SQL Server 2008 SR4 sample database installer available
Based on the success of the new sample databases installer we created for SQL Server 2008R2, we've created a new samples refresh (SR4) for SQL Server 2008 on CodePlex at...
View ArticleAdventureWorks Community Sample Databases available for SQL Azure
It is a delight to announce the availability of the AdventureWorks Community Sample Databases for SQL Azure. You can download the scripts and data files from CodePlex. To install the databases on...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008R2 RTM Community Samples are now available.
Community sample database and sample code installers for SQL Server 2008R2 RTM are now available. You can find the database installer at http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/ and can find all...
View ArticleAnd now for something completely different!
For many years this blog has been about the great SQL Server samples which the SQL Server teams has brought to you. Today marks a change in the direction of this blog. For my readers interested in...
View ArticleSQL Azure Management Pack CTP2 Now Available on the Download Center
The first exciting news I have in the operations and manageability space is that there is now a management pack for monitoring SQL Azure based databases available as a public customer technology...
View ArticleMoving to Technet
It occurs to me that this topic is probably more relevant to folks who read blogs at Technet. So, I'm packing up this blog and moving it to http://blogs.technet.com/b/sqlserveroperations/. Thanks for...
View ArticleBack from blogcation
Well, it's been a while, but I'm back from my extended blogcation. Since my job has shifted again, I'm going to refocus this blog back to development side of things going forward. Today I have made a...
View ArticleHow much space does each table take up?
In the DevOps world space matters, especially when you are using PAAS databases in the cloud such as Azure SQL Database (aka SQL Azure) where there can be tight space limits per database. One useful...
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Strange error when using Start-CopyAzureStorageBlob
Every so often you need to copy a bunch of blob data around in the cloud. The Start-CopyAzureStorageBlob PowerShell cmdlet can be useful for kicking off that copying. It returns an object you can use...
View ArticleUnit testing multi-threaded WPF applications
While working to make a WPF application more responsive by offloading time consuming operations to .net 4.5 tasks (one of my favorite things!), I ran into a problem. Some of the unit tests just hung....
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