UN-SQL Friday #003–Vendor Love
The love that dare not speak it’s name… Yes, love for vendors. <shudder> Oh, I mean I love my new...
2011-02-15
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Grant Fritchey
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DBA 101: Why Don’t People Run Backups
It happened multiple times this week. It happens multiple times every week. Some poor soul is posting on a message...
2011-02-13
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TSQL Tuesday #15–Automation in SQL Server
Automation is the separation point for the professional DBA from the amateur. That makes this a very important topic. Thanks...
2011-02-08
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PASS Summit Location
Andy Warren has posted another one of his excellent summaries of what’s going on at the PASS Board. Andy, thanks...
2011-02-08
1,580 reads
SQL Saturday #60: The Saga
First, let me thank Erin Stellato (blog|twitter) and all the volunteers for running such a great event. Nicely done.
This event...
2011-02-07
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PASS Summit Location
Andy Warren has posted another one of his excellent summaries of what’s going on at the PASS Board. Andy, thanks...
2011-02-02
1,915 reads
Powershell to Automate SQL Compare
A question came up on the SQL Server Central Forums, how could you use Red Gate SQL Compare to automate...
2011-02-02
2,381 reads
Powershell to Automate SQL Compare
A question came up on the SQL Server Central Forums, how could you use Red Gate SQL Compare to automate...
2011-01-31
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DBA 101: Why is my log file full?
This question comes up constantly in different venues. I see it sometimes 2-3 times a day on SQL Server Central....
2011-01-27
3,653 reads
SQL Saturday #71: Call For Speakers
The SQL Saturday #71/New England Data Camp #3 call for speakers has been open for quite a while. But, we...
2011-01-26
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Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
Forums
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Changes, Happiness, and a Few Tears
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Question of the Day
BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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