Speaking at SQLSaturday #459, Madrid 2015
Glad to share that I have been picked up to speak at Spanish SQLSaturday for the second time in a...
2015-10-14
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Blog Posts
SQL Server issue: switching partitions using the parameter with enabled replication
It’s quite an unpleasant thing that we had to face once. There was a working script, which had been functioning...
2015-10-14
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SQL Server issue: switching partitions using the parameter with enabled replication
It’s quite an unpleasant thing that we had to face once. There was a working script, which had been functioning for a long time and did not cause any...
2015-10-14
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SQL Server issue: switching partitions using the parameter with enabled replication
It’s quite an unpleasant thing that we had to face once. There was a working script, which had been functioning for a long time and did not cause any...
2015-10-14
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SSMS in High-DPI Displays: How to Stop the Madness
I spent the last few weeks travelling a lot compared to my usual routine and I got quickly fed up...
2015-10-14
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Auditing Needs Reporting
No matter the mechanism used to capture the data to fulfill the "investigation" phase of the audit, if the data is not analyzed and reports generated, then the audit...
2015-10-13
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Auditing Needs Reporting
Welcome to the second Tuesday of the month. And in the database world of SQL Server and the SQL Server...
2015-10-13
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Intro to Reading Event_File Target Data
The event_file target is an asynchronous consumer for Extended Events. This target stores the received payload in a proprietary binary format. Because of this, one needs to use the...
2015-10-13
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Intro to Reading Event_File Target Data
Having covered the metadata for a deployed session from just about every angle (yes there is more on metadata that could...
2015-10-13
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Keep an eye on those Audit files!
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday (#71) is hosted by Sebastian Meine (b/t). He has picked an interesting security subject. SQL Server...
2015-10-13
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Forums
The Power of Data and Privacy
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Two New Shortcuts for Fabric Lakehouse Developers: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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