Notes from SQLSaturday in Oregon Nov 16, 2013
I wanted to take time to thank our sponsors, speakers and volunteers for making #sqlsat265 a big success. Over 400...
2013-11-21
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Recruiting for “Women In Technology” panelist for Oregon SQLSaturay Oct 8th, 2011
We are recruiting panelists for a “Women in Technology” discussion at SQLSaturday Oregon. SQLSaturday is an all-day free training event...
2011-08-01
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #68 on Women in Technology
I am excited that I get to speak at SQL Saturday #68 on April 9. If you live close to...
2011-03-29
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Silent Install
A few weeks a go I presented at OSQL-D in Portland, OR, and a lot of people ask me if...
2011-01-29
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The Events that Brought Me Here
1st event: I am here because my father wanted to be reunited with his family. He also hoped that his...
2010-02-04
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transactional replication:initialize with backup
I spend this weekend playing with transaction replication and try to set it up so that I don't have to...
2009-12-06
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a simple joint that makes you think twice
I was reading Two Minute SQL Server Stumpers a few weeks ago and this qustion still sticks in my head. ...
2009-12-01
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Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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