What I Will Do For You in 2012
Many of you have first hand experience of our phenomenal sql community (affectionately labelled the #sqlfamily).
Your first encounter with it...
2012-01-09
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John Sansom
Start 2012 with Your Best of 2011
The first week following on from the Christmas break is a very hectic one for us Data Professionals.
Your customers are...
2012-01-03
621 reads
Why Did You Start Blogging?
That’s easy, because Brent Ozar (Blog|Twitter) challenged me to……
Finding time to keep up with awesome blog content can be tough....
2011-12-15
652 reads
SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 2 – My Review
Volume 1 was packed full of knowledge and a very welcome edition to my bookshelf! With the bar already set...
2011-12-09
839 reads
What Makes The Perfect DBA Role?
What is it that makes the perfect role for a Database Administrator?
Well I can’t tell you that because you and...
2011-12-07
1,306 reads
What Every DBA Should Get For Christmas
What is a brilliant gift at Christmas for a DBA? I mean apart from having the day off…..
For those new...
2011-12-05
581 reads
New Year New Job?
Are you 100% satisfied with your current job? Of course not!
When given serious consideration most people will agree that there...
2011-11-28
920 reads
Being an Effective DBA Remotely
Do not let the phrase “out of sight, out of mind” apply to you.
As Data Professionals a lot of us...
2011-11-01
1,125 reads
SQLRelay Just Got Bigger Folks – The King is Back
Return of the King?
As if the original week of action planned was not enough SQLRelay just got Bigger!
Three brand new...
2011-09-07
749 reads
My Guide to Passing MCTS Exam 70-432
A reader wrote in to me last weekend regarding the MCTS Exam 70-432 (SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance).
Hi John,
I...
2011-09-05
2,387 reads
Blogs
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Streamlining Azure VM Moves Into Availability Zones
By John
One of the more frustrating aspects about creating an Azure virtual machine is that...
Forums
Deadlock graph anomaly
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Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale Level 6: Backup and Restore Internals
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The Challenge of AI
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Question of the Day
Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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