SQL Server 2016 Azure Virtual Machines
With the release candidates coming thick and fast for SQL Server 2016 downloading, uninstalling the previous version and installing the...
2016-03-30
1,399 reads
Blog Posts
SQL Server Service Broker – Introduction
SQL Server Service Broker is a messaging technology that’s baked right into the SQL Server engine. It was first introduced...
2016-03-30 (first published: 2016-03-22)
2,304 reads
When should I test?
To test or not to test. That is the question. Or is it? Shouldn’t we always test? That was the...
2016-03-30
794 reads
Certain DBs in an AG not Backing Up
Last week, I received an alert that the percentage of transaction log in use on one of our production databases...
2016-03-29
1,003 reads
Do You Teach Azure Data Platform?
I offer instruction on the Azure Data Platform, and have for about six years, since shortly after it came out....
2016-03-29
823 reads
ETL Auditing
It happens far too often: Once an ETL process has been tested and executes successfully, there are no further checks...
2016-03-29 (first published: 2016-03-22)
2,296 reads
File Growths
I hinted at file growths in my previous posts about shrinking data and log files. Then I talked about growing log files in my post Database Log VLFs. However,...
2016-03-29
42 reads
Monday Morning SQL Break – March 28, 2016
It’s Tuesday, and the Monday post is late. A weekend of smoking quite a few pounds of pork kept me in...
2016-03-29
932 reads
2016-03-29
503 reads
My latest presentations
I frequently present at user groups, and always try to create a brand new presentation to keep things interesting. We...
2016-03-29
918 reads
Blogs
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Forums
Absolute and Relative References
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Absolute and Relative References
Moving Beyond the Reboot: Finding the Culprit Behind Memory Pressure
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Moving Beyond the Reboot: Finding...
Reserved Words I
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Reserved Words I