Cannot Failover Nodes Using TempDB on Local Storage
I ran into an interesting issue while installing SQL 2012 SP1 in a failover cluster configuration and utilizing the local...
2014-05-08
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Blog Posts
Find SQL Database Owner with T-SQL
One thing that on occasion bugs me about PDW or APS or whatever it happens to be called this week...
2014-05-08 (first published: 2014-04-29)
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Getting Local Books Online
One of the things that’s annoyed me in the last few versions is that Books Online isn’t smoothly installed for...
2014-05-08
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Recent Event Recap
These last few weeks have been quite a blur of projects, travel, and end-user training, and I’m enjoying every bit...
2014-05-08
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Speaking at MagicPASS on May 28, 2014
If you’re wondering who the mystery speaker is – it’s me! I’ll be doing two presentations at Magic Pass on May...
2014-05-08
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SQL Server is not a toy
I began my career working with Sybase on UNIX. Everything was done via the shell. There were strong practices in...
2014-05-08
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SQLSaturday in Houston
This upcoming Saturday I will be presenting two sessions at SQLSaturday in Houston (more info). I hope to see you...
2014-05-08
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The Cardinality Estimator in SQL Server 2014 – Going Forward and Backward
I saw a talk from Joe Sack (b | t) on the cardinality estimator (CE) in SQL Server 2014 and found...
2014-05-08 (first published: 2014-04-30)
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The Importance of Networking
In a survey conducted by Business Network SW, the organization found that 87% of businesses partake in some form of...
2014-05-08
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Another User Has Locked My File!
I had an SSIS package fail in a script task this morning. As part of the why process I opened...
2014-05-07
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Blogs
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...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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