Seven Reasons You Should Attend SQLBits 7
SQLBits is Europe’s Largest SQL Server Event
That’s right, just take a moment to let that point hit home. If you...
2010-07-22
865 reads
John Sansom
Simplify Your DBCC CHECKDB Output
"Defend Your Data"
If you’re a SQL Server Database Administrator and you don’t know what CHECKDB is then you need to...
2010-07-14
520 reads
Jump Start Your SQL Server Learning Today (T-SQL Tuesday)
One of the great things about working with SQL Server is the opportunity to be involved in our fantastic SQL...
2010-07-13
577 reads
How to Provide Great Feedback
As a DBA you will encounter processes, code and design decisions within your environment that require change for the better....
2010-07-01
609 reads
The Politics of SQL Server Performance
Like most DBA’s I’m sure you often find yourself delivering information to the business concerning the performance of your SQL...
2010-06-30
1,516 reads
How much memory is each SQL Server database using?
Whilst perusing the forums over at SQL Server Central today I stumbled across an interesting question regarding how to identify...
2010-06-25
560 reads
With Great Advice Comes Great Responsibility
I know that you have seen it yourself too. That forum or blog post that contains “advice” that is daft,...
2010-05-02
571 reads
Part 2: Why you should be using the Full Recovery Model
Part 2 of the SQL Server Essentials Series looks at why you should be using the Full Recovery Model to protect your data assets.
2009-09-21
9,089 reads
SQL Server Memory Configuration, Determining MemToLeave Settings
Tweaking SQL Server memory settings to provide support for managed code.
2009-07-06
12,365 reads
Blogs
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
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Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
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