The #TSQL2sday #70 roundup
Time for the T-SQL Tuesday #70 roundup! I asked people for their best enterprise management strategies, and they responded beautifully....
2015-09-10
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Jen McCown
Time for T-SQL Tuesday #70!
Here is your invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #70, and the topic is: Strategies for managing an enterprise We define “enterprise” in...
2015-09-01
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I am not a “wogrammer”
So apparently the COO of Facebook is trying to make the word “wogrammer” – a woman programmer – a thing. (Thanks to...
2015-08-27
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Assigned reading: FREEPROCCACHE
I don’t often find myself blogging for the sole purpose of showing you someone else’s blog, but today is one...
2015-08-25
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To AutoGrow or not?
Note: This is a repost of an older blog by Sean that’s still applicable. We’ve updated it with a note...
2015-08-10
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Beginning T-SQL slide deck and recording – #SQLSatBR
I had a great time in my Beginning T-SQL presentation here at SQL Saturday Baton rouge! Here is the BeginningTSQL...
2015-08-01
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Minion Backup intro webinar June 3!
Minion Backup 1.0 is up and available for download as of now! Minion Backup by MidnightDBA is a stand-alone database backup module. ...
2015-06-02
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Coming soon: Minion Backup, featuring table based scheduling!
The MidnightDBA team is announcing the release of a new, free backup solution for SQL Server: Minion Backup arrives on June...
2015-05-20
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Precon this week! The Enterprise Scripting Workshop #SQLSaturdayBR
You are cordially invited to a fantastic precon event before SQL Saturday Baton Rouge! The Enterprise Scripting Workshop is on Friday,...
2015-05-18
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Announcing Minion Enterprise: the new SQL Server Management Solution
A company with more than one SQL Server instance has no built-in way to gather and report on maintenance, backup, and configuration...
2015-05-01
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March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
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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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