Here are the slide decks from the Introduction to SQL Server class – January 2010. Class 1 About the Instructor Introduction and Class Overview (Review Syllabus) Course Logistics – What to expect and what is expected What is SQL Server? Installing SQL Server 2008 SQL Server Management Studio Differences between SQL Server 2005 and SQL 2008 Introduction to SQL Books …

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The current datacenter has failed.  The company that we have been using Fibercloud in Bellinhgam WA, with their “Always On” slogan has had an epic failure. Server temp of 117 degrees F means that it is time to move to a real datacenter. Planning on configuring a new SQL server a the new location, then doing a full restore and …

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This week I have been at the SQL Connections conference in Las Vegas. With 7 to 9 hours of classes and presentations every day, all on Microsoft SQL Server. The classes included the Next Generation of SQL Server, Distributed Applications with Service Broker, Building High Availability Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Virtualization, Installation and Migration Strategies, Logging and Recovery, Minimally …

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First off if you are not familiar with ISO files, an ISO file is a file that is a disk image of a a CD disk or DVD disk. It is like a copy of the entire CD or DVD into a ISO image on your hard drive. These were typically used for copying or distributing a disk contents over …

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