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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
Forums
does anyone used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit
Could you please let me know if anyone is used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit github for deployment...
How Can Database Performance Improve the Overall Website Experience?
I’ve been looking into ways to improve the connection between a website and its...
When And How to Automate?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item When And How to Automate?
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas II
How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?
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