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SQL Server 2012: First Hotfix for Service Pack 1 available

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(…)

SQL Server 2012: new permissions

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(…)

SQL Server 2012 SP1: First Cumulative Update (CU1) now available

A couple of days ago (20 November 2012), Microsoft rolled out the first cumulative update (CU1) for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1). It’s just two weeks after the release of the first Service Pack (SP1) we are(…)

Risk and Health Assessment Program for Microsoft SQL Server

I recently had the chance to go through a so called Risk and Health Assessment Program for Microsoft SQL Server (SQLRAP) at one of our clients. The SQLRAP assesses your SQL Server implementations to ensure proper productive use. It is(…)

Office 2013 and SQL Server 2012: an integrated, powerful BI solution

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(…)

Overview of Microsoft Visual LightSwitch

Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch is a new application development tool wich allows to create fast and nice web and desktop applications. The development environment is the same as the other .NET development tools and creating a new application with(…)

SQL Server 2012: SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) – Schema and Data Comparison

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)(…)

SnapManager for SQL Server: databases limitation policy

I recently talked to a customer about SnapManager, its recommendation on the number of databases and about a way to prevent the creation of more than 35 databases. The NetApp recommendation is no more than 35 databases on a single(…)

SQL Server 2012: Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) now available

This week, the third cumulative update was made available on the Microsoft website. What is in this CU for SQL Server 2012? This CU has 36 hotfixes: 25 for the engine 1 for SSAS 4 for SSIS 6 for SSRS(…)

Stéph@TechEd 2012: End – the new Certification Cycle for SQL Server 2012

For this last day () of the TechEd 2012, I going to present the new certification cycle for dba who wants to be certified for SQL Server 2012. But before, let's start with a brief introduction on Enterprise Information Management,(…)