Speaking at Auckland, New Zealand SQL Users Group
On Tuesday Morning at 2:00 am EST time I will be speaking at the Auckland SQLUsers Group. This will be...
2010-04-25
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Patrick LeBlanc
SQL Server 2008 R2 Road Show Recap
This past week I had the opportunity to speak at three SQL Server R2 Launch events.I spoke in three cities...
2010-04-23
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Editing Saved Packages
During my last SQLLunch, Introduction to SSIS, I was asked an interesting question by one of the attendees. He asked,...
2010-04-15
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Speaking Twice This Week
This week I will have the opportunity to speak at two different events. The first is on Monday, April 12th,...
2010-04-11
445 reads
Minimizing Fragmentation when Moving data using a Switch
Yesterday was the first day of the SQL Server 2008 R2 airlift.I attended a great session on Implementing a Fast...
2010-03-23
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SSRS - Formatting Mutiple Columns
Often when designing reports you are required to apply the same formatting to multiple columns in one table or matrix....
2010-03-19
1,574 reads
Minimizing Fragmentation when Moving data using a Switch
Yesterday was the first day of the SQL Server 2008 R2 airlift.I attended a great session on Implementing a Fast...
2010-03-17
814 reads
Using a CTE with a T-SQL Pivot Statement
During a T-SQL class that I was recently teaching I was asked if a PIVOT could be performed using a...
2010-03-09
9,603 reads
SSRS – KPIs without Analysis Services
During a recent project I was asked if it was possible to simulate Key Performance Indicator (KPI) images in SQL...
2010-03-09
1,684 reads
Speaking at Charlotte, NC - SQL Saturday #33
If you are near Charlotte, NC, I will be speaking at their SQL Saturday on March 6th, 2010. My session, SQL Server...
2010-03-01
499 reads
Blogs
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...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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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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