Monthly Archives: January 2011

Coming to SQL Saturday #60 in Cleveland

Posted on January 24, 2011 by way0utwest

It’s just a couple weeks away, on Super Bowl weekend. I can’t believe this is event #60, still in shock that this amazing franchise has grown to large. I’ll be at SQL Saturday #60 in Cleveland on Feb 5, 2011, … Continue reading →

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Help Us Help You

Posted on January 24, 2011 by way0utwest

Recently I was debating with some people on the quality of abstracts that were submitted to various conferences and events. There was quite a bit of discussion on the way that the summary of a presentation ought to be worded, … Continue reading →

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Disk Partition Alignment–MCM Prep

Posted on January 21, 2011 by way0utwest

Does disk partition alignment matter to SQL Server? Without a doubt. When new disk partitions are created, there could be a reserved set of sectors that could differ across disks because of the way that the hardware interacts. In the … Continue reading →

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Changing the Past

Posted on January 21, 2011 by way0utwest

A few years ago my accountant caught a mistake in one of our tax returns. This was during the next year’s filing and so we had to amend to previous return, filing against almost two years later to correct an … Continue reading →

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