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Read on: Performance Guidance for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines.

Here is the collective blog post that provides the list of cumulative update packages for SQL Server 2008 SP1 and SP2 releases, also SQL Server 2012 RTM versions. SQL Server 2012 RTM has 9th Cumulative update release – build number will be 11.0.2405.0.  SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 has 7th Cumulative update release – build[...]

We got the good mix of topics for the SQLSaturday Dublin conference, in addition to the pre-con sessions. Friday Preconference Training Day (21st of June) will contain 3 fantastic full day training sessions:      - Productivity and Leadership Skills for the IT Professional by Kevin Kline      - Self-Service BI and Office 2013 by Chris Webb      - SSIS, MDS and DQS by Matt Masson[...]

The 4th cumulative update package for SQL Server 2012 SP1 is available now for testing. KBA2833645 talks about the list of issues that are fixed:   VSTS bug number KB article number Description 1226984 2504090 FIX: Access violation or incorrect result when you insert data into or update a new partition of a partitioned table[...]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-jun

As a part of security maintenance if your organisation have a scheduled interval of patches to apply to the existing SQL Server 2008 R2 data platform, then it is the time now to apply the important security patch that is applicable for SQL2008R2 SP1 environment only. However if you have  applied the Service Pack2 for[...]

June is going to be very busy in Scotland in terms of learning/training/events/conference SQL Server with 2 major events happening. SQL Saturday Edinburgh on 07th & 08th and SQL Relay starting from Glasgow on 17th June, Following on from SQL Saturday, SQL Relay is coming to the Cineworld on Renfrew Street, Glasgow on 17th June.[...]

A big week ahead indeed, speaking at SQL Saturday conference for the first time… and one more first time is ..in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SQLSaturday Riyadh – event will be held (for the first time in the Middle East) in May 23rd 2013 at Holiday Inn (AlQasr), Olaya., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. No doubt that SQLSaturday’s are[...]

PowerPivot is one of the best feature that is provided for the end-users and one of the best practice is to install PowerPivot once the SQL Server platform is installed on the server side. Microsoft documentation refers that ….the SharePoint farm for configuration consistency, including Application servert s and web-front end servers. The installer package[...]

It is another wonderful opportunity to speak at another SQL Saturday conference #229 in Dublin on June 22nd 2013. SQLSaturday event that is managed by SQLPASS organisation (SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server). The schedule for this event has not yet been made visible to[...]