Trace Flag 2371 and Statistics

One of the issues that I see published often on forums like SQLServerCentral is the advice to update statistics on...

Unprofessional Employers

This Friday Steve Jones talks about training and employers, and who has the responsibility for your knowledge? Let us know if you think your employer shares the burden with you.

Important Alerts for SQL Server

One of the things that I think is extremely important for DBAs and really anyone that has to administer a...

On Source Control

A mention today from Jamie Thomson in his blog on source control. I left a comment, but it was long,...

Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V

Steve Jones talks about the improvements in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012. These days there isn't a good reason to avoid considering virtualization for SQL Servers.

Manage By Delegation

There always seem to be more and more instances to manage, but not more and more staff. Steve Jones talks about the key to good management being delegation of the work.

I'm Not a Rock Star

Steve Jones reflects on the SQL in the City tour that recently wrapped up in the US.

Thirteen Years Old

A very cool shot of our company at 13.

I first heard of Red Gate back in 2001 and they were...

Noise

(Mis)Using DBCC Page

In one of my presentations recently I was recommending DBCC CHECKDB on every database every day. I realize that isn’t...