The SQL Server Energy Event on May 20, 2009 in Ahmedabad was a hit, with BI expert Rushabh Mehta of SolidQ as the star speaker for SQL fans in Gujarat.
SQLAuthority News – Download – SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit
Download the SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit by Microsoft to learn how to build web applications with the new data types in SQL Server 2008.
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Named Pipes Provider error 40, could not open a connection to SQL Server, hit me after I rebuilt my home network. Here are the common errors and the fix.
The Scripts Worth Having on Every Server You Touch
Keep focused DBA scripts for active requests, blocking, table size, index usage, backups, and failed jobs, with clear limits on each result.
SQLAuthority News – SQL Server Energy Event – Mark Your Calendar – May 20, 2009
Mark your calendar for May 20, 2009: the Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad SQL Server User Groups come together for one big SQL Server Energy Event.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Management Studio Error : Saving Changes in not permitted. The changes you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes to a table that can’t be re-created or enabled the option Prevent saving changes that require the table to be re-created
SSMS says saving changes is not permitted when a table must be re-created. Learn to turn off Prevent saving changes, and why I still prefer T-SQL.
Dynamic PIVOT: Building Report Columns From the Data
Build a dynamic PIVOT with ordered STRING_AGG and QUOTENAME, parameterized filters, zero-filled results, and explicit report-width limits.