sp_SrvPermissions V2.0
Last month I posted my stored procedures sp_SrvPermissions and sp_DBPermissions. I’m posting V2.0 of each with a few fixes. The...
2013-09-23 (first published: 2013-09-18)
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Blog Posts
VMware vSphere 5.5 Enhancements That DBAs Should Care About
Last month at VMworld, VMware announced the upcoming release of their virtualization suite, vSphere 5.5. As you all know, I...
2013-09-23
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Will You Vote?
Voting is one of the many privileges that I have as an American citizen. It’s a privilege that most Americans...
2013-09-23
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Current Thoughts on Interviewing and Hiring Conundrums
For many organizations, data is the lifeblood that keeps them in business. If the data becomes imperiled, the very existence of the organization is threatened. The folks entrusted with...
2013-09-22
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Current Thoughts on Interviewing and Hiring Conundrums
For many organizations, data is the lifeblood that keeps them in business. If the data becomes imperiled, the very existence...
2013-09-22
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Current Thoughts on Interviewing and Hiring Conundrums
For many organizations, data is the lifeblood that keeps them in business. If the data becomes imperiled, the very existence of the organization is threatened. The folks entrusted with...
2013-09-22
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MDX #30 – Get The Book: MDX with SSAS 2012 Cookbook
MDX with SSAS 2012 Cookbook
by Sherry Li and Tomislav Piasevoli
Packt Publishing 2013
The book is now available in both paperback...
2013-09-22
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SQL #50–Deleting or updating data from a table of 20+ GB
I don’t have a definition of what is considered a large SQL table. I am pretty sure, however, that a...
2013-09-22
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Counting Work Days
Don’t forget that most holiday’s aren’t work days.
Recently while working with a client I was faced with some seriously convoluted...
2013-09-21
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I am on LinkedIn
I don't know why, but I never "got" LinkedIn and I ended up leaving it in frustration as I was...
2013-09-21
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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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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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