January 2008 - Posts

• RIP: Ken Henderson, 1967 - 2008

  This is a very difficult post to write, much as it is difficult to really accept that someone in the prime of his life, with young children who needed him, who is far younger than I am, could just die. It just doesn't seem right, but as we know, right Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:43 PM by Kalen Delaney | 39 Comments

• Did You Know: You can define your own Hotkeys!

  One feature of SQL Server 2005 Management Studio that I have been known to complain about is the mechanism behind customizing your own hotkeys. Oh, yes, there is an interface for it, but once you've defined a key sequence, it doesn't work like I wanted Read More... Posted Sunday, January 27, 2008 4:57 PM by Kalen Delaney | 10 Comments

• Did You Know? My DVD is Now Orderable!

  The DVD for the first in a series of presentations from my SQL Server 2005: Architecture Internals and Tuning course can now be ordered online. it is in the final stages of editing and we are giving a discount for pre-orders. Check it out at http://dvd.kalendelaney.com Read More... Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:54 PM by Kalen Delaney | 14 Comments

• Did You Know: A Terrific New Community Website

  Take a look at www.SQLCommunity.com It's a great new community website, with tips, tricks, articles, scripts, and references to other sites. I am one of the site managers, and we're planning on adding live and online events, as soon as we all get settled Read More... Posted Saturday, January 19, 2008 5:08 PM by Kalen Delaney | 4 Comments

• Geek City: Fragmentation on the System Tables

  It's my first post of the new year. I hope it's starting out well for all of you! New year, but sometimes the same old questions. I got another email asking about defragging the system tables. It seems to be in the Hit Parade of FAQs. First of all, WHY Read More... Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 6:05 PM by Kalen Delaney | 4 Comments Filed under: internals, metadata, DMVs, fragmentation

• Geek City: A Hardware Post?

  Most of you who read my writings know that I don't often write about hardware. And in fact, I'm not writing about it today. I'm only pointing out a post by one of the most famous hardware bloggers, Linchi Shea. His recent post refers to a paper written Read More... Posted Saturday, January 05, 2008 4:27 PM by Kalen Delaney | 0 Comments