Day 2 of TechEd India 2009 was even better: talks with industry leaders, Vinod Kumar’s session on data compression in SQL Server 2008, and a community party.
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SQLAuthority News – TechEd India 2009 – Day 1 – Authors Tech Session – SQL Server Cheat Sheet – Meeting Great People
The first day of TechEd India 2009 was a blast: Steve Ballmer’s keynote, my tech session with the SQL Server cheat sheet, and meeting great people.
SQLAuthority News – TechEd India 2009 – Day 0 – Day 1 – Authors Tech Session – SQL Server Cheat Sheet – Catch Me Live
I am at TechEd India 2009 in Hyderabad, leading a session on SQL Server Management Studio 2008 new features. Catch me live and grab my SQL Server cheat sheet.
What Changes When You Move to a New Major Version
A New Major Version of SQL Server changes the engine while database compatibility, query plans, and deprecated features need separate review.
SQL SERVER – How to Drop Primary Key Constraint
ALTER TABLE … DROP PRIMARY KEY is MySQL syntax and fails in SQL Server with Msg 156. Here is how to drop primary key constraint the SQL Server way.
SQL SERVER – Questions and Answers with Database Administrators
While hiring Database Administrators and senior developers for a large project, we discussed many interesting questions. Here are some, with my own views.
CASE Sort Priority: Put Business Order Before Alphabetical Order
CASE sort priority makes the queue policy explicit. Map known statuses to numeric ranks and keep missing or unfamiliar labels visible. Finish tied ranks with a unique key.
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