To remove a cached connection from the SSMS Connect dialog, delete the entry from the Server name list. The tests here show that the list lives on the client, how three entries can reach one server, and how to check where an old entry points before you delete it.
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SQL SERVER – Get High Availability with SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 offers several High Availability options, including up to four active secondaries. Here is what they give you and how a course can help.
TechEd India 2013 Bangalore and Pune: A Photo Journey
TechEd India 2013 Bangalore and Pune was my fifth TechEd and fourth as a speaker: four sessions in two cities, on performance troubleshooting and indexes, told in photos.
SQL SERVER – Tricks for Row Offset and Paging in Various Versions of SQL Server
Paging is needed in almost every application. I show row offset and paging scripts for each version from SQL Server 2000 to 2012, using AdventureWorks.
CROSS APPLY and OUTER APPLY in Everyday Queries
Use CROSS APPLY and OUTER APPLY for per-row functions, reusable expressions, VALUES unpivoting, DMV text, plans, and latest rows.
Choosing Hardware for SQL Server Now
Choosing hardware for SQL Server Now means matching core cost, memory, and storage latency to measured workload needs and future growth.
geometry STArea: Measure the Polygon Interior
geometry STArea measures polygon interior rather than its outline. These local planar shapes show equal areas with different perimeters, a hole subtraction and zero-area instances.
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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.
Pinal has authored 19 books and 125 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.
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