Alter Table Not Permitted
By David Postlethwaite
At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write some...
2014-04-10
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Gethyn Ellis
Dedicated Administrator Connection
By David Postlethwaite
At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write some...
2014-04-09
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SQL Saturday Exeter
A couple weeks back was the second SQL Saturday to be held in Exeter. Although I wasn’t speaking this time,...
2014-04-07
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Backup and Housekeeping with Maintenance Plans
Get an idea of how to handle the housekeeping tasks associated with backups, like removing old backup and log files.
2014-02-17 (first published: 2011-01-26)
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SQL Server 2012 and Virtual Service Accounts
This post is written by David Postlethwaite
If you are using SQL Server 2012 you will probably have noticed that the...
2014-01-13
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SQL Server Training in London this Christmas
If you are thinking of upgrading to SQL Server 2012 in the near future then why not join me in...
2013-12-09
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Superfast Broadband – can be a drawn out slow and frustrating process
I’m writing this blog post to simply to vent some frustration. I live in Wales’ third largest city, Newport and...
2013-12-06
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Test Post – Please ignore
I’m just testng out my new laptop making sure things are working as they should
2013-11-18
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SQL Server Training Events–November and December 2013
I’m in New York City this week delivering a SQL Server Virtualization and Consolidation 3 days course for Learning Tree....
2013-10-29
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Job: SQL Server DBA (Permanent UK)
A client of mine are looking for a good SQL Server DBA on a permanent basis, the location is flexible...
2013-09-05
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Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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