Writing A Question Of the Day–More Notes
One of the things I’m trying to do now is include a link to a blog(ger) in the explanation. That...
2014-05-22
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Blog Posts
Building The SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan–Part 9
I’ve heard more than once that Meetup.com is a good way to reach new people so we’re looking at how...
2014-05-21
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Cumulative Update – 10 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available !
The 10th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available for download at the Microsoft...
2014-05-21
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DBA Myths: A table with a primary key is not a heap
Typically when you see a heading like this you know the answer is “No” or “False” but in this case...
2014-05-21
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How SQL Server statistics are generated and updated
One of the easiest ways to increase query performance on your database is making sure your statistics are up-to-date. Statistics...
2014-05-21 (first published: 2014-05-16)
6,353 reads
PowerShell – OS Inventory and Disk Info – Consolidated Excel File – EMAIL
This script is used to discover all the server information and captures disk drive utilization details. The drive details are...
2014-05-21
1,204 reads
PowerShell – OS Inventory and Disk Info – Consolidated Excel File – EMAIL
This script is used to discover all the server information and captures disk drive utilization details. The drive details are...
2014-05-21
564 reads
Quick Tips – SQL Prompt Stop the Yelling
I love SQL Prompt, and think it’s a great productivity tool. Even before I worked at Red Gate, I love...
2014-05-21
2,011 reads
Setting Up Your Custom Data Collector Set
Problem: From my previous post, we learned how to set up Data Collection in SQL Server. This is most suitable...
2014-05-21
602 reads
SSRS Nugget: displaying placeholders when no rows are returned
A few days ago there was an interesting question on the forum:
How can I get None in each cell of...
2014-05-21 (first published: 2014-05-15)
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Blogs
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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