The New MidnightDBA.com is live!
GUYS! GUYS! GUYS!!! We’ve finally completed the MidnightDBA.com facelift that many of you have been begging (nagging, pining, etc.) for,...
2013-04-02
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Blog Posts
April 2013 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
After working on this monthly checklist for over a year, I’ve recently discovered that there isn’t anything that we should...
2013-04-01
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DMV-3 : What is currently going on ?……..sys.dm_exec_requests
sys.dm_exec_requests DMV (Dynamic Management View), described by BOL as follows: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177648.aspx
Returns information about each request that is executing within SQL...
2013-04-01
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #26
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-04-01
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Mo-SQL On A Stick
If you’re involved in the database world it’s hard to have missed the rise of the “no-sql” database products, designed...
2013-04-01
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Setup SSL Access to SSRS 2012 with Active Directory Certificate Services
The objective was to configure SSL access to a SQL 2012 Reporting Services server in Native Mode. The Certificate Issuer...
2013-04-01
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SQL Server Analysis Services Webinar
Join me tomorrow, April 2. 2013, at 11:00 PM EST for a free webinar which is part of an entire...
2013-04-01
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Custom Reports for SSMS 2012
I presented on this topic at the TriadSQL User’s Group meeting on 3/26/13. I promised I would post my code/solutions,...
2013-03-29
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Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #5: Cleaning Up Slicers
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2013-03-29
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of April 1, 2013
Here are some training events you might be interested in for the coming week:
Tuesday, April 2
11:00-12:00 EDT, Introduction to SQL...
2013-03-29
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Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate with MCP
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
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How do I connect to a SQL Server database on my ISP?
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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