Time Off, Down Time, Round Up
I have taken some time off this week, I have been to the beach with my two golden retriever puppies....
2010-03-04
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Gethyn Ellis
SQL Server - MVP Deep Dives
I got my copy of MVP deep dives earlier this month and have been making good progress in reading some...
2010-03-02
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SQL Agent – Giving non-SA users permissions on jobs
There are some new database roles in the MSDB database in SQL Server 2005 that allow you to grant more...
2010-02-28
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Renaming a Standalone Instance of SQL Server
I needed to upgrade the underlying IO subsystem of one of my IO intensive SQL Servers. After some discussion with...
2010-02-25
2,119 reads
Setup a Database Snapshot
I have been tinkering lately with database snapshots and I thought the subject warranted a short post on the subject....
2010-02-23
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SQL Server 2005 CLR execution error after restore
I recently restored a SQL Server 2005 database to a testing environment. The database contained several CLR assemblies, when the...
2010-02-21
1,154 reads
sys.dm_os_wait_stats
This is a short note explaining he sys.dm_os_wait_stats DMV.
This DMV returns the following columns/values regarding waits encountered by executed...
2010-02-18
1,316 reads
SQL Server - Checkpoint
What is a SQL Server checkpoint?
A SQL Server checkpoint is the process of writing all dirty datafile pages out to...
2010-02-16
6,838 reads
SQL Server 2005 SP4!
Microsoft has recently announced the planned release dates for the next round of SQL Server service packs. SQL Server 2008...
2010-02-14
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Useful reading this week
This is a short post for a Sunday afternoon, I thought I’d share some useful reading from the week gone...
2010-02-14
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Blogs
The fundamental requirements of a reporting system
By ChrisJenkins
There are some fundamental boxes that your reporting system must tick. ✅ The figures...
Seeing the Bigger Picture: How A Monitoring Tool Changed My Approach to Estate Management
By Chris Yates
When it comes to managing complex database environments, having the right monitoring solution is...
A New Word: Foilsick
By Steve Jones
foilsick – adj. feeling ashamed after revealing a little too much of yourself to...
Forums
Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Create an HTML Report on...
count the number of NULLs in a row
Hi everyone I have a SP that finds the average based on 3 tables. ...
Deleting data in large table
I have a large table with 17M+ rows for our package record audits. I've...