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
4,260 reads
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
1,450 reads
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
1,738 reads
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
1,461 reads
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
1,512 reads
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
579 reads
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 to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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