How Often Do I Backup my Log?

Do you know how often to back up your SQL Server transaction log? Steve Jones has a few thoughts today and notes that you definitely need to know how to restore the log backups.

Powershell in a Month Day 16 – Working with many objects

This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about PowerShell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in a Month...

Logic Precedence

The Data Platform Vision

Microsoft published a vision for their data platform and SQL Server recently. Steve Jones has a few thoughts on what this means for you. Hint: it's cloudy.

T-SQL Tuesday #51 – Place Your Bets

It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again and Jason Brimhall is hosting this month’s event. He used to live in Las Vegas,...

Did This Work? - Forum Changes at SQLServerCentral

We've made a change to the forums at SQLServerCentral. Learn how you can mark a post as an answer to your question and help others.

Performance Tuning Through Panic

We've all been there, trying to improve performance in a panic situation and not making things better.

SQL Deep Dives at Intersection in April

SQL Intersection is coming to Orlando in April, along with the rest of the Dev Intersection events the week of...

The Cloud

Steve Jones likes the Cloud and gives a few reasons why. He also thinks we'll see more data in the cloud over time.

Virtual Lab – Design and Setup

This is part of a series where I set up a virtual lab for testing and misc work. The other...