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On May 19th, Microsoft has updated the Support Policy for Microsoft SQL Server products that are running in a hardware virtualization environment , which you can find at the following link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956893/en-us The main update
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I've blogged some time ago about Microsoft recommendations for maximizing the performances of your disks subsystem for a SQL Server implementation : SQL Server - Speed up your Disks! http://blogs.technet.com/beatrice/archive/2008/06/09/sql-server-speed-up-your-disks.aspx
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A new version of MPS Reports has been released late April, at the following link: Microsoft Product Support Reports http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CEBF3C7C-7CA5-408F-88B7-F9C79B7306C0&displaylang=en Amongst the main differences:
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One of the most common question I've received regarding data and backup compression in SQL Server 2008 is related to achievable results in terms of performance and compressio-ratio on very large databases. I've just found some interesting data published
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This is a nice section in 2008 Books On Line which I just found and wanted to blog about - mainly for my reference so that I can quickly find it when needed ;-) I've found it whilst looking for recommendations to troubleshoot Resource Governor, but there
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The SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide is now Live and available to download. It is a 490-page white paper (hold on, do not get scared, you don't need to read it all :-)) which covers the essential phases and steps to upgrade existing instances
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For those which live or work close to Reading - there will be a UserGroup on the 20th Evening held in TVP - Microsoft Offices. Agenda: 6pm – 6:30 Registration and networking + Tea/Coffee with biscuits. Meet and greet. 6:30pm – 7 Round Table discussion
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Here we are, as promised, with some rumblings on SQL Server 2008 Resource Governor . I've played a lot with the various options which this features provides, especially in preparation of my TechEd presentation last week! Did I ever mention how much I
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Just discovered whilst at TechEd that Microsoft policies for SQL Server products that are running in a hardware virtualization environment are not much known as yet to the majority of the public. Therefore the PFE in me :-) wants to be sure that when
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Wow! Presenting at TechEd yesterday had been one of the best experiences of my life! Being in front of different customers, which work with SQL Server every day, and being able to share my experience on the field with the new great features included with
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This week I'm presenting on SQL Server 2008 Resource Governor @TechEd Barcelona http://www.microsoft.com/emea/teched2008/itpro ! My session is on Tuesday, 10:45 - 12:00 , make sure to come along if you want to learn about this cool new feature in SQL
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After my follow-up post about our SQL Server 2008 event in TVP , where I've presented about SQL Server 2008 Data and Backup compression (well, actually, I did made another last minute presentation on behalf of a friend on SQL 2008 Upgrade :-)), I've been
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A new series of events is coming soon in London and Edinburgh, from the UK SQL Server User Group . Amongst the speakers there will be my friend and ex-colleague Christian Bolton ( http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/christian/ ), which will present on the evening
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