Reblog: May 9 to May 15
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I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just...
2014-05-16
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Blog Posts
Statistics Parser
A quick plug today for Statistics Parser by Richie Rump, a free web site that takes the output from “set...
2014-05-16
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The Tipping Point – by Malcolm Gladwell
The latest book that I finished reading was The Tipping Point, written by the Malcolm Gladwell. I would recommend this...
2014-05-16
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T-SQL Tuesday #54 - Interviews and Hiring
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Boris Hristov (blog/@BorisHristov) and his chosen topic is “Interviews and Hiring” – specifically interviewing...
2014-05-16 (first published: 2014-05-13)
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T-SQL Tuesday #54 - Interviews and Hiring
Well, it's that time again! It's TSQL Tuesday #54, and its about Interviews and hiring. I'm writing this free style...
2014-05-16 (first published: 2014-05-13)
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T-SQL Tuesday #54 – Interviews and Hiring
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Boris Hristov (blog|twitter) and his chosen topic is “Interviews and Hiring” – specifically interviewing and hiring...
2014-05-16 (first published: 2014-05-14)
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T-SQL Tuesday #54: Interviews!
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again and this month our host is Boris Hristov (b/t). He has asked us to discuss Interviewing....
2014-05-16 (first published: 2014-05-13)
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ExpressProfiler: The New Kid on the Block
I'm pleased to inform you that yet another of my pet-projects, ExpressProfiler, joined the rapidly growing family of Ecosystem-based tools...
2014-05-15
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Migrating SQL Server logins
Once upon a migration I would use sp_help_revlogin to migrate logins and remap the SQL server logins using sp_change_users_login. During...
2014-05-15 (first published: 2014-05-07)
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Missing Indexes Script v2
As is the case for many DB professionals, I am always tweaking (not twerking) and refining the missing indexes script to try and make it more robust and a...
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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