Throwback Thursday #2: Get Your Speak On!
I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving with their families. When you come out of that food coma I...
2013-11-28
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Blog Posts
Connection pooling and the DBA
Here’s a great article that I came across while on my cookie break. The demonstration is so simple and straightforward....
2013-11-27
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Guest blog post at SQLAuthority – How many vCPUs are too many?
Last night my first guest blog pots over at SQLAuthority has gone live! It is the next in the “Notes...
2013-11-27 (first published: 2013-11-21)
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I’m A SQL Server Rockstar Blogger!
SQL Server Rockstar Blogger
I have a quick secret to share with my readers. Ever since I saw Tom Larock’s SQL Server...
2013-11-27
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Identifying Columns to Create Index via T-SQL
To identify columns on which you need to create indexes for fine tuning query performances you can run the T-SQL...
2013-11-27
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Master Data Services stops working after an upgrade
Recently some SQL Server instances at a client were upgraded to the latest cumulative update of SQL Server 2012 service...
2013-11-27
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Master Data Services stops working after an upgrade
Recently some SQL Server instances at a client were upgraded to the latest cumulative update of SQL Server 2012 service...
2013-11-27
1,104 reads
Review: The Abilene Paradox
The Abilene Paradox by Jerry Harvey is not a new book, written in 1988. It’s part of some reading I’m...
2013-11-27
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Wasted Space Per Database For Fill Factor: Quick Tip
As I keep looking for answers on Fill Factor... I keep finding interesting Metrics to look into. Looking my own...
2013-11-27
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What should a candidate know about your company?
I had a great comment (Ryan McCauley’s) on yesterday’s post that led to a great conversation on Twitter. The comment mentioned...
2013-11-27 (first published: 2013-11-19)
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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...
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Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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