I'm Speaking at SQL Saturday Houston, May 10th.
I will be speaking at my first SQL Saturday. I'll be in Houston May 10th. I'm rather surprised to be...
2014-04-07
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Blog Posts
Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #78
It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly link round-up. If you want to catch these links “live” (so exciting), follow...
2014-04-07
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SQL Saturday Exeter
A couple weeks back was the second SQL Saturday to be held in Exeter. Although I wasn’t speaking this time,...
2014-04-07
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SQL Server – Hide system objects in Object Explorer – SQL Server Management Studio
By default, SQL Server system objects are listed in Object Explorer in Management Studio. These system objects include system database,...
2014-04-07
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SQL Server – Hide system objects in Object Explorer – SQL Server Management Studio
By default, SQL Server system objects are listed in Object Explorer in Management Studio. These system objects include system database,...
2014-04-07
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SQL Server licensing consideration
You might already read lots of post about SQL server 2012 is license per core rather then per socket and...
2014-04-07
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SSIS XML Task
The XML Task in SSIS allows you to parse through an XML file and read the nodes in the XML....
2014-04-07
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Writing My Next Question Of The Day
I ran into a simple error last week and saved it to convert to a question. It’s another one where...
2014-04-07
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SQL Server Filtered Index
What is a SQL Server Filtered Index
A SQL Server Filtered index is a nonclustered indexes that can be used to...
2014-04-05
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Analyzing CXPACKET waits
One of the most common wait types you will see on a SQL Server is the CXPACKET wait type.
This wait...
2014-04-04
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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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
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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