Should I check tempdb for corruption?
You all know that checking our databases for corruption regularly is a must. But what about tempdb? Do you need...
2015-03-02
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Blog Posts
SQL Judo’s Monthly Challenge – March 2014 – Powershell something
Every month SQL Judo (Russ Thomas) (b/t) challenges us to do his Monthly DBA Challenge. I’ve decided it would be...
2015-03-02
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SQL Server Quickie #22 – The Buffer Pool
Today I have uploaded the 22th SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. This time I’m talking about the Buffer Pool in...
2015-03-02
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SQLBits XIV – Welcome to the UK
A number of you will have heard of SQLBits before. It’s Europe’s largest conference dedicated to SQL Server. What was...
2015-03-02
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SQLSaturday Phoenix Wrap-Up
We had a great day at SQLSaturday Phoenix this weekend! The weather was beautiful (about 60°F warmer than at my home...
2015-03-02
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This one enhancement makes AlwaysOn Availability Group better in SQL Server 2014 !
I keep getting questions on what is improved other than the increased number of secondaries(8 now) with AlwaysOn Availability Group(AG) in...
2015-03-02 (first published: 2015-02-19)
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Triggering a System Center Configuration Manager deployment task
A slightly different topic today.
Once you have built up knowledge, you become the person that people ask to solve things....
2015-03-02 (first published: 2015-02-18)
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Introducing MergeUI
What is it? MergeUi is a addin (VSPackage) for Visual Studio / Sql Server Data Tools projects. It is a ui...
2015-03-01
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Introducing MergeUI
What is it? MergeUi is a addin (VSPackage) for Visual Studio / Sql Server Data Tools projects. It is a ui...
2015-03-01
43 reads
Introducing MergeUI
What is it?
MergeUi is a addin (VSPackage) for Visual Studio / Sql Server Data Tools projects. It is a ui to...
2015-03-01
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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