DBA Team Structure – Thoughts From Real Life
I once talked about the DBA team building about 3 years ago, now when I look back, I still believe...
2011-11-20
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Jeffrey Yao
Find the largest tables in a database (II)
I once wrote a post to find the largest tables in a database, and now after studying PowerShell, I feel...
2011-09-18
2,038 reads
Job Exit Planning Strategy
I feel somehow sad today (Aug 31, 2011) to see one of my colleagues “laid-off”. I put quotation mark around...
2011-09-01
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Thoughts on DBA Professional Development
As a DBA, we have a lot to work on and also we have a lot to learn about. The...
2011-08-20
1,390 reads
Counting code lines in SPs with Powershell
One of interesting tasks I once had is to check the # of code lines for all user stored procedures (SPs)...
2011-08-14
1,400 reads
Database Administration Operation Road Map
In my company, every two years, we have a tradition to collectively ponder at the technology road map for the...
2011-08-13
2,320 reads
Delete backup files older than days
For almost all sql backup jobs, we want to have a step to delete old backup files older than a...
2011-08-06
4,508 reads
Find the largest tables in a database
From time to time, I need to find the largest tables in terms of rows / used space / total space etc....
2010-09-28
32,838 reads
Restart SQL Server Default Trace
One of my test servers, due to the unexpected growth of a user db, the local drive is used up,...
2010-08-13
11,969 reads
Proposals to win a MSDN Subscription
Recently quite a few MVPs (here, here and here ) are handling out MSDN Ultimate subscriptions in the community. What interests...
2010-07-08
1,166 reads
Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Forums
Deadlock graph anomaly
I've come across what appears to be a strange deadlock anomaly. As seen in...
Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale Level 6: Backup and Restore Internals
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale...
The Challenge of AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Challenge of AI, which...
Question of the Day
Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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