SQL PASS Performance Virtual Chapter Presentation
Today I was fortunate enough to be able to give a new presentation to the SQL PASSPerformance Virtual Chapter called...
2013-04-25
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Blog Posts
SQLIntersection conference wrapup
Two weeks ago was a busy one. I helped coordinate and spoke at our second SQL Saturday Omaha on April...
2013-04-25
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Troubleshooting SQL Server Error 15517
Last week I had the following error message repeating over and over again in the SQL Server log of one of...
2013-04-25 (first published: 2013-04-22)
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Building My HDInsight Server Cluster
After all the hype about Big Data, Hadoop, and now HDInsight, I decided to build out my own big data...
2013-04-24
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Discover, Diagnose, and Document ALL Your SQL Servers On Your Coffee Break
We all know that we should document our SQL Servers, right? RIGHT?
So let's say you had some time on...
2013-04-24 (first published: 2013-04-11)
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DMV-8 : Check Space consumed by Database……..sys.dm_db_file_space_usage
sys.dm_db_file_space_usage DMV (Dynamic Management View), described by BOL as follows: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174412.aspx
Returns space usage information for each file in the database.
It’s...
2013-04-24
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Estimate Table Size based on the Metadata from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
A problem I face often is not knowing the size of a new table that I’m creating. I put some...
2013-04-24
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How do I tell the stored procedure name from inside the stored procedure?
I’ve occasionally had the problem of trying to put “smart” logging messages into a process. You know the ones, you’re...
2013-04-24
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How to backup a SQL 2012 database directly to Windows Azure
It has been a little while since I posted something and I’ve been meaning to finish off this blog for...
2013-04-24
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Identify the cause of SQL Server blocking
In my previous article (Different techniques to identify blocking in SQL Server) on MSSQLTips.com, I discussed about locks and blocks,...
2013-04-24
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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