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
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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
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
By DataOnWheels
I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?
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