Managerial Relations
Steve Jones talks a bit more about the employee manager relationship in this turbulent times.
2008-09-30
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Articles
Managerial Relations
Steve Jones talks a bit more about the employee manager relationship in this turbulent times.
2008-09-30
70 reads
Managerial Relations
Steve Jones talks a bit more about the employee manager relationship in this turbulent times.
2008-09-30
65 reads
Recovery
How do you recover small pieces of data from a 16GB database? New author from Australia, Graham Okely, brings a story from the real world of data recovery at his employer.
2008-09-29
4,269 reads
Auto generate SQL Server restore script from backup files in a directory
One of the ongoing challenges of a DBA is to backup and restore databases. Backups are done on an automated schedule, but restores can take on many different versions, you may need to restore a production database, restore a development or test database or just create another copy of the database somewhere else. There are several ways of automating the restore process and creating a script, but this approach shows a way this can be done by just reading the contents of a directory for the backup files that exist.
2008-09-29
4,985 reads
Speeding up the Performance of Table Counts in SQL Server 2005
This article describes how the Object Catalog Views can be used to determine the number of rows in a table
2008-09-29
3,623 reads
The Relational Manager
Managing DBAs can be a challenge for both sides. Steve Jones talks a bit about some of his relationships with managers and the trouble that sometimes occurs.
2008-09-29
69 reads
The Relational Manager
Managing DBAs can be a challenge for both sides. Steve Jones talks a bit about some of his relationships with managers and the trouble that sometimes occurs.
2008-09-29
76 reads
The Relational Manager
Managing DBAs can be a challenge for both sides. Steve Jones talks a bit about some of his relationships with managers and the trouble that sometimes occurs.
2008-09-29
67 reads
The September 2008 Car Update
This month's car update focuses mainly on the Prius and changes that might coming in the car industry.
2008-09-28
503 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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