2017-10-10
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Steve Jones
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2017-10-09
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Using xp_delete_file
First, this is an undocumented proc, and there’s nothing in BOL on this. Second, it’s a holdover from previous versions,...
2017-10-09
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2017-10-09
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Getting a New R Package–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2017-10-06 (first published: 2017-09-27)
1,802 reads
Simplified Networking with a Wsky USB NIC
I used to share an office with my wife. We both needed Internet connections, with both desktops needing Ethernet cables....
2017-10-06
445 reads
Why Don't You Unit Test Code?
This Friday Steve Jones wants to know what you think of testing code and why you don't do it.
2017-10-06
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2017-10-06
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Compound FKs with SQL Data Generator
This is a series on SQL Data Generator, covering some interesting scenarios I’ve run into. If you’ve never tried it,...
2017-10-05
1,322 reads
Teaching Quickly
Steve Jones talks about learning, teaching, and the need to not waste anyone's time.
2017-10-05
71 reads
Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
Forums
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
How Long is a Long I/O?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How Long is a Long...
T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL...
Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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