Lead Blocker
Blocking is just part of life I’m afraid. Because we have locks (and yes we have to have them, and...
2017-01-18
3,158 reads
Blog Posts
Microsoft Products vs Hadoop/OSS Products
Microsoft’s end goal is for Azure to become the best cloud platform for customers to run their data workloads. This...
2017-01-18
360 reads
PowerShell Virtual Group of PASS January Newsletter
We spend way too much time each month drafting the newsletters for the PowerShell Group of PASS. But hey, we’re database people, not email mavens, and the newsletter does...
2017-01-18
9 reads
PowerShell Virtual Group of PASS January Newsletter
We spend way too much time each month drafting the newsletters for the PowerShell Group of PASS. But hey, we’re...
2017-01-18
525 reads
PowerShell Virtual Group of PASS January Newsletter
We spend way too much time each month drafting the newsletters for the PowerShell Group of PASS. But hey, we’re database people, not email mavens, and the newsletter does...
2017-01-18
10 reads
SQL database built-in intelligence
I sometimes forget that Microsoft watches out for us by proactively looking at the behaviour of our SQL databases in...
2017-01-18
507 reads
SQL Server 2016 SP 1
By David Postlethwaite
SQL Server 2016 SP1 was released in November 2016 only five months after the initial release.
There have been...
2017-01-18 (first published: 2017-01-09)
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Using Out-GridView To Pick Parameters–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2017-01-18
666 reads
Why Use Red Gate’s SQL Multi Script?
Someone once told me at the shop that we have plenty of software utilities laying around that could be very...
2017-01-18
528 reads
Getting My Alias in #SQLPrompt
I got a tweet after my SQL Prompt formatting piece that said a user would be interested in upgrading from...
2017-01-17
542 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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