VMware vExpert 2016 Announcement
What an amazing week! VMware has announced the full list of VMware vExperts for the first half of the 2016 cycle, and I’m...
2016-02-09
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Blog Posts
Database Log VLFs
Transaction logs are split into VLFs which affects performance. How large are yours and what does that mean for you?
2016-02-08
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Database Log VLFs
Virtual Log Files (VLFs) split a physical database log file into smaller segments, which are required for how log files...
2016-02-08
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Impersonation can give you the wrong answer
I use impersonation all the time to let me see additional permissions information I can only get that way and,...
2016-02-08
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Introduction to SQL Server: The Main Components
There has been much talk recently in the SQL Server community about writing introductory level blog posts. Posts that a...
2016-02-08
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Monday Morning SQL Break – February 8, 2016
It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly blog and twitter round-up for last week. If you haven’t already, follow me...
2016-02-08
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PowerShell Pester Testing for Parameter Validation
This error caught me out. I am putting this post here firstly to remind me if I do it again...
2016-02-08 (first published: 2016-01-31)
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Running code on the startup of SQL Server
Every now and again you need to run code when your instance starts up. For example you might want to...
2016-02-08 (first published: 2016-02-01)
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SQL Basics for Beginner
SQL BasicsAn instruction to a database to combine data from more than one table.A SQL join combines records from two or more...
2016-02-08
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SQL Create Table
SQL CREATE TABLEThe CREATE TABLE statement is used to create a table in a database to stored data.Tables are organized...
2016-02-08
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
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Building a Support Ticket Triage Report with IIF() and CHOOSE() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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