Unexpected result with the File System Task
Recently I ran across a forum thread where someone encountered an unexpected result when creating a directory using the File...
2013-10-09
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Blog Posts
Azure Account and Spending Limits
If you’ve been working with Azure for a while you probably signed up before they had the ability to create...
2013-10-08
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Benchmark SQL Server Wait Statistics
One of the secret weapons in performance tuning with SQL Server is understanding wait statistics. Every time a process (spid)...
2013-10-08
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Data Warehouse Maturity Model
I have talked about the Business Intelligence Maturity Model (see Business Intelligence Maturity Assessment), but I wanted to dig further into...
2013-10-08
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Generating a unique identifier outside of SQL and persisting it…
I’ve been thinking about a question from a application developer regarding generating a unique identifier outside of SQL and persisting...
2013-10-08 (first published: 2013-10-03)
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New Job Checklist
I started a new job a month ago, but didn’t want to just figure things out as they came to...
2013-10-08
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Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while. Along the way I’ve collected quite a...
2013-10-08
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Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag
I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while....
2013-10-08
893 reads
Setting the Default View on a SharePoint Library
There could be a number of reasons why you would want to change the default view on a SharePoint library....
2013-10-08
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T-SQL Tuesday #47 – SWAG
It’s T-SQL Tuesday time, the second Tuesday of the month when we all coordinate our blog posts on a particular...
2013-10-08
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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