Database Administrtion Skillset Investment Rules
With each new release of SQL Server version, there is something new to learn. In SQL Server 6.5 days, it...
2008-12-05
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Jeffrey Yao
Database Adminstration Scalability
database administration scalabilityI am working on a project that is very successful in terms of its market
share, i.e. product users...
2008-11-27
1,869 reads
Find the TCP port used by a named instance
We know for SQL Server default instance, if TCP/IP protocol is used, the default TCP port number is always 1433....
2008-11-13
1,389 reads
Database administration complexity model
I have been working as a DBA for sometime now, and have been exposed to various database environments and with...
2008-11-07
1,181 reads
DBA and Doctor
I always feel it is harder to be a DBA than to be a doctor while we are doing almost...
2008-11-02
1,315 reads
ways to find the name of a running job
From time to time, I need to check (in my script) which jobs are running at the moment.So far, I...
2008-10-23
1,796 reads
Database Administration Librarian
If I cannot find a book or info in a library, I always go to a librarian for advice and...
2008-10-07
615 reads
DBA team building
Whenver we start a somewhat big IT project, it is natural for us to build a team dedicated to the...
2008-09-20
2,706 reads
Wish-list for SQL Server Replication
I have been working on sql server replication (on sql server 2K5) for more than 1 year now, starting from...
2008-09-07
903 reads
Database administration culture
"Culture", according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture, has one definition as
"the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an...
2008-08-16
1,830 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
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As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
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On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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