Speaking at SQL Saturday #452 - Charlotte, NC - October 17
In case you missed it last week, there will be another SQL Saturday this weekend in Charlotte, NC. If you...
2015-10-14
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Blog Posts
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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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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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
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...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
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