Changing physical locations of all DBs
I got a request this week from an application engineer. The request was to move ALL physical database files from...
2019-03-25 (first published: 2012-07-02)
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SQL Saturday 440 - Pittsburgh
SQLSaturday is a full day FREE training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn more
about SQL Server and network with the...
2015-07-21
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SQL Saturday #315 - Pittsburgh
SQLSaturday
is a full day FREE training event for SQL Server
professionals and those wanting to learn more about SQL Server and network with
the SQL Server...
2014-09-18 (first published: 2014-09-16)
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SQLSaturday #250 in Pittsburgh
Welcome to SQLSaturday #250 in Pittsburgh
http://www.sqlsaturday.com/250/
SQLSaturday is a full day FREE training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn more about SQL...
2013-09-05 (first published: 2013-09-03)
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TempDB Destroyer
One of my previous posts, I covered how to create a really big database with just garbage data in it....
2012-12-29
1,137 reads
1 year old sandwich
It's been an interesting day. It was the 1 year anniversary of SQLSandwiches today. It was also my last day working...
2012-03-16
1,077 reads
Find failed SQL jobs with powershell
This weekend I went to SQL Saturday in Auckland. It was nice to interact with other DBAs again. Kent Chenery...
2012-01-29
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What’s your build number?
Without looking, name your most important server. Or if you have a bunch, name the top 2 or 3.
Now tell...
2011-12-04
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How pure is your data?
It was a normal Monday. I was going over some HA designs and planning the joys of setting up log...
2011-09-14
2,306 reads
Code Camp New Zealand 2011
I was unable to go to TechEd this year but I did get a chance to hit up Code Camp. It...
2011-08-29
921 reads
Blogs
Time to Revive our YouTube Channel
It’s been forgotten about and neglected for few years but I’ve decided to dust...
Microsoft MVP 2025: Continuing the Data Platform Journey
I am honored to announce that I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP...
What is KTLO? Keep The Lights On vs Project Work in Agile
By Rohit Garg
🔍 Demystifying KTLO: A Deep Dive into Keep The Lights On Work in IT...
Forums
How a Legacy Logic Choked SQL Server in a 30-Year-Old Factory
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How a Legacy Logic Choked...
Import/Export SSMS Settings issue
I have tried a number of times to export and then import my SSMS...
FQDN - SQL cannot connect when the server name has backslash
Hi I need to connect to a SQL server via FQDN - that is...
Question of the Day
Query Plan Regressions --
For the Question of the day, I am going to go deep, but try to be more clear, as I feel like I didn't give enough info last time, leading folks to guess the wrong answer... :) For today's question: You’re troubleshooting a performance issue on a critical stored procedure. You notice that a previously efficient query now performs a full table scan instead of an index seek. Upon investigating, you find that an NVARCHAR parameter is being compared to a VARCHAR column in the WHERE clause. What is the most likely cause of the query plan regression?
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