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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:49 AM

How Microsoft Does IT - Updated

I’ve pointed out this link before, and I’ll definitely bring it up again. Microsoft is one of the few companies I know, especially the big ones, that explains how they run their IT. We have a fantastic, I mean really fantastic site that you should definitely
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Monday, August 03, 2009 7:52 AM

The SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit

Want some free training? I think Microsoft does an amazing job of getting training out for free. If you need a boost for your career, are just starting out, or need to re-tool after a layoff, or if you just want to become more familiar with the latest
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 7:51 AM

Replacing the Books Online Search Feature

Some time back, the Books Online team at Microsoft made a very cool macro on Live.com that would search within the on-the-web version of Books Online – a very handy feature indeed, since the search for the installed version of Books Online is, well,
Posted by Buck Woody | 3 Comments
Monday, June 22, 2009 7:53 AM

Help Me Help You

Before I start this post, let me say that it is not pointed at any one person - if you've asked me for help recently, this isn't about you! The programming and administration computer disciplines are fairly unique, in my mind, in one interesting way:
Posted by Buck Woody | 1 Comments
Monday, April 06, 2009 7:50 AM

A Web Based Search for Books Online

As many of you know, I used to work on documentation like whitepapers and Books Online for SQL Server. One of the main problems I've found with our documentation isn't that there is not enough content - we have over 65,000 pages in BOL alone - but that
Posted by Buck Woody | 1 Comments
Monday, February 02, 2009 9:50 AM

Check that database before you restore it...

I'm on my way to the city of Seattle this morning on the train and I ran across an issue with a database restore. I've been working with Service Broker and then put it out of my mind. I then backed up said database and restored it the same instance as
Posted by Buck Woody | 1 Comments
Thursday, December 04, 2008 9:33 AM

SQL Server 2008 Whitepaper Access Point

A special site is available to get at the whitepapers for SQL Server 2008. You can find that here: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/learning/whitepapers.mspx . And here are a few of my personal favorites: Performance and Scale http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/sql_2008_perfandscale.mspx
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Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:46 AM

Free SQL Server Videos

Microsoft is now including video content along with Books Online for SQL Server. Check them out here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc952928.aspx
Posted by Buck Woody | 1 Comments
Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:57 AM

Free "Basic Training" for SQL Server

I answer a lot of questions about SQL Server - on forums, in newsgroups, in presentations and so on - and many are "101", or basic questions. That's great! I don't have a problem with that at all - I enjoy helping someone that is new to SQL Server learn
Posted by Buck Woody | 2 Comments
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:05 AM

Changes on the Developer and TechCenters for MSDN

I'm not sure if you've noticed the changes on the SQL Server Developer Center on MSDN or SQL Server TechCenter on TechNet. If not, you should definitely check them out. Here are a few highlights: · On the home page of both MSDN and TechNet, you’ll see
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:52 AM

Tips for (getting ready to deal with) Support

At one time or another, we all need a little help. When you’re knee-deep in Production and you run into a Problem, a little panic is unavoidable. Having a military background, I’ve been taught that the best way to deal with inevitable panic is preparation.
Posted by Buck Woody | 1 Comments
Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:28 PM

MSDN and TechNet SQL Server Sites Linked

SQL Server can be a strange animal - we have no direct end users, but we do have Developers and DBA's. For years we've have two sites that the two camps have used: MSDN for Developers, and TechNet for DBA's. But of course, there is no such thing as a
Posted by Buck Woody | 2 Comments
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:10 PM

Templates

I’ve run into quite a few DBA’s who aren’t using the Templates feature we provide with SQL Server Management Studio. If you spend a little time becoming familiar with them, I think you’ll find they are a powerful tool. Templates are really just a series
Posted by Buck Woody | 1 Comments
Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:23 AM

It’s two helps in one!

Did you know that you can show help in two different ways from SQL Server Management Studio? Most of us like the full client of Books Online, which is actually a program called the “DExplorer”. This tool has multiple windows, a URL bar, a search feature
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:00 AM

Using the Tools

A lot of the comments I get at conferences and over e-mail ask for various features within the management tools. To be sure, there are many things we can do to make the tools better, but many times (over half, actually) I end up saying "You know you can
Posted by Buck Woody | 1 Comments
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