SQL Saturday #60, Cleveland Speaker Evals
I just received 35 speaker evaluations from SQL Saturday #60 in Cleveland. It was a great event (although I had...
2011-02-15
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Grant Fritchey
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UN-SQL Friday #003–Vendor Love
The love that dare not speak it’s name… Yes, love for vendors. <shudder> Oh, I mean I love my new...
2011-02-15
594 reads
DBA 101: Why Don’t People Run Backups
It happened multiple times this week. It happens multiple times every week. Some poor soul is posting on a message...
2011-02-13
722 reads
TSQL Tuesday #15–Automation in SQL Server
Automation is the separation point for the professional DBA from the amateur. That makes this a very important topic. Thanks...
2011-02-08
903 reads
PASS Summit Location
Andy Warren has posted another one of his excellent summaries of what’s going on at the PASS Board. Andy, thanks...
2011-02-08
1,580 reads
SQL Saturday #60: The Saga
First, let me thank Erin Stellato (blog|twitter) and all the volunteers for running such a great event. Nicely done.
This event...
2011-02-07
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PASS Summit Location
Andy Warren has posted another one of his excellent summaries of what’s going on at the PASS Board. Andy, thanks...
2011-02-02
1,916 reads
Powershell to Automate SQL Compare
A question came up on the SQL Server Central Forums, how could you use Red Gate SQL Compare to automate...
2011-02-02
2,381 reads
Powershell to Automate SQL Compare
A question came up on the SQL Server Central Forums, how could you use Red Gate SQL Compare to automate...
2011-01-31
4,291 reads
DBA 101: Why is my log file full?
This question comes up constantly in different venues. I see it sometimes 2-3 times a day on SQL Server Central....
2011-01-27
3,653 reads
Blogs
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
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