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SQLAuthority News – Presenting 3 Session at SQL Server Live, Orlando, Florida

November 18, 2013

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News

Performance tuning is my favorite subject and I totally enjoy presenting on this subject. I will be presenting 3 sessions at SQL Server Live at Orlando, Florida which are related to SQL Server Performance Tuning. Here is the abstract of the session. SQT10 “What Did I Do?” T-SQL Worst Practices…

Personal Technology – From Floppy to CD, DVD to USB Drive – Quick Note on Evolution of Personal Storage Device

November 17, 2013

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Software Development

Recently I was cleaning my house – clearing out old books and computer junk that I’ve been storing for a long time, when I found a box of floppy disks. I was filled with nostalgia. There was a time when I used floppy disks for everything – games, images, and…

SQL SERVER – SQLPASS 2013, Charlotte Memories – Book and Book Signing – Part 2

November 16, 2013

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL PASS, SQLAuthority Book Review

Yesterday I wrote about my SQLPASS 2013, Charlotte Memories Friends. This is second and last part of the same series. As you know I have so far written 10 different books on SQL Server and I am very much proud of that fact. Every time at SQLPASS, our books are…

SQL SERVER – SQLPASS 2013, Charlotte Memories – Friends and Technology – Part 1

November 15, 2013

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL PASS

I have been visiting SQLPASS for last 5 years and I always have a great time attending this event. For the last few years, I have been attending this event in Seattle, Washington. This year this event was at Charlotte, North Carolina. This was a new place for me as…

SQL SERVER – Root Cause to Performance Problems – Notes from the Field #002

November 14, 2013

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Notes from the Field, SQL Backup and Restore

[Note from Pinal]: This is a second episode of Notes from the Fields series. When there is a performance problem we all relentlessly work to fix the issue, however, we hardly spend time to find what has created the issues in the first place. For example, it is easy to…

SQL SERVER – Backup SQL databases to Box or SkyDrive

November 13, 2013

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

To ensure your SQL Server or Azure databases remain safe, you should backup your databases periodically. And it is important to store the backups in a reliable location. Microsoft SkyDrive currently offers 7GB free, Box offers 5GB free – both are reliable and it is simple to send your backups…

Personal Technology – Laptop Screen Blank – No Post – No BIOS – No Boot

November 10, 2013

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Humor

If your laptop Screen is Blank and there is no POST, BIOS or boot, you can follow the steps mentioned here and there are chances that it will work if there is no hardware failure inside. Step 1: Remove the power cord from the laptop Step 2: Remove the battery from…