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SQLAuthority News – SQL Server Energy Event with Rushabh Mehta – May 20, 2009
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.
SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 – Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: )
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.
Restart History: Preserve Startup Evidence Before Logs Cycle
Restart history records startup evidence before retained logs disappear. Keep each source and timestamp separate, and test repeat collection with synthetic archives.
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.