The Hollywood DBA
I’m delighted to welcome a fellow Brit to the blog to share their story in today’s guest post. Many of you will...
2012-07-18
989 reads
John Sansom
Lunch is for Wimps
A real life DBA tale from the trenches with some awesome advice. That’s what one reader chose to share with...
2012-07-03
1,252 reads
Guest Post – DBAvolution
One of my favourite things about the SQL community is the exquisite diversity of talent of it’s members. Today for the “What’s it...
2012-06-27
2,005 reads
Get Your Ass to PASS!
This year there are to be no excuses, and I mean it.
You know what I’m talking about. There’s always some...
2012-06-20
821 reads
Guest Post – The Last Starfighter
Today I am delighted to be able to share with you a guest post from one of my all time...
2012-06-13
1,198 reads
What’s it Like to Be a DBA?
Absolutely fantastic of course!
You regular readers know that the Becoming a DBA area of the blog is one of the...
2012-06-10
799 reads
Stop Asking and Start Making Decisions Today
You’re desperately trying to get things done but it’s just not happening for you. I’m going to let you in on a little secret, you’re doing it wrong!
2012-05-16
3,432 reads
Where Have all the DBAs and DB DEVs Gone?
Last week the SQL community and in particular the blogosphere, was buzzing with interest noise following the Microsoft Learning site...
2012-04-17
876 reads
How To Live Blog an Event
As the euphoria of SQLBits X sadly begins to fade, I wanted to take a moment to share with you...
2012-04-11
1,049 reads
SQL Server Instant File Initialization (PQW)
In this article we’re going to look at instant file initialization. What it is, why it’s cool and how you can use it in your environments.
2012-04-02
5,203 reads
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
Distributed Availability Group Issue / Misunderstanding.
Not sure if this is a tech mistake I've made or a lack of...
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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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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