See you at SQLSat Dallas!
Looking forward to making the road trip on Friday and joining the #SQLFamily at SQLSat Dallas 2018 this Saturday. It's my first SQLSat Dallas since my last trip to...
2018-05-16
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Blog Posts
Tea with Kalen! An interview with Kalen Delaney (#DBAsAtMidnight)
We had an AMAZING talk with Kalen Delaney – wait, you do know who Kalen is, don’t you? Rightfully, @SQLQueen on Twitter. Over 30 years...
2018-05-16
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The trials and tribulations of REVERTing from impersonation
Impersonation is a highly useful tool in your toolbox. With the EXECUTE AS clause you can allow your stored procedure...
2018-05-16
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Thoughts on the 2018 (and beyond) PASS Elections – Part 1
Last week Wendy Pastrick of the PASS Board posted PASS Election 2018 Timeline. It’s a good post for a few...
2018-05-16
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Webinar Followup: Overview of Azure Data Factory V2
About 3 weeks ago I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I talked about Azure Data Factory V2....
2018-05-16
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Webinar Followup: Overview of Azure Data Factory V2
About 3 weeks ago I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I talked about Azure Data Factory V2. You can watch the recording here if you missed...
2018-05-16
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When Simple Parameterization…Isn’t
I’m desperately working to finish up a new version of my book on Execution Plans. We’re close, so close. However,...
2018-05-16 (first published: 2018-05-07)
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Change SSAS Tabular Data Source using TOM
We’ve all been there. You made some adjustments to your Tabular model and you deploy it to the production server...
2018-05-15 (first published: 2018-05-08)
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Day 15 Server Logs
There are 6 types of logs available for MySQL environment, Logs are important information for DBA to troubleshoot or understand...
2018-05-15
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dbachecks – Which Configuration Item For Which Check ?
I love showing dbachecks to people. It’s really cool seeing how people will use it and listening to their experiences....
2018-05-15
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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