Technology Survey SQL Server 2014 CTP1 is available 08.07.2013 by Stéphane Haby Last week, I gave you some news about SQL Server 2014 (here). SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 1 (CTP1) now is available for download on TechNet here (you need a TechNet subscription). (…)
Database management SQL Server 2012: System views poster available 13.06.2013 by Stéphane Haby Good news for all SQL Server DBAs: DMVs and DMFs poster are now available for SQL Server 2012. You can download them here. You can choose between 2 formats: pdf and xps. What’s new?(…)
Technology Survey SQL Server 2014: the next version 06.06.2013 by Stéphane Haby At TechEd North America 2013, Microsoft introduced a lot of new versions: Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Visual Studio 2013 and, and, and… SQL Server 2014, of course!8-O You think I’m crazy or(…)
Database management SQL Server 2012: CompoundCurve – a new geospatial feature 03.06.2013 by Stéphane Haby There are three new geospatial features in Microsoft SQL Server 2012: CircularString, CurvePolygon, and CompoundCurve. For the fun and as an example, I will test CompoundCurve, a set of circular strings that may be combined with line strings, and(…)
Development & Performance SQL Server 2012: new perfmon counters 04.03.2013 by Stéphane Haby I have read some blog postings concerning the new perfmon counters, but I have not seen really extensive overviews yet. In this post, I would like to present not only what is new, but also what has changed (or(…)
Database management SQL Server 2012: Configuring your TCP Port via Powershell 21.02.2013 by Stéphane Haby Changing the default TCP port 1433 for SQL Server is an important step for securing your SQL Server. I have written a script in PowerShell to modify the port number that helps me perform this task. This blog posting will show(…)
Database Administration & Monitoring SQL Server 2012: First Hotfix for Service Pack 1 available 24.01.2013 by Stéphane Haby This month, Microsoft has released the first hotfix for SQL Server Service Pack 1. Analysis This Hotfix concerns the installation of SQL Server components and Analysis Services. If you have installed the RTM version with Analysis Service and successfully installed(…)
Technology Survey SQL Server 2012: new permissions 24.12.2012 by Stéphane Haby For this end of the year, I decided to present you the new permissions on SQL Server 2012. How to have a list of all permissions ? It’s very simple with this query: SELECT * FROM sys.fn_builtin_permissions(”) SQL(…)
Business Intelligence Office 2013 and SQL Server 2012: an integrated, powerful BI solution 13.11.2012 by Stéphane Haby I have recently read that PowerPivot and Power View are natively present in Office 2013 and especially in Excel 2013. I found this fun and decided to install the preview of Office 2013!:-D First, what are(…)
Database management SQL Server 2012: SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) – Schema and Data Comparison 10.10.2012 by Stéphane Haby In my life prior to SQL Server, I worked with Visual Studio Team System (VSTS). The “Schema and Data Comparison” feature of SQL Server 2012 Data Tools is a direct descendant of Visual Studio for Databases Professionnals (aka Data Dude)(…)