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SQLAuthority News – Running SQL Server 2008 in a Hyper-V Environment Best Practices and Performance Considerations

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Best Practices, Database, SQL Download, SQL White Papers
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 is a powerful virtualization technology that can be used by corporate IT to consolidate under-utilized servers, lowering TCO and maintaining or improving Quality of Service. Through a series of test scenarios that are representative of SQL Server application fundamentals, this document provides best practice recommendations…
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SQLAuthority News – Ahmedabad SQL Server User Group Meeting – October 2008

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
MVP, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit
Tomorrow is third Saturday of the Month and every third Saturday we have Ahmedabad User Group Meeting. Our user group is growing and getting interesting. Everybody who attended last months User Group (UG) Meeting realized that how important it is to attend UG meetings. UG President Jacob Sebastian (SQL Server…
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SQLAuthority News – Book Review – Pro SQL Server 2005 Replication (Definitive Guide)

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Database, DBA, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Data Storage, SQL Replication, SQLAuthority Book Review
Pro SQL Server 2005 Replication (Definitive Guide) (Hardcover) by Sujoy Paul (Author) Link to Amazon Quick Review: This is good book for any novice developer to start in the world of database replication implementation and maintenance. Replication is important part of highly availability and one book covers all the concept…
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SQLAuthority News – SQL Injection – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Best Practices, Database, DBA, SQL Humor, SQL Server Security

It has been a long time since I wrote about SQL Humor. Following is the cartoon sent to me by many (more than 10 times) so far by many users. I did not publish it till now as it has been quite popular and I believed many people had already seen it. However, recently by one of the quite big personality asked me why I have not included this in my blog, so I have finally decided to include that in my blog. Let us read humor about SQL Injection.

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SQLAuthority News – Download – Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
SQL Download, SQL Utility
Download the 2008 Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2008, a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. The Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. It includes the latest versions of: Redistributable components…
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SQLAuthority News – SQL Server 2008 – Microsoft Certifications for 70-432 70-433 70-450 70-452

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Database, Microsoft Certifications, Software Development
I have received many emails requesting information about SQL Server certifications examples. Microsoft has released new set of exams for SQL Server 2008 certifications. I am listing them here for quick reference. Exam 70-432 – TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2008 (10…
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