I am a Big Bro
The first time I did any volunteering work for PASS was last year at the Summit. I enjoyed doing it....
2011-08-15
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Roy Ernest
Exceptional DBA of the Year 2011 - Please vote for Jeff Moden
Every year Redgate has a competition to find the most
exceptional DBA of the year. This year too they are conducting....
2011-07-27
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Why you should ask your CTO to attend the User group meetings.
When we (Bill Wunder and me) started our user group, the first person we invited to sign up to our...
2011-05-06
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Confessions of a DBA – Part 4
This is the last part of my confession series since this is showing me only in negative light. I wish...
2011-04-19
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Confessions of a DBA – Part 3
After reading this confession, I am sure almost every DBA is going feel a churn in their stomach. They are...
2011-04-14
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Confessions of a DBA – Part 2
How I caused a fifteen minutes of blocking.
This particular incident happened when I joined this company. I joined this company...
2011-04-12
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Confessions of a DBA - Part 1
Couple of year's back I brought the SQL Server down to its pathetic knees by using a HINT. Yes, with...
2011-04-08
1,487 reads
Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database Server? Part 3
This series of blog is to give a general idea what you could look at when setting up a new...
2011-04-07
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Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database server? Part 2
Part 1 of this blog talked about the bad experience we had with a badly configured SQL Server. The second...
2011-04-06
1,603 reads
Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database server? Part1
There is always some disconnect between the network admins and the DBA’s regarding hardware set up of a SQL Server....
2011-04-05
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Blogs
Free SQL Practice: 9 Killer Resources to Boost Your Query Skills
So, you want to get your SQL skills razor-sharp without dropping any cash? You're...
DevOps Devour Hour Slides
By Steve Jones
Here are the slides from my talk today at the Redgate NYC Devour Hour:...
Advice I Like: Take Two Trips
By Steve Jones
If you have any doubt about being able to carry a load in one...
Forums
Is there an ISERROR equivalent in SS?
Hi everyone I have a SP that just failed. Format of SP is: Select...
Analyzing Tempdb Spills and Usage Across Recursive Queries
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Creating a new API in Data API Builder
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Question of the Day
Creating a new API in Data API Builder
If I run "dab init" to create a new API over a database, what parameters are required?
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