SQL Server Rookie Mistakes
A quick elementary post which is my entry to this months’ T-SQL Tuesday entry hosted by a good friend SQLDoubleG...
2017-07-20 (first published: 2017-07-11)
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Blog Posts
SSMS Tip #2: Shortcut Keys for SQLCMD Mode, Open Containing Folder, Copy Full Path, etc
In SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), there are a lot of options and functions. In fact, there are so many...
2017-07-20
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SQLSaturday Baton Rouge at LSU on July 29
The big finale to our SQL Summer and the last of the three Gulf South 2017 SQLSat events, our 9th...
2017-07-19
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Persisting data in docker containers – Part Three
Last week in Part Two I went through how to create named volumes and map them to containers in order...
2017-07-19 (first published: 2017-07-05)
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Speaking at PASS Summit 2017
I’m very pleased to announce that I will be speaking at PASS Summit 2017! This is my first time speaking at PASS Summit and I’m very excited to be...
2017-07-19
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Speaking at PASS Summit 2017
I’m very pleased to announce that I will be speaking at PASS Summit 2017! This is my first time speaking...
2017-07-19
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What is a good Disaster Recovery Plan?
During a Q&A session I hosted at our local Calgary SQL Server User Group last month, one of the attendees...
2017-07-19
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What is the system_health extended events session?
Similar to the default trace the system_health session is automatically started up when the instance starts and collects information about...
2017-07-19 (first published: 2017-07-05)
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Celebrate! Second Anniversay Giveaway (is now over)
Two years ago, we officially became MinionWare and launched the absolutely masterful SQL Server management solution, Minion Enterprise. For a...
2017-07-18
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Here's a Quick Way To Generate a Running Total in SQL Server
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Historically it's been difficult to accomplish certain tasks in SQL Server.
Probably the most annoying problem I had to do regularly before SQL Server 2012...
2017-07-18
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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
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