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Are you a new SQL Server DBA? Live Blog @LearningTree

Jul 12, 2016 | Professional Development, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server Training | 0 comments

This week I’m teaching Learning Tree’s course 2108 SQL Server Database Administration course in LEC in London. Following on from last weeks success live blogging from the back of the room producing the 294 influence skills course, this week I’m going to try it...

Word Wrap in SQL Server Management Studio

May 4, 2016 | SQL Server, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, SSMS | 0 comments

I was delivering a SQL Server upgrade class last week in Toronto Canada. I got asked a slightly off topic question. It went something like this… “Can you get the text in management studio to word-wrap?” Word-wrap is not on by default. You can see from the image ...

SQL Server 2005 is Now Out of Support (12 April 2016)

Apr 11, 2016 | SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server Blog, SQL Server Consulting | 0 comments

SQL Server 2005 is now out of support. I remember going to a SQL Server 2005 launch event at the premises of Microsoft partner is South Wales back in the day. It feels like the end of an era. If you still have SQL Server 2005 instances and databases you should...

TSQL– Search for Strings in Object Definitions

Apr 6, 2016 | SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, TSQL | 0 comments

I have been  working nn an environment  that had multiple copies of a database on the same SQL server instance. In this case the SQL Server was acting as both a UAT and Training environment.The application was supported by two databases. Each database had...

Weekly Roundup–SQL Server and Related News

Apr 5, 2016 | SQL Server, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, Weekly Update | 0 comments

Welcome to this weeks weekly round up of links, SQL Server and other news. Its been a busy week on the work front but still made time for some reading. The #Build2016 announcements were very interesting and the most interesting are included here. David is currently in...

Powerful SQL Queries for SQL Server

Dec 7, 2015 | SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, TSQL | 0 comments

New Year, new powerful SQL queries! Start the New Year off with some great Transact-SQL training and join me for Learning Tree’s Powerful  SQL Queries for SQL Server  one day online training course running on the 14th January. You will learn: •...
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