PASS Summit is almost here
This is my second trip to Seattle for the annual bash. Last year I was a newbie. I did not...
2011-10-07
1,456 reads
Roy Ernest
Who says you cannot mix business with pleasure?
There is an advice out there that says never to mix business with pleasure. It is not true in all...
2011-09-21
2,008 reads
One hectic month ahead
The SQL Pass community summit is just around the corner. There is so little time and so much to do....
2011-09-07
1,387 reads
Why you should blog more
I was trying to write an article for a long time. Every time I start writing one, I would put...
2011-09-01
1,237 reads
I am a Big Bro
The first time I did any volunteering work for PASS was last year at the Summit. I enjoyed doing it....
2011-08-15
1,661 reads
Exceptional DBA of the Year 2011 - Please vote for Jeff Moden
Every year Redgate has a competition to find the most
exceptional DBA of the year. This year too they are conducting....
2011-07-27
1,600 reads
Why you should ask your CTO to attend the User group meetings.
When we (Bill Wunder and me) started our user group, the first person we invited to sign up to our...
2011-05-06
1,855 reads
Confessions of a DBA – Part 4
This is the last part of my confession series since this is showing me only in negative light. I wish...
2011-04-19
1,262 reads
Confessions of a DBA – Part 3
After reading this confession, I am sure almost every DBA is going feel a churn in their stomach. They are...
2011-04-14
2,052 reads
Confessions of a DBA – Part 2
How I caused a fifteen minutes of blocking.
This particular incident happened when I joined this company. I joined this company...
2011-04-12
1,339 reads
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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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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