Changing jobs -- Pros and Cons
I read Andy's post Changing Jobs - Should You? today with great interest. I think it is good topic in the...
2008-08-08
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Jeffrey Yao
Cold backup and remote control of sql server services
I recently got a request to do a "cold" backup of a small yet complex db environment, I say "small" because...
2008-08-02
710 reads
Replication Error "memory mapped file read failed"
I was fighting an error that was very rare to appear. I originally put a post on a MS forum
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.sqlserver.replication&tid=57229124-0a5a-4ec3-9055-a06b7869b872&cat=&lang=&cr=&sloc=&p=1
The...
2008-07-02
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Replication Error "field size too large"
Yesterday, I was fighting with an error I have never seen in the replication and not much info can be obtained via...
2008-06-03
16,150 reads
From DBA to DBAA
Most of us DBAs have worked on our career to get where we are. A DBA is usually a second or third step in IT and we we've looked to advance our understanding of technology. Jeffrey Yao now brings us a new level of database work to which we may aspire.
2008-05-09 (first published: 2007-07-12)
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Difference between truncate and delete
This is an old topic and well documented, just google it and I believe you will get a lot,
However,...
2008-04-22
2,214 reads
Documentation Value Formula (Part II)
In my last post, I talked about what prompted me to give a deep thought to documentation work. Documentation, to me,...
2008-03-17
1,001 reads
Documentation Value Formula (Part I)
As a DBA, documentation work is unavoidable, we need to do documentation about things we have done, for example, what...
2008-03-01
1,060 reads
New DBA type: Test DBA
In DBA world, usually two types of DBA are defined depending on what a DBA is focusing on, i.e. development DBA...
2008-02-29
1,884 reads
SQL Server 2005 Replication bug?
Last week, in our production, we noticed some records are missing in the subscriber side while existing on the publisher...
2008-01-15
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Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Forums
Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
Data > Hype
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Create and Read the Analysis Services Flight Recorder
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Create and Read the Analysis...
Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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