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Jun17

SQL SERVER – 2008 – SQL Server Start Time

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL DateTime, SQL Scripts

I have been playing with SQL Server 2008 recently. There are many new features which SQL Server 2008 have. One of the interesting addition to SQL Server 2008 is system table field which records when SQL Server was started. This field has data type as datetime that is why it…

Jun16

SQL SERVER – Introduction to SERVERPROPERTY and example

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Function, SQL Scripts

SERVERPROPERTY is very interesting system function. It returns many of the system values. I use it very frequently to get different server values like Server Collation, Server Name etc. Run following script to see all the properties of server. SELECT 'BuildClrVersion' ColumnName, SERVERPROPERTY('BuildClrVersion') ColumnValue UNION ALL SELECT 'Collation', SERVERPROPERTY('Collation') UNION…

Jun15

SQL SERVER – 2008 – Inline Variable Assignment

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts

I loved this feature. I have always wanted this feature to be present in SQL Server. Last time when I met developers from Microsoft SQL Server, I had talked about this feature. I think this feature saves some time but make the code more readable. ---- SQL Server 2005 Way…

Jun14

SQLAuthority News – 600 Article and Over 3 Million Readers

Pinal Dave

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

Database, DBA

No Comments

Today is 600th article on this blog and so far over 3 Million readers have visited this blog. Popularity of this blog is increating everyday due to active participation from some good readers. When people share their ideas and their opinion whole world becomes better place. I encourage all of…

Jun13

SQL SERVER – 2008 – Introduction to Policy Management – Enforcing Rules on SQL Server

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Policy Management, SQL Coding Standards, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I have previous written article about SQL SERVER Database Coding Standards and Guidelines Complete List Download. I just received question from one of the blog reader is there any way we can just prevent violation of company policy. Well Policy Management can come into handy in this scenario.

Jun12

SQL SERVER – 2008 – Step By Step Installation Guide With Images

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Database, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation

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SQL SERVER 2008 Release Candidate 0 has been released for some time and I have got numerous request about how to install SQL Server 2008. I have created this step by step guide Installation Guide. Images are used to explain the process easier.

Jun11

SQL SERVER – 2008 – Four Key Pillars

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Database, Software Development

As SQL Server 2008 is now ready to ship its final product in few months, I get many questions about what is new and attractive in SQL Server 2008. SQL SERVER 2008 has four key pillars. 1) Enterprise Data Platform It has heavily reliable database platform and can be expanded…

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 14 SQL Server database books and 100 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.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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