How to check for last SQL Server backup
As a database professional, I get asked to review the health of database environments very often. When I perform these...
2014-02-24 (first published: 2014-02-18)
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Tim Radney
SSIS Training class by Andy Leonard
Andy Leonard (b | t | l | f) of Linchpin People, has announced a new training class called ‘From Zero to SSIS‘. The first class...
2014-01-30
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How to reset the SA password in SQL Server
Getting locked out of a SQL Server can happen in a number of ways. You could inherit a server that...
2013-11-28 (first published: 2013-11-21)
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Children at Technical Conferences
I have had the pleasure of taking my son with me on a number of trips where I was a...
2013-10-22
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Recovering the tail end of the transaction log
Knowing a great deal about backup and recovery is key to any DBA’s career. Most of us fully understand the...
2013-10-02
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Why I am not an MVP
On October 1st the emails went out notifying existing MVP’s in the Oct cycle if they were fortunate enough to...
2013-10-02
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PASS Elections part two
Tim Ford is running for a seat on the PASS Board of Directors and has my vote. Yes I think...
2013-09-24
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PASS Elections
I as well as many others have a decision to make on who I am voting for the PASS Board...
2013-09-23
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Get OS Counter Memory Available Mbytes Using TSQL
I have been working recently in making sure that max memory is configured for the hundred plus database servers I...
2013-09-20
1,166 reads
Professional Etiquette When Sending Mass Email – Use BCC:
<begin soap box rant>
Time and time again I find myself having to email people to remind them about how and...
2013-08-30
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Azure SQL Database Event Log Limitations
Hi, Do you know if there is a way to get more detailed logging...
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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