2013 Polar Plunge #SQLPlunge
Next month… on March 2… I’m going to jump into a lake in Minnesota. Now it’s cold in Minnesota. In...
2013-01-18
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Blog Posts
Day 16 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Disaster Recovery Gems From Around The Net
It’s day 16 of my series 31 Days of Disaster Recovery. I’ve seen a lot of great DR related posts...
2013-01-18
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Example of SQL Server table partitioning
Recently, one of my favorite customers asked me some very thought-provoking questions about using database partitioning to move transactional data around. Their...
2013-01-18 (first published: 2013-01-14)
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New Year Aspirations – Mark Broadbent – SQLSaturday
I’ve known you for quite a while now through Twitter and later at SQLBits (your mum was right kids, don’t...
2013-01-18
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Reblog: January 11 to January 17
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-01-18
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Variable Scope in SQL Server
The way variable scoping works in SQL Server has been well documented on MSDN, but I have seen related issues...
2013-01-18
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Cash Over Credit
What does cash over credit have to deal with security? An awful lot, as it turns out.
Personal Story: Mere days...
2013-01-17
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Day 15 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Running DBCC CheckTable in Parallel Jobs
Welcome back to my 31 Days of Disaster Recovery series. Today is day 15, and I want to answer a...
2013-01-17
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Does the SQL Server Database Filename Matter?
Do you know the basics of how to create a database? Hopefully you do and can do so without the...
2013-01-17
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Last Time CheckDB was Run
Back in November 2012, I shared a story about checking the last known good checkdb in the boot page of a database. You can read that story here. This...
2013-01-17
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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degree of parallelism
Team, I'm trying to figure out what will be the best recommendation to configure...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
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