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SQLBlogCasts is a free service to those folk who want SQL Server related blogs. It's there to support the online community especially in but not limited to the UK.

The site is a partner of the UK SQL Server User Group a group of professionals with an interest in and using Microsoft SQLServer.

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  • Bug in Log Growths in 4GB increments (fixed for SQL2008R2)

    SQL Server like other software unfortunately has bugs, and thankfully these are often resolved in the subsequent Service Packs & Hotfixes released One such bug was the incorrect growth of the log file, if the growth increment was any multiple of 4GB - it doesn't grow with the expected growth size For those who didn't know As log growths...
    Posted to Neil Hambly (Weblog) by NeilHambly on Sun, Feb 5 2012

  • Chris Date in Edinburgh

    Chris date is returning to the UK on June 7th and 8th. Details of the course titled "Normal Forms and All That Jazz: A Database Professional's Guide to the Theory of Database Design" can be found at http://www.justsql.co.uk/chris_date/cjd_edin_may_2012.htm This will appeal to everyone from Architects, DBAs and Developers and is based on...
    Posted to Martin Bell UK SQL Server MVP (Weblog) by MartinBell on Sun, Feb 5 2012

  • Working with SSAS traces and the dreaded Textdata in SSMS

    For good or bad i regularly work with SSAS traces that i have saved to a table and many years ago i was regularly frustrated by the fact that the contents of the textdata column containing the query is always truncated at 65535 characters. You may think 65535 characters should cover most queries but once Excel gets to work it generates some huge queries...
    Posted to Andrew Calvett (Weblog) by ACALVETT on Sat, Feb 4 2012

  • Upcoming SQL Events

    Things are getting real BUZY for me on the SQL Events front already {I have plans to do a lot of SQL Events this year, to even try to match my huge 2011 tally) I have to try to find time to plan and organize all the various tasks needed to just fit it all in {need to get my travel plans sorted .I will have to try using Tripit as Jen Stirrup has recommended...
    Posted to Neil Hambly (Weblog) by NeilHambly on Sat, Feb 4 2012

  • Community Voting open for SQLRally Pre-cons

    As some of you probably know - I do speak a lot of SQL conference's, but getting session submissions picked can be tough @ times (especially for the larger events) Sometimes there are community voting rounds .. for a few precious slots @ these larger events I now have one of those voting rounds for my Pre-Con submission @ the next SQLRally event...
    Posted to Neil Hambly (Weblog) by NeilHambly on Fri, Feb 3 2012

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