Another Dive into Transaction Log File Forensics
Over the past three years since I first took a look at the
insides of a Transaction Log file, I have...
2012-11-16 (first published: 2012-11-06)
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Quebec Human Rights Commission Ignores Racism Documented by CRT Judge (Civil Evidence), Ignores E-mail Evidence & Botches Up Investigation
After seeking justice in this matter for years, I am obliged to bring this issue up again (since it affects...
2012-08-02
1,243 reads
Latest Presentation on SQL Server Mirroring Given at Transcontinental's Offices
With a handful of System Administrators, Network Specialists and DBAs, I gave my third presentation on SQL Server Mirroring this...
2012-06-14
1,513 reads
Optimise Your Disk Subsystem I/O with An Index File Group and Index Compression
As a DBA who is always seeking solutions to performance bottlenecks, amidst the
daily rituals of validating backups and other regular...
2012-06-06
1,687 reads
Top 20 Reasons Why Bill 101 Is a Nuisance to Modern Quebec Society: Greatest Hits of the Tyranny of Bill 101
Quebec's Shameful, Coercive Language Law‘Je me souviens’ les palmarès Top 20 de la loi 101 sacrée qui nuit à la...
2012-05-09
15,589 reads
SQL Server 2012 Synopsis - Mission Critical Applications Combined With The Fantastic 12 New Features or "The Baker's Dozen" as described by Microsoft this Week
Notes by Hugo S., Print Screens from three Microsoft Presentations
7 December, 2011 with Additions combined from early February 2012 day-long...
2012-03-27
1,261 reads
Free E-Book on SQL Server 2012, Great Job by Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner (yes, they have done it again :)
Free E-Book: Introduction to SQL Server 2012
Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner have again done a wonderful job on this free...
2012-03-20
2,411 reads
Activity Monitor in SQL Server 2012: an Improved Embedded Optimisation Gizmo for the Thrifty DBA
Waaaay back in December ‘08, after having spoken briefly at SQL teach here in Montreal thanks to MVP Paul Nielsen...
2012-03-18
21,312 reads
Avoid Database Restore Issues (Errors 3219 or 3514) by a Simple Script Edit - the DB Restore Work-around
Starting with the 1000 foot view: During the process of applying changes to a production database - let's call it Change...
2012-03-18
5,170 reads
PlayBook OS 2 Update Awesome, Why Pay Three Times the Price for an IPad?
I have become dependent on my tablet, here is why, thanks to a great summary from the Globe and Mail.
2012-02-23
1,120 reads
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Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
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I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
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