My report from K-MUG TechEd Trivandrum on June 27, 2009, where a PASS Chapter was launched, with thanks to the people who made the day a success.
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Auditing Who Changed What, and When
Plan SQL Server auditing around the question you need answered, then distinguish security events from row history, change tracking, and CDC.
Logical Order Is Not Execution Order: A Conversion Error WHERE Missed
Reproduce a conversion error that survives a WHERE filter, inspect optimizer choices, and replace fragile casts with TRY_CONVERT or proper types.
SQL SERVER – Languages for BI – MDX, DMX, XMLA
A friend knew BI means Business Intelligence but asked which languages it uses. Quick definitions of MDX, DMX and XMLA, the languages of SQL Server BI.
SQLAuthority News – FIX : Error : HP OfficeJet Scanning and Printing Gray or Pink Shades
Not SQL this time: HP OfficeJet scanning gave every copy a gray or pink shade, and even HP support had no answer. Here is what fixed it for me.
SQL SERVER – Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices
Disk partition alignment is an often overlooked way to improve SQL Server I/O performance. A pointer to Microsoft’s paper on aligned and nonaligned storage.
SQLAuthority News – Book Review – The Rational Guide to Building Technical User Communities (Rational Guides)
My review of Greg Low’s guide to building technical user communities, a one-of-its-kind book for anyone who wants to start and grow a user group.
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