PreCon–SQL Saturday Tampa
I recently had a great opportunity to present a preconference all day event in Tampa with the crew from the...
2011-11-09
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My Election Questions Mystery Machine
So last year in improved transparency move, the board and the nomination committee began posting the questions the noncom asked...
2011-10-14
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SQL Saturday 89 in World Famous Orlando FL!
Wow, what an event. I had to run to Redmond right after this so I am sorry this post is...
2011-10-06
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Growing like a weed?
The other day, someone said to me ?You guys are growing like a weed? Now it was a competitor, so...
2011-10-04
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BI’s pretty boy goes down!
It?s never easy to beat up on a friend. Sometimes they have it coming though!.
The Webinar smackdown is over....
2011-10-03
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Join the Wolf Pack at PASS Summit 2011
Quick update for all of you!
Hey there everyone! We are going to have some awesome surprises, new software features...
2011-09-30
1,561 reads
SQL Saturday 89 in HotLanta!
So I am really close to Atlanta geographically, but I?m never there. I?m going to change that after this SQL...
2011-09-30
1,565 reads
What do you want to see from your PASS board? Me?
Many of you know recently the PASS board announced that elections will be coming up for three seats on the...
2011-09-30
2,609 reads
BI Battle Royale–Adam beats up a Hippie
Weekday Lunch RAW!
Welcome to the Smack-down ladies and gentleman. I couldn?t believe it when Brian walked into my office the...
2011-08-31
1,794 reads
Ice Cubes and Top SQL Rally Speakers
That title may evoke thoughts of inappropriate SQL Karaoke or perhaps not but It is so nice to know I’m...
2011-06-18
862 reads
Blogs
Scooby Dooing Episode 9: The Case of the Artificially Intelligent Villain
Welcome back, my fellow sleuths, to my mystery-inspired blog series! I’m having a ton...
The Book of Redgate: Don’t be an a**hole
By Steve Jones
This was one of the original values: The facing page has this text: No...
Beyond Pipelines: How Fabric Reinvents Data Movement for the Modern Enterprise
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have thought about data like plumbers think about water: you build...
Forums
Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs
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Understanding Server Load Issues When Handling PDF Conversions
An often-encountered issue for web development as well as for IT infrastructure management is...
Database Ledger in SQL Server 2022
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Question of the Day
Azure SQL Database MAXDOP
When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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