Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes ...
NOTE: At least one project will be selected every week for the remainder of 2010. Like the Phoenix rising from...
2010-07-31
1,436 reads
Arnie Rowland
I come to you, humbled...
WOW! A couple of weeks ago, I announced that I would be offering a few MSDN Ultimate subscriptions to unemployed...
2010-07-21
593 reads
While you don't get a 'Free Lunch', you will get your just desserts...
UPDATE: Additional Microsoft MVPs have joined the project and we will now be selecting at least two (2) now three...
2010-07-12
468 reads
There will be no 'Free Lunch' -just great feelings of accomplishment
NEW: Project Criteria and Submission Here I was again awarded the ‘Most Valuable Professional’ (MVP) designation from Microsoft for my...
2010-07-02
553 reads
It will happen on a spring day in May...
"The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May." - Edwin Way Teale This spring, the Portland,...
2010-02-22
463 reads
It doesn't matter, it's just data...
Database Design. Sounds simple, and at the same time, demanding. I mean, what's to design. You just need a few...
2009-12-15
357 reads
Marketing Mistakes and Poor Customer Service can Hurt Your Business
Yesterday, I was able to cause a potential customer to buy a competing product. In fact, according to my tally...
2009-11-15
398 reads
You Bet Your Life
Yesterday, Jonathan Kehayias wrote in his blog post " Have you got air in your spare.." about dealing with a flat...
2009-10-22
360 reads
Do You Have What It Takes?
I was engaged in a conversation recently where the topic under discussion was "What defines an "A" class player?" Others...
2009-05-02
375 reads
Heads I win, Tails You Lose
Imagine going to a casino with $100 dollars to gamble. As you enter, you notice a vending machine that sells...
2009-03-22
627 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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