SQL Server MVP for the 2nd time in row!
I’m honored to be recognized as SQL Server MVP for the 2nd time in row and thank you Microsoft to...
2013-10-16
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Blog Posts
Summit 2013 – Part the First
While not technically the first day of Summit since the official start is yet to come, here are my thoughts...
2013-10-16
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Summit 2013 – Part the First
While not technically the first day of Summit since the official start is yet to come, here are my thoughts on Sunday and Monday of PASS Summit 2013. For...
2013-10-16
TempDB Contention 2.1.%
Problem: When you are performing many DML operations and makes tempdb contesnion on it, You may get wait_resource of 2.1.103...
2013-10-16
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Attending the SQL PASS Summit?
Are you attending the SQL PASS Summit conference in Charlotte, NC this week? If so, let’s meet up! If not,...
2013-10-15
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DMV-15 : Pending I/O requests……..sys.dm_io_pending_io_requests
sys.dm_io_pending_io_requests DMV (Dynamic Management View), described by BOL as follows: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188762.aspx
Returns a row for each pending I/O request in SQL...
2013-10-15
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October 2013 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
It’s not the first Monday of October, instead it’s the second Tuesday (oops, had Wednesday in here originally). As we...
2013-10-15
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PASS SQL SUMMIT 2013 - Day 1 - Highlights, Questions & Answers
Today, October 15, 2013: PASS SUMMIT DAY1
It’s October, and it’s PASS SQL Summit time, 2013! PASS Summit is the world's largest,...
2013-10-15
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PASS SQL Summit 2013 - Highlights Q&A - First Timer's Advice from the Experts
So, is this your first time attending PASS Summit? Confused, shy, overwhelmed, and don’t know what to do first? Or...
2013-10-15
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PASS Summit 2013 – My First Day and Paul White
This is my first time to attend the PASS Summit. I was very excited about it, and I planned to...
2013-10-15
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item GPX distance and time analysis...
The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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