If you’ve been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server, PowerShell, and the day-to-day work of being a DBA. Execution plans, availability groups, dbatools scripts...
2026-04-30 (first published: 2026-04-28)
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It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application, and when you open SSMS to investigate, the connection spinner just keeps spinning. SQL Server...
2026-04-27 (first published: 2026-04-22)
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Hello, dear blog reader. Today’s post is coming to you straight from the home office, ready to talk about a topic that comes up more than you’d think: storing...
2026-04-22 (first published: 2026-04-14)
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In SQL Server environments where transactional replication runs alongside Always On Availability Groups (AGs), DBAs sometimes face a frustrating scenario: replication stalls when a secondary replica or subscriber is...
2025-11-07 (first published: 2025-10-21)
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Have you ever received the dreaded error from SQL Server that the TempDB log file is full? Only to open SSMS and be greeted with a message that prevents...
2025-10-13 (first published: 2025-09-18)
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Whether you’re a seasoned DBA or just exploring database tools, DBeaver offers a powerful, cross-platform GUI for interacting with PostgreSQL and many other databases. As a continuation of the...
2025-10-07
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We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?” What’s your first move? For me, it starts with the SQL Server Error log. I...
2025-10-03 (first published: 2025-09-11)
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Are you diversifying your DBA skillset? My recent job search made one thing clear: the database landscape is broader than just SQL Server and Oracle. More and more companies...
2025-09-30
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Hello, reader! Today, I’m going to walk you through a scenario that many DBAs encounter: accessing a SQL Server instance when you don’t have the SA password, and no...
2025-09-17 (first published: 2025-09-02)
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Recently, I was in a technical interview where the topic of running PowerShell at scale came up. Although I’ve worked with PowerShell for quite some time, I realized I’d...
2025-09-16
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By Brian Kelley
My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...
By Steve Jones
“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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