A Server Bench
This past weekend I was doing some early Spring cleaning and decided it was time to throw out two old...
2014-01-15
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Blog Posts
Cleveland Rocks! (and does SQL Server)
My first flight of 2014 will be to Cleveland to run a SQL in the City seminar and then speak...
2014-01-15
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Database in Source Control
Many years ago, I was working with a great DBA. Seriously, a very smart and capable guy. He told me,...
2014-01-15
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Not Dead Yet - Text and NText in SQL 2014
I was recently approached by a client who was running SQL Server 2008 with some databases in SQL 2000 compatibility...
2014-01-15
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PASS BI/DW Virtual Chapter–Analysis Services Attributes and Hierarchies
Please join the PASS BI/DW VC today January 15th at 7PM Central for a presentation on Attributes and Hierarchies in...
2014-01-15
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PASS SQLSaturday Events: February 2014
PASS SQL Saturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Please...
2014-01-15
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Powershell in a Month Day 10 – Formatting
This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about PowerShell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in a Month...
2014-01-15
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Restore Master From Backup
There are a few posts running around talking about restoring master from backup. Thomas LaRock has a fantastic "How To:...
2014-01-15
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Sausage Making
For those who don’t know, I work for Red Gate Software. I’m not a developer, but I work directly for...
2014-01-15 (first published: 2014-01-08)
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Should You Run For the PASS Board? How Do You Decide?
Here are some of the questions I ask when someone is thinking about running for the Board:
Are you eligible? Read...
2014-01-15
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Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
Forums
query to track time spent on individual tasks in SSIS
Hi everyone I am looking at building a query to determine how much time...
SQL Server Transactional Replication from Always On Availability Groups to Azure SQL Database
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Hidden Heroes
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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