The Podcast is in the Windows Store
If you’ve got a Windows Phone, or any of the Windows devices that support podcasts, the Voice of the DBA...
2013-08-21
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Blog Posts
Webcast Presentation Materials: Building Security Audits with Extended Events
Earlier today, I presented a session for Pragmatic WorksTraining on the T’s; which occur every Tuesday and Thursday. In the session,...
2013-08-21
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A placement firm’s “guaranteed” replacement
I have heard large placement firms say they are better than smaller firms because “They offer the client a guaranteed...
2013-08-20
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Data Purity issue after upgrading SQL 2000 to later versions
In SQL Server versions prior to 2005, it was possible to have invalid data values into a database. That can...
2013-08-20
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Fixing Page Life Expectancy (PLE)
What is Page Life Expectancy (PLE), what makes it drop, and how can I manage memory better? Abusing disks slows...
2013-08-20 (first published: 2013-08-19)
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Interview Candidates for Skills, Aptitude, Maybe Both
Over the years I’ve been primary a skills interviewer. In theory I know what skills are needed and in theory...
2013-08-20 (first published: 2013-08-15)
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PASS Summit 2013 - You Ain't From Around Here Are Ya?
I know what y'all are thinkin', what's Charlotte got to do with SQL Server? Just hear me out. There's a...
2013-08-20
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Pointers For SQL Saturday Attendance
I recently got an email from another SQL Saturday organizer asking for "pointers for getting more attendees" to their upcoming...
2013-08-20
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SQL Saturday 250 – Pittsburgh – Advice for My Presentation on Monitoring and Baselines
I’ll be presenting at SQL Saturday 250 in Pittsburgh on Baselining and Monitoring. This is my first public presentation, and...
2013-08-20
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SQL Server – Get SQL Server Service Account using T-SQL
SQL Server service account information is stored in Windows Registry database. You can get this information from Services Console or...
2013-08-20
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Blogs
The 2026 Redgate Summit in New York City
By Steve Jones
We’re coming back to New York, which is exciting for me. I love NYC....
Monitoring Fabric Mirroring for SQL 2025
I previously wrote about how the underlying technology for Fabric mirroring changed with SQL...
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
Forums
Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Doing the Little Things
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Question of the Day
Historical Data Tracking
If I want to track historical data values, which mechanism should I use?
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