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I was amazed at the results when I just did a search of SQLBlog, and realized no one had really blogged here about the changes to the Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) program. Greg Low described the MCM program when he decided to pursue the MCM at the Read More...
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If, for who knows what reason, you haven't yet got your copy of the SQL MVP Deep Dives book , you can't pass it up today. It is the "Deal of the Day" at Manning , and you can get it for only $25! Check it out at at: http://www.manning.com/nielsen/ (the Read More...
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I am in Tucson again, having just recorded two more online workshops to be broadcast by SSWUG. We haven't set the dates yet, but we are thinking about offering a special package deal for the two of them. The topics really are related and I think they Read More...
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You've probably already read about the SQL Server MVP Deep Dives book, which will be making its debut at PASS in November. Many of my friends and colleagues have blogged about it already. But just in case… SQL Server MVP Deep Dives is an all-volunteer Read More...
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I invite you to check out the posts by one of SQLBlog’s newest bloggers: Ben Nevarez . I first met Ben online when he started commenting on my Inside SQL Server 2005: The Storage Engine book, with the most insightful comments on my oversights as well Read More...
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I know it's been a while since my last post, and there is a specific reason for that, which I am going to tell you about. On February 5th, I emailed to my editor the LAST chapter of my new book, after the author reviews and all comments from the editors Read More...
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I wrote about "Too Many Columns" last September, and along with changes in SQL Server 2008 that allow lots of columns, there is also the ability to create more than the old maximum of 249 nonclustered indexes on a table. I knew this fact, but somehow Read More...
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I've finished my last chapter of SQL Server 2008 Internals , and now I am doing author reviews. The editors are complaining about the way I use the term "SQL Server". Sometimes I say "Your SQL Server should be configured ...." or refer to SQL Server using Read More...
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Less than an hour ago, I sent my last chapter of my next book "SQL Server 2008 Internals" to my editor! Note that I said "my" last chapter, not "the" next chapter, as two of my co-authors still need to complete their chapters. But I've finished my chapters! Read More...
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November is conference month for me, and I'll be giving away vouchers for signed copies of my new book, to be mailed to the winners as soon as I receive my author copies. I'll be giving away one each day of my seminars in London and Seattle! The London Read More...
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Less than a week ago, I told you about making some major progress on my new book, and that it would "soon" be pre-orderable. It turns out it already was orderable, as my helpful readers let me know. So here is the link to Amazon, for all of you who want Read More...
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I realize it's been a long time since I've posted, but I have been traveling quite a bit, and when not traveling I am writing. I have a firm deadline for the next book,and it means every available hour that I am not teaching will have to be spent writing. Read More...
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School started for my two university-attending sons, and one of them was ordering his books on Amazon from the Marketplace, which is resellers and Amazon partners, selling both new and used. He ordered the books before classes started, expecting to receive Read More...
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Maybe this post should have been a Geek City post, because 20 years is the length of time I've been working with SQL Server! Some people might think it's very geeky to spend 20 years working with the same software product. I started working with the Sybase Read More...
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The last volume of Inside SQL Server 2005 ( Query Tuning and Optimization ) is now in the hands of MS Press. This is the first time I have worked on a Inside book as a group project, and for some strange reason I thought that meant that I could get the Read More...
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