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Network Packet Size: to Fiddle With or Not to Fiddle With

A network pipeline isn’t nearly as pleasant to look at as the oil pipeline (or anything) in Alaska, but it’s something that DBAs should be aware of. There is a server configuration in SQL Server that controls the size of packet in which SQL Server sends out data. This setting…

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Posted in SQL Server Soldier :: News from the frontlines of the database wars on 27 March 2013

Day 31 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Backup and Restore of the Resource Database

It has been a long journey to the final day my 31 Days of Disaster Recovery series, but we have finally reached the final post, day 31. My final topic for the series is born out of a conversation I had today with my good friend and fellow DBA, Ed…

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Posted in SQL Server Soldier :: News from the frontlines of the database wars on 25 March 2013

Day 30 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery (T-SQL Tuesday #40): Using Partial Availability and Initialize from Backup to Replicate a Partial Database

It’s been a tough and long road to 31 Days of Disaster Recovery. It’s been very difficult coming up with quality topic ideas for the series as we near the end. For day 30 of the series, I am combining a post on performing piecemeal restores with a post on…

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Posted in SQL Server Soldier :: News from the frontlines of the database wars on 12 March 2013

The Saddest Thing I Ever Heard a Manager Say

I am currently going through the process of looking for a new opportunity for my career. I’m going through the rigamarole of doing interviews and talking numbers with recruiters, etc. I’m even considering a position at Microsoft whome I left last year after spending 5 years there. All of these…

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Posted in SQL Server Soldier :: News from the frontlines of the database wars on 1 March 2013

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Network Packet Size: to Fiddle With or Not to Fiddle With

Day 31 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Backup and Restore of the Resource Database

Day 30 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery (T-SQL Tuesday #40): Using Partial Availability and Initialize from Backup to Replicate a Partial Database

The Saddest Thing I Ever Heard a Manager Say