SQL Server Events in the UK – June 2013
Oh my god, there are so many events happening this month it is crazy. I’m going to break with tradition...
2013-06-03
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Richard Douglas
- Interests: Usual stuff: family, SQL Server, shiny things.
SQL Server Events in the UK – May 2013
Things are really ramping up in May and June this year, it’s a great time to be an IT Professional with so...
2013-05-01
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My First White Paper – Top 10 Tips for Optimizing SQL Server Performance
Earlier this year I had the chance to collaborate on my first ever white paper “Top 10 Tips for Optimizing...
2013-04-30
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How to provide a better customer service
Thomas La Rock (Blog | Twitter) recently wrote a blog post about misplacing a device he has called a FitBit One which...
2013-04-29
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Microsoft let new SQL Server version name slip?
There has been lots of speculation in the SQL Server community as to what the official name of the next...
2013-04-18
1,261 reads
T-SQL Tuesday 41 – Presenting and Loving it!
Before we dive in to the post, I’d like to give a big thank you to Bob Pusateri (Blog|Twitter) for...
2013-04-09
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SQL Server Events in the UK – April 2013
The bank holiday and work have put me a few days behind schedule, but here is the list out all of the...
2013-04-04
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SQL Saturday #194 Exeter – A presenters review
This weekend was full of a range of emotions for me. Grab a beverage and I’ll tell you all about...
2013-03-11
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100th blog post
Unless you’ve entered “100th blog post” into your favourite search engine and clicked on pot luck (or whatever it is)...
2013-03-01
559 reads
SQL Server Events in the UK – March 2013
Welcome to the first of what I plan to be a regular recurring theme. Right here I will list out...
2013-03-01
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Blogs
A New Word: Apolytus
By Steve Jones
apolytus– n. the moment you realize you are changing as a person, finally outgrowing...
Tired of Tedious SQL Queries? AI Tools Can Automate The Boring Parts
If you've ever wrestled with complex SQL code, you know the drill. Hours spent...
Check your regions people
Today I was having a nice discussion with some colleagues about Fabric and pricing/licensing...
Forums
Table Partitioning - remove null range
hi guys, I have a partitioned table AM_ITM_INSTNC_MSS and I want to get...
Principal owns a service?
This is one I haven't seen before. I'm trying to drop a database user...
Issues backing up Analysis Services databases - silent failures
I have a PowerShell script that I use to automate the backup of Analysis...
Question of the Day
Read Only Replica in SQL Server Standard
Our environment runs using SQL Server Standard. We are implementing Availability groups. Our database has been experiencing high read volumes, so I want to let the application read the Synchronized Secondary replica, as I read that HADR does this. Can we implement this?
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