New SQL Blogging Challenge
I recently came across Tim Ford’s (B|T) challenge to the technical blogging community. The challenge is to write one introductory...
2016-01-19
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Blog Posts
Shrinking Database Data Files
Normal DBAs will sum up shrinking a database data file in one word: NO! I’ll talk to you about this subject because I’m not normal. Still, my goal is that...
2016-01-19
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Shrinking Database Data Files
Normal DBAs will sum up shrinking a database data file in one word: NO!
I’ll talk to you about this subject because...
2016-01-19
1,701 reads
Stop using Task Manager to check SQL’s memory usage!
There’s two fairly common questions I see on the forums around SQL Server’s memory usage. Either the question asks why...
2016-01-19
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Ad-hoc Changes
TSQL Tuesday #74: Be The Change
Each month, on the first Tuesday of the month, the announcement for the blog...
2016-01-18 (first published: 2016-01-12)
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Disabling SQL Server Network Protocols
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2016-01-18
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Five Years, A Quiet Quarter, A Look Ahead to 2016
Five Years of Blogging
From to My blogging story started on December 7, 2010. I have now had a blog for...
2016-01-18
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Getting Started with Change Tracking in SQL Server
Change tracking for SQL Server is a flexible and easy-to-use technology for monitoring tables for inserts, updates, and deletes. In...
2016-01-18
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Q&A: Multiple SQL Server Instances on a VM
I recently received a great question through email. It was whether or not it is a good idea to have...
2016-01-18
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Removing All SQL Server Query Store Data
While setting up example code for my presentation at SQL Cruise (which is going to be a fantastic event), I...
2016-01-18
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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,...
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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