Hiring a new employee can be a hit or miss proposition. We often don't learn much about how someone will work from an interview. Steve Jones talks about an alternative way to hire someone by taking them for a test drive.
2009-08-19
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Disk partition alignment is a powerful tool for improving SQL Server performance. Configuring optimal disk performance is often viewed as much art as science. A best practice that is essential yet often overlooked is disk partition alignment. Windows Server 2008 attempts to align new partitions out-of-the-box, yet disk partition alignment remains a relevant technology for partitions created on prior versions of Windows.
2009-08-18
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2009-08-18
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Everything I've read about the built-in configuration options is that you can retrieve values from a SQL Server table, an XML file, etc. but I really prefer to just use the command line options. I'm currently specifying 10 or more command line options on average. Do you have any ideas on a better way to do this?
2009-08-18
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Take the new challenge from MVP Jacob Sebastian. Deadline is next Monday.
2009-08-18
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How to move databases from one server to another with limited downtime
2009-08-17
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In a previous tip, Granting limited permissions to create views in another schema in SQL Server, I showed how to use the CREATE VIEW permission and the ALTER SCHEMA permission to allow users to create new views using the same schema as the tables. However, I have found that the users can alter and drop tables in this schema which is beyond what I want them to do. A DENY CREATE TABLE does not work, so what can I do to prevent them from touching the tables in this way? In this tip I will show you how you can use a DDL trigger to prevent this unneeded access.
2009-08-17
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SharePoint administrators can minimize data loss by selecting the appropriate SQL Server recovery model. But which model is right for your enterprise?
2009-08-17
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You may think that the task of teasing out the exact nature
of the data and processes within a company...
2009-08-17
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Networking is one of those things that so many people say is good for your career? But why? Steve Jones has a few examples today from his own experience.
2009-08-17
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I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
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dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
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In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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