Confessions of a DBA - Part 1
Couple of year's back I brought the SQL Server down to its pathetic knees by using a HINT. Yes, with...
2011-04-08
1,492 reads
Roy Ernest
Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database Server? Part 3
This series of blog is to give a general idea what you could look at when setting up a new...
2011-04-07
1,489 reads
Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database server? Part 2
Part 1 of this blog talked about the bad experience we had with a badly configured SQL Server. The second...
2011-04-06
1,609 reads
Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database server? Part1
There is always some disconnect between the network admins and the DBA’s regarding hardware set up of a SQL Server....
2011-04-05
1,636 reads
The one bright spot in an otherwise bad day.
April 1st is a fun day for almost everyone. Playing tricks or just enjoying the tricks played by others. For...
2011-04-04
1,253 reads
Is the new 4k sector hard drives a blessing or is it going to be the next best thing after Internet?
I read on lots of websites that the new hard drives will be moving to 4K sectors instead of the...
2011-02-03
1,744 reads
How to make Net Meeting a success
This article is a basic guide line to chapter leaders who are planning to have Net meetings as part of the User Group meetings.
2011-01-20
1,076 reads
MVP Program
There is one thing that have been bothering me for quite some time. I thought I would blog about it....
2010-12-27
1,280 reads
SQL Pass Voting forum
So far I have seen lots of blogs about SQLPASS regarding the Slate for this years BoD. I do not...
2010-08-25
709 reads
Congrats to all MVPs (New and Renewed)
Today twitter is buzzing with news about MVPs being confirmed. Some new and some old getting renewed. I am sure...
2010-07-01
568 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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Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
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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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