SQL Server Virtualization 101 Webinar Wrapup
Today I presented a session entitled “SQL Server Virtualization 101” for the SQL PASSVirtualization Virtual Chapter. I had a great time...
2014-01-08
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Blog Posts
SQL- Useful links
Useful links – I hope you might like it too..
http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/sqlskills-holiday-gift-to-you-all-2012-insider-videos/
2014-01-08
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Transactions: What are they?
I’ve done a couple of posts now talking about how rolling back a transaction works. I thought this time I...
2014-01-08
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Understanding the Copy_Only option in Backups for SQL Server
The Copy_Only option is very useful in full backup scenario when you don’t want to break up the sequence of...
2014-01-08
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A Rickety Stairway to SQL Server Data Mining, Part 14.7: Additional Plugin Functionality
By Steve Bolton
…………In order to divide this segment of my amateur tutorial series on SQL Server Data Mining (SSDM) into...
2014-01-07 (first published: 2013-12-31)
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Being a Better IT Pro – Get to the Point
When writing emails or other communications, state your point or request right at the beginning.
For instance, if you need...
2014-01-07
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Day 11 – Purging syspolicy
This is the eleventh installment in the 12 day series for SQL tidbits during this holiday season.
Previous articles in this...
2014-01-07 (first published: 2014-01-04)
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Don't Hitch Your Wagon To MS Access
I know this might seem like an odd topic on a SQL Server blog, but it's a common and critical...
2014-01-07
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Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #14: Sparklines and Pivot Tables
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2014-01-07
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Happy 2014
I am a bit late with the almost obligatory “How was my past year and how do I think next...
2014-01-07
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #202 Invitation: That One SQL Server Outage You’ll Never Forget
I am excited to host T-SQL Tuesday for the first time. I want to...
A Daily Report from Claude
By Steve Jones
Redgate had some Claude training recently, which I went through as my knowledge has...
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
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Practical Ways to Approach SQL Server Problems and Case Studies
Working with SQL Server can involve more than just writing queries. Understanding database design,...
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Question of the Day
Tracking All the Queries
I have 3 instances of a brand new long running query that are executing on a SQL Server 2025 instance. Query store is enabled. One of the queries is killed by the administrator, one is cancelled by the user. The other runs to completion. How many rows are in Query Store for this query?
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