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License by Core

It had to change at some point in time. I’ve watched technology advance over the last few years, with dual core, quad core, and even up to twelve core processors appearing from Intel and AMD. With those advances, one of … Continue reading

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Real Time Dangers

There seems to be a quest to move closer and closer to real time decision making. Gather data, analyze it, and make decisions instantly, preferably with the help oif expert systems. That makes some sense, and as shown in the article, … Continue reading

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Filestream and Backups

What happens when you backup a filestream enabled database in SQL Server 2008? According to BOL, your data is backed up as part of the normal backup process. Does it work? Let’s do a little test. I made a simple … Continue reading

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Slide Decks for PASS, SQL in the City, and SQL Server Connections

I’ve sent my slide decks to the organizers, but I know they don’t always get posted. So I’m putting a few links up here for my talks. If you check the page for my Preparation for Disaster talk, you’ll find … Continue reading

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