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Microsoft has a vision to manage any data, any place, any time. This vision includes the technologies within SQL Server but extends much beyond the database to our development tools (Visual Studio) and end-user tools (Office).

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Blog about Microsoft certifications for developer & SQL Server technologies.

Tips, Tricks, and Advice from the SQL Server Query Processing Team
The query processing team - query optimization & execution - providing tips, tricks, advice and answers to freqeuently-asked ...

SQL in Stockholm : transaction log
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Sustainable Computing: Power Management Settings for Compliance and a Reduced Footprint
The latest installment of our online-only Sustainable Computing column is now available. Find out how you can: Bring Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Power Management Settings into Compliance Bring Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Power M more

Is it true that the second Windows Server license in SBS 2008 Premium can only be used for Terminal Services or SQL Server?
Here’s a question that was raised at a licensing bootcamp recently that I thought I would share the answer with all of you on. The question was: “Is it true that ONLY TWO ROLES are supported for the 2nd server in Premium Edition, those being for Terminal more

SQL Server 2005 SP2 News from Paul Randal
Thanks to Mohammed Sharaf, who passes along this post from Paul Randal’s blog regarding a corruption issue people are running into in SQL Server 2005 SP2.  Here’s the money quote: The situation is this: a table with a non-unique clustered index ( more

Do we get SBS 2008 Premium in our Action Pack subscription?
A question I have seen floating around lately has been in regards to SBS 2008 and what is included in Action Pack. By now, the October 2008 Action Pack kits are out and people have had time to go through them and see that SBS 2008 Standard is included in more

Same shit, different decade/century/millenium
Lest you have any doubts, I speak here for myself and only for myself, not for Microsoft or for any person, group, or division within Microsoft. This statement is so simple that anyone can get it, right?Now although I work for Microsoft, for everything I more

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