MS SQL Server 2014 Mirroring – thanks for being alive!
I decided to check if there is still database mirroring option in MS SQL Server 2014Wow! It works!However in the screenshot you see a message that new tables “in...
2015-10-08
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Blog Posts
Session Event Metadata
There is a wonderful amount of metadata available to be perused in Extended Events. Part of the trick is to...
2015-10-08 (first published: 2015-09-29)
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A Long Trip Ahead
This is my last day at home for a long time. At least long by my standards. I head to...
2015-10-07
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A Long Trip Ahead
This is my last day at home for a long time. At least long by my standards. I head to...
2015-10-07
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Backup Database
One of the most important processes for a DBA is backing up and restoring a database. In its simplest form,...
2015-10-07
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Do you write ugly T-SQL?
Are your scripts littered with commented blocks of T-SQL code?
select fname,lname
from usertable
where id=1
--and lname like 'smith%'
/*
-- Who knows why...
2015-10-07 (first published: 2015-09-29)
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Exposing Deployed Event Metadata with PoSH
In the last article I introduced a power tool that can be used to help manage Extended Events. That tool is...
2015-10-07
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Exposing Deployed Event Metadata with PoSH
Now that some of the basics concerning how to access Extended Events via PowerShell have been covered, it is appropriate to start digging in a little deeper. This deeper...
2015-10-07
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HOW WE CAN GET WHO IS CONNECTED TO DATABASE?
Some time we need to know that who is using database as of now or who all are connected to...
2015-10-07
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Load Testing Your Storage Subsystem with Diskspd – Part II
In this post we’re going discuss how to implement load testing of your storage subsystem with DiskSpd. We’re going to...
2015-10-07 (first published: 2015-09-29)
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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...
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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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