2008-05-16 14:55
For reasons that may be clear from the address this blog will move to http://blogs.msdn.com/wesleyb/.I hope you will all continue to read my blog on this new address! Read More
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2008-05-08 18:46
SQL Server 2008 has not yet been released but nevertheless there are already some test results from the CTP versions. Do note that the performance will probably improve even more when the fi… Read More
2008-04-28 08:00
Those of you who read my blog regularly may have noticed the previous post and maybe more important the comments on this post.Somehow I think we were not the only ones having this questions… Read More
2008-04-17 18:51
The guys @ Microsoft have been busy improving the quality of SQL Server even more.First of all CU7 was released (Build 3239) here.As usual this means CU8 has been announced here.I know there… Read More
2008-04-15 18:21
There are many myths surrounding table variables and one of the most common is probably the 'in memory' story. There are however a couple of other interesting facts about temp variables whic… Read More
2008-04-05 06:47
It looks like I maybe convinced another (ex) colleague to start blogging.Welcome to the blogginghood Egon ;-) Read More
2008-03-19 19:23
A question I get asked quite a lot is "how many files / filegroups should my database have?". As we all know there is only one right answer to all of life's questions and that is: "it depend… Read More
2008-03-06 19:52
The Techdays (and launch event) are coming pretty close so get ready for some nice sessions about SQL Server 2008, Windows 2008, Visual Studio 2008, Hyper-V and more!You can always pay me a… Read More
2008-02-20 15:26
With every release comes a new announcement of course.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949095/ Read More
2008-02-20 15:23
It is out there! The build number is 3228.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946608/ Read More
2008-02-20 09:53
In case you have not noticed, the February CTP is out there!Go get it! Read More
2008-02-16 09:27
One last reminder that the mainstream support for SQL Server 2000 SP4 and SQL Server 2005 SP1 will end on 08/04/2008.For more information about this visit the guys from Microsoft SQL Server… Read More
2008-02-16 09:27
One last reminder that the mainstream support for SQL Server 2000 SP4 and SQL Server 2005 SP1 will end on 08/04/2008.For more information about this visit the guys from Microsoft SQL Server… Read More
2008-02-09 12:26
Some sad news on this blog. Ken Henderson was one of the SQL Server gurus who wrote wonderful books and had a real passion for SQL Server. We will sure miss him in the community. My condolen… Read More
2008-02-05 20:13
This time I am not just trying to draw your attention to this post, it has really RTM'ed!More information here.Together with the announcement of Windows Server 2008 they have also announced… Read More
2008-02-04 21:00
The nice people from the SQL Server Customer Advisory Team have started a new website called SQLCAT.com.It is a great source of information for large SQL Server implementations so make sure… Read More
2008-01-26 12:56
I got your attention didn't I?Unfortunately the news in this post is not as good. The guys from the Data Platform Insider blog posted a 'Roadmap Clarification' for SQL Server 2008 and I am a… Read More
2008-01-21 19:58
In case you have not noticed yet, the SQLCat team has released a new version of the Best Practices Analyzer. Among other things it contains 60+ new rules and the Analysis Services rules hav… Read More
2008-01-12 09:20
I was giving a presentation on the new programmability features in SQL Server 2008 when the following question popped up:"Does the MERGE statement support multiple WHEN MATCHED clauses?"As y… Read More
2008-01-04 20:36
Because CU5 is released here is the next announcement.The question is of course how many of you have already implemented CU5? Read More
2007-12-19 08:38
It is out there! The build number is 3215.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943656/ Read More
2007-12-10 20:55
With every release there are really some features that you seem to miss, maybe because they are small or maybe because you just do not use that functionality that often.That is how I recentl… Read More
2007-12-04 14:25
Because I have a day off my colleague said I should stop working and blog something.Since inspiration comes mostly at work I will keep this one simple.The updated Books Online for SQL Server… Read More
2007-11-26 20:43
Today we found a table that was perfect for testing the newsequentialid() default. My colleague killspid thought it might be useful to talk about it and said "Blog it!".This new feature has… Read More
2007-11-20 20:35
First of all I am very glad that 2 of my requests seem to have made it to SQL Server 2008:Cumulative waitstats info https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?Feedbac… Read More
2007-11-19 20:22
Fire up those virtual servers because the latest CTP is out!Get it here:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3BF4C5CA-B905-4EBC-8901-1D4C1D1DA884&displaylang=enWhat's… Read More
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