Reblog: July 5 to July 11
I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just the information...
2013-07-12
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Blog Posts
Security Questions: Removing Logins From Databases
As I mentioned in the introductory post, during the Introduction to SQL Server Security session for Pragmatic Work’sTraining on the T’s, I...
2013-07-12
1,216 reads
SQL Server – How to change SQL Server ERRORLOG location
By default SQL Server ERRORLOG is stored in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\InstanceFolder\MSSQL\Log" folder. The ERRORLOG location is configured as a...
2013-07-12 (first published: 2013-07-08)
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Two Weeks until SQL Saturday #222 in Sacramento
It’s just two weeks until my next trip. It feels like I just got back from London, and one again...
2013-07-12
987 reads
A Page-Splitting Headache - Page Split Mini-Series
Page splits are a normal occurring process in an OLTP system. However, too many page splits can cause performance issues...
2013-07-11 (first published: 2013-07-08)
9,776 reads
Access denied on your SSIS SQL Server 2008
Scenario. You have a new SSIS server. All DTS packages migrated and deployed successfully to this new SSIS server. You send...
2013-07-11
348 reads
Deleting a Storage Account from Windows Azure – The right way !
I like to clean up things after I’m done with my testing and this morning I decided to clean up...
2013-07-11
1,992 reads
I’ll take “Products that start with Power”, Alex
FYI:
Geoflow (see Geoflow Preview for Excel 2013) is now called Power Map, and Data Explorer (see Microsoft Data Explorer) is now called...
2013-07-11
893 reads
PowerShell – Get CPU Details and its Usage
This PowerShell script helpful in finding No of Processors, Speed and It’s current usage based on samples being gathered at...
2013-07-11
1,668 reads
Security Questions: Server Role Tips
As I mentioned in the introductory post, during the Introduction to SQL Server Security session for Pragmatic Work’sTraining on the T’s, I...
2013-07-11
569 reads
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...
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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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