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Free "Basic Training" for SQL Server
17 July 08 08:57 AM | Buck Woody | 2 Comments   
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 Read More...
Real World DBA Episode 7 – SQL Server Features - Clustering
11 April 08 04:15 PM | Buck Woody | 1 Comments   
http://edge.technet.com/Media/Real-World-DBA-Episode-7--SQL-Server-Features-Clustering/ This week: In the news, SQL Server is now out of Mainstream Support – and I’ll show you where to find out what support options you have. In this week’s feature, I’ll Read More...
Real World DBA Episode 6 – Upgrading SQL Server
07 April 08 09:20 AM | Buck Woody | 0 Comments   
http://edge.technet.com/Media/Real-World-DBA-Episode-6--Upgrading-SQL-Server/ This week: In the news, Microsoft updates SQL Server Webcasts, in this week’s feature, we’ll cover the processes and procedures you need to follow for an upgrade. The web link Read More...
Real World DBA Episode 3 – Does Join Order Matter?
14 March 08 02:42 PM | Buck Woody | 0 Comments   
http://edge.technet.com/Media/Real-World-DBA-Episode-3--Does-Join-Order-Matter/ This Week In the news, Microsoft releases a web-based database service. In this week’s feature I’m joined by Joe Webb, who answers the question “Does Join Order Matter”? The Read More...
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Real World DBA Episode 2 - Using the Right Identity
07 March 08 02:11 PM | Buck Woody | 1 Comments   
http://edge.technet.com/Media/Real-World-DBA-Episode-2-Using-the-Right-Identity/ (Note - there was one section in the podcast where I was not clear about the intent of a statement. Please see the "Addendum" section below for more on that!) This Week In Read More...
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How Do I Do That?
12 April 07 01:24 PM | Buck Woody | 1 Comments   
Did you know you can quickly locate all kinds of topics that walk you step-by-step through a lot of the common tasks in SQL Server, from backups to creating a report in Reporting Services? In the local client (DExplorer) tool, just look on the top bar Read More...
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Great new Learning Resource
30 March 07 11:04 AM | Buck Woody | 3 Comments   
We have a lot of content out there - a LOT. But how do you find it all? We have a great new resource that one of our team members put together. It’s a customized Windows Live search, that limits results to Books Online. Check this out, and make sure you Read More...
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Is Books Online Online?
07 March 07 08:23 AM | Buck Woody | 1 Comments   
"Books Online" has become an industry standard for documentation, with a really long history. Before it became so large, it used to actually be a set of books, and you could read them electronically, hence the name. But Books Online is no longer published Read More...
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Using the Search Feature
23 February 07 07:54 AM | Buck Woody | 0 Comments   
SQL Server Books Online is an absolutely huge resource. With over 58,000 pages that change several times a year, it's like getting all of the books at one time that you are ever going to use from Grade-School through College. Not only that, it is used Read More...
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SQL Server 2005 Books Online is Updated!
19 February 07 10:33 AM | Buck Woody | 0 Comments   
As I mentioned in my last blog post , SQL Server is updated several times a year - our team calls this a "web refresh". Isn't it great that we come up with new words to describe things? Anyway, SQL Server Service Pack 2 just released , and Books Online Read More...
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SQL Server Books Online
14 February 07 09:32 AM | Buck Woody | 13 Comments   
Most of us have stacks of books on our shelves about SQL Server. But you also have an amazing resource that you get for free with SQL Server, or even on the web: Books Online. Some of you might not know how SQL Server Books Online is put together and Read More...
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