OT: Maximizing My Time, Using Technology
Well I've taken the plunge. I have finally broken down and decided to dictate blog post, articles, and other documents....
2009-11-30
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Wesley Brown
- Interests: Collecting old computers
- Skills: I talk a lot.
Fundamentals of Storage Systems – Capturing IO Patterns
We often take the advice given to us on forums or in articles at face value. Even though the authors...
2009-11-27
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems – Capturing IO Patterns
We often take the advice given to us on forums or in articles at face value. Even though the authors...
2009-11-20
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Why does change control for SQL Server have to be so hard?
I’ve been dealing with change control and source code repositories for most of my professional career. While I’ve seen change...
2009-11-16
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When Technical Support Fails You – UPDATE and Answers!
As promised and update on what has happened so far. A correction needs to be made. the P800 is a...
2009-10-31
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Heading back to Seattle
I love visiting Seattle, even in November. Getting to catch up with old friends and meet new people is always...
2009-10-30
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When Technical Support Fails You
I have had the pleasure of being a vendor, and technical support for both hardware and software products. I know...
2009-10-30
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Hardware Review – EVGA UV Plus+ 16
This isn’t exactly related to SQL Server. I did effect my productivity. I am a monitor junkie. I love multi-monitor...
2009-10-21
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Yes, I am a square, but not the way my wife thinks.
I’ll be on the Twitter Bingo card along with a lot of other great SQL Server folks at Pass! Quest...
2009-10-21
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems – The System Bus
In my last post The Basics of Spinning Disks we covered hard drives, the back bone of our IO system....
2009-10-18
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Blogs
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
Tip: Expanding a SQL statement
In all recent versions of the database you can call DBMS_UTILITY.EXPAND_SQL_TEXT to get the...
AI Helps Me with My Sloppiness
By Steve Jones
I type fairly well. Well, I type fast, but I do wear out a...
Forums
From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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Independence Day 2026
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Independence Day 2026
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Question of the Day
Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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