confusing What actions should I do to...

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My 24HOP session

NeilHambly — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:27:00 GMT

Hello So was very exicited to have my 24HOP session on SQL Sever 2012 Memory Unfortunately I had the Demo gods decided that I should be paid a few visits.. and caused me to drop my connections for...

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24HOP & SQLRally News

NeilHambly — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:59:00 GMT

24 Hours of PASS The Spring 2012 SQLPASS 24 hours of PASS event is a WHOLE DAY {Yes 24 hours’ worth} of SQL session exploding right onto computer screen’s near you When: 21st March 2012 - 1 session...

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15 new wait_types in RC0 build

NeilHambly — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:02:00 GMT

As the builds progress we have gotten more and more wait_types These where the number of wait_types in each version so far 202 SQL Server 2005 484 SQL Server 2008 490 SQL Server 2008 R2 631 CTP3 646...

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Bug in Log Growths in 4GB increments (fixed for SQL2008R2)

NeilHambly — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:21:00 GMT

SQL Server like other software unfortunately has bugs, and thankfully these are often resolved in the subsequent Service Packs & Hotfixes released One such bug was the incorrect growth of the log...

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Upcoming SQL Events

NeilHambly — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:00 GMT

Things are getting real BUZY for me on the SQL Events front already {I have plans to do a lot of SQL Events this year, to even try to match my huge 2011 tally) I have to try to find time to plan and...

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Community Voting open for SQLRally Pre-cons

NeilHambly — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:57:00 GMT

As some of you probably know - I do speak a lot of SQL conference's, but getting session submissions picked can be tough @ times (especially for the larger events) Sometimes there are community...

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Script to automate the Stats history

NeilHambly — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:18:00 GMT

Following on my from posting on Cardinality earlier this month, As I will likely want a way to quickly evaluate the stats history for a database...

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Discovering the differences in releases

NeilHambly — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:22:00 GMT

I know I'm a Geek @ heart and I do get that "Ooooh" moment when I find something different in a release (and I haven't just read it in a blog, book or another source) One such...

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Show me some Cardinality

NeilHambly — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:10:00 GMT

In the word of data – Cardinality issues is one issue you will already have encountered or will do @ some stage, having statistical information up to date is vital for the Query optimizer choosing a...

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