Replication Snapshot Errors Caused By Compatibility Level Setting
I ran across an interesting replication error recently that's worth sharing. It happened while using a distributor running SQL 2008,...
2009-07-22
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Kendal Van Dyke
SQL Quiz #4 - Leadership
Chris Shaw posts SQL quiz #4, I make an observation on Twitter about who gets tagged, Brent Ozar tags me...
2009-07-14
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The Best Thing I Learned At PASS
Note: I'm writing this as part of the "Best Thing I Learned At PASS" contest. Why? Because if I win...
2009-07-01
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See You In Seattle For PASS 2009!
Last Friday I got the official notice that I've been selected to present a community session at the 2009 PASS...
2009-06-15
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Speaking At Space Coast SQL Users Group On June 11
Just a quick note to mention that I'm speaking at the next Space Coast SQL Users Group on Thursday, June...
2009-06-09
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Inside A Datacenter
I spent the last 4 days in Denver helping my company move in a new datacenter and while I was...
2009-05-20
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SQL Saturday Jacksonville Recap
Note: I intended to post this last week but life\work\burnout and installing Windows 7 RC got in the way.
Another weekend,...
2009-05-12
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SQL Saturday Atlanta Recap
I had a great time at SQL Saturday Atlanta last weekend. I drove from Orlando to Atlanta on Friday with...
2009-04-29
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PASS Summit Sessions Submitted
It's official – I've submitted my abstracts for the 2009 PASS Summit and received my confirmation. Now I wait to see...
2009-04-24
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Register A Server More Than Once In SSMS
In yesterday's post about using SQL 2008 Express as a Central Management Server I mentioned that you can't register a...
2009-04-21
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Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
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...
Forums
Huge frustration - Database watcher with two elastic pools
Think there's a reason why this is still in preview, but have someone manage...
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Query Performance...
Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
This is a generic question. To the moderators, I wasn't sure where to place...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers