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Today we had a production migration and brought over one of our legacy applications from a data center located up[…]
Read moreSQL Server: Can I upgrade to 2008 R2 from 2008, 2005 or 2000? #TSQL2sDay
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Read moreIn my DJ Days
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Read moreParticipate in #TSQL2sDay
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Read moreSQL Trace causing error “The client was unable to reuse a session with SPID XXX”
We will open traces whenever a slow performing process needs to be pinpointed. We never experienced a high overhead until[…]
Read moreThe 2011 Volvo S60. “Get Naughty” Event
Yesterday I went to the “Get Naughty” event and test drove the 2011 Volvo S60. A great car overall, with[…]
Read moreGoogle Chrome: Paste without formatting
Within Google Chrome, press Ctrl+Shift+V to paste without formatting. Great when using Google Docs. Just wanted to share.
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