Moving T-SQL Tuesday to Jekyll
I got a message a few months back that Microsoft was deprecating the MySQL server version that I was using in Azure. The cost was going up, and while...
2024-10-07
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Blog Posts
Msg 3140 – Could Not Adjust the Space Allocation for File
I often need to shrink database files. I know, ‘shrinking is bad’, however there are situations where it is very much needed. In my line of work, I come...
2024-10-07
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SQL Query Stats via Powershell
Sometimes, work tasks and questions that come up in the SQL Server Community Slack coincide.
A couple weeks ago, DrData asked
With SET STATISTICS IO ON, is there really no way...
2024-10-07 (first published: 2024-09-22)
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Step Up Your Data Game: Learn Advanced SQL Techniques for Analysis
In the modern data-centric landscape, SQL stands out as the dominant tool. It's essential for revealing insights buried within extensive databases. However, basic SQL queries can only take you...
2024-10-07
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SQL Saturday Boston 2024 Slides
Thanks to everyone that came to my talks. Slides are below. Best Practices for Seamless Deployments Balance in Life with a Career If you have questions, please reach out.
2024-10-06 (first published: 2024-10-05)
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SQL Saturday Boston 2024 Slides
Thanks to everyone that came to my talks. Slides are below. Best Practices for Seamless Deployments Balance in Life with a Career If you have questions, please reach out.
2024-10-05
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A New Word: Moledro
moledro – n. a feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you’ll never meet, who many have lived centuries ago and thousands of miles away but can...
2024-10-04
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A New Word: Moledro
moledro – n. a feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you’ll never meet, who many have lived centuries ago and thousands of miles away but can...
2024-10-04
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Parsing EXE Output in PowerShell
I saw a post internally that asked this question: Anyone have a handy powershell script testing if the installed flyway version matches a specific string? That seemed simple, but...
2024-10-04 (first published: 2024-09-18)
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Small Data SF 2024
I can’t remember how I heard about Small Data SF 2024, but it caught my eye. The mix of sessions had me interested in going, especially with Mother Duck...
2024-10-04
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Blogs
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Forums
Warning: Could not open global shared memory to communicate with performance DLL
Hi everyone I am getting below warning when I run SSIS: Warning: 0x80049304 at...
Let's Talk Community Events!
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that one limitation in replication
Hi as shown below a replication target requires a primary key. if we want...
Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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