SSWUG Summer Camp
I'm speaking at SSWUG Summer Camp! Thankfully, I can be at home, in my pool AND be at summer camp...
2013-06-26
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Blog Posts
This Can Be the Best Thing in SQL Server 2014
New versions have bombastic and catchy features. But a lot of times, the little, hidden features are the ones that...
2013-06-26
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Using OUTPUT to back up a change
How will you back out if your change doesn’t work?! Always take a backup! There should always be a back...
2013-06-26
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Visiting Atlantis
This week I got to visit Atlantis. Not the mythical island, but rather the ship, the Space Shuttle Atlantis at...
2013-06-26
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Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #9: Adding Calculated Members
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2013-06-25
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Installing SQL Server 2014 CTP1 – Step by Step
Great news !!! SQL Server 2014 CTP1 is out and the wait is over. Drop everything(Except the databases !) and download your...
2013-06-25
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NYC SQL User Group Mtg - Building a Personal Brand
This month, Thursday, June 27, 2013, the NYC SQL User Group be doing something a little different. Instead of a technical presentation,...
2013-06-25
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Share t-sql snippets to the team with SQL Prompt
Red-Gate SQL Prompt is a plugin for SQL Server Management Studio that makes the developers life easier when writing t-sql....
2013-06-25
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SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups setup scripts - Part 1
Here are some scripts which can be used for setting up 2 nodes AlwaysOn Availability Groups, you can make your own...
2013-06-25
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SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups setup scripts - Part 2
3. Install SQL Instance
a) Configure the firewall setting on both 2 nodes.
echo Default Instance
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="SQLServer"...
2013-06-25
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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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