A SQL Evening in London
Spend an evening with Itzik Ben-Gan, Greg Low, Davide Mauri and Bill Vaughn in London on March 16th. Come attend if you can.
2010-03-03
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Articles
Fixing DBCC CHECKDB Msg 8992 Errors
Returning author Wayne Sheffield recently had some database corruption - read about how it was fixed.
2010-03-03
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Efficiently Reuse Gaps in an Identity Column
This article will demonstrate an efficient way to reuse gaps in an identity column. Please note that this is something you normally shouldn't be bothered about in a well-designed database or application. However, there are circumstances where you are forced to do this.
2010-03-03
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How Do You Drive Your DBA Mad?
I’ve written about a few ‘worst practices’ over the years to call attention to some things that are bad (or...
2010-03-03
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March Question: What is the biggest mistake/problem you have ever found on a SQL Server instance, and how did you fix it?
Post your responses to the above SQL Aloha Question of the Month in the comments section below (at www.bradmcgehee.com if...
2010-03-03
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SQL Saturday #33
A one day training event in the Charlotte, NC area. Come join MVPs from around the area at another great SQL Saturday.
2010-03-03 (first published: 2010-02-03)
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Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Sample Chapter
Another sample chapter from Wiley, this time for one of the hot topics in business intelligence: data mining.
2010-03-02
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2010-03-02
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Master Data Services - SSIS MDM Load
The article will provide an overview of Master Data Services and a sample SSIS Package.
2010-03-02
10,227 reads
Ten Problems with XQuery and the SQL/XML Standard
XQuery and SQL/XML standard are processors for XML. SQL/XML was designed to try to match the capabilities of XQuery as closely as possible and XQuery was designed not only to support XML, but also to support relational processing. Read on to learn why this may have a negative influence on their capabilities.
2010-03-02
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Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
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If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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