BBQ Time in Texas
My first go at smokin’ a brisket is documented below. It is summertime and we are stuck at home in isolation, might as well find a new hobby. I...
2020-07-09
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2019 PASS Summit Recap from a First Timer
Heading to PASS Summit… It is Sunday the week of PASS Summit and I am at the airport after a relaxing morning with my wife and son. Unfortunately, I...
2019-12-06
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NTSSUG Board Elections
It is that time of year again. The NTSSUG has two spots coming open on the board. Last year I decided at the last minute to opt in as...
2019-11-21
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OLDEST_PAGE Log Reuse Wait type
Do you frequently use the “log_reuse_wait_type_desc” column in the [crayon-5f297eff3d7ff981952735-i/] view? Have you ever seen the type of OLDEST_PAGE? You are not the only one!! Recently I was troubleshooting...
2019-09-24
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NO RDPing!!! dbatools to the Rescue
So you hear this spread across the Twitterverse and Blogosphere. You should not RDP your SQL Servers to do administrative work. My nature has always been to troubleshoot issues...
2019-09-12
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Installing Microsoft MDS on SQL Server Standard Edition
HaHa, tricked you. You can’t install SQL MDS on Standard Edition. You must first upgrade to SQL Enterprise Edition before you can proceed with an MDS installation. Upgrading SQL...
2019-08-15
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Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate with MCP
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
Forums
How do I connect to a SQL Server database on my ISP?
I've got a web application for my side business. I've added a SQL Server...
Looking for New Blood
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Server-Level Row Counts for Tables and Views
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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