November 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
Last week was the PASS Summit and there were a few cool announcements made. One in particular was the release...
2012-11-12
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Blog Posts
PASS Summit 2012 Twitter Dashboard
As a business intelligence developer, my skills include taking the raw data, shaking it to remove all the junk, and...
2012-11-12
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Rules of Holes #1: Stop Digging
You may have heard of the 'First Rule of Holes'. It goes something like this: " When you suspect you might be in a hole, stop digging. " That...
2012-11-12
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Rules of Holes #1: Stop Digging
You may have heard of the 'First Rule of Holes'. It goes something like this: " When you suspect you might...
2012-11-12
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Rules of Holes #1: Stop Digging
You may have heard of the 'First Rule of Holes'. It goes something like this: " When you suspect you might be in a hole, stop digging. " That...
2012-11-12
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Site Update–SQL Server Health Check
Here at gethynellis.com we offer a range of consulting services to help you manage and maintain your SQL Server environment,...
2012-11-12
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Summit 2012 is over, but not forgotten
What a whirlwind last week was. There were so many sessions to attend and only one of me. I needed...
2012-11-12
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Surface Problems With Azure
I’ve been posting about the Surface over the last couple of weeks and I’ve tried really hard to be positive...
2012-11-12
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Time Trial sys.dm_exec_query_plan vs sys.dm_exec_sql_text
I’ve been working on a way to test performance usage on a server by database. I started out using sys.dm_exec_query_stats...
2012-11-12
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T-SQL Window Functions on LessThanDot and at SQL Saturday 149
Reblogged from Data on Wheels - Steve Hughes: I recently completed a series of blog posts on www.lessthandot.com on T-SQL Window...
2012-11-12
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Blogs
ISACA AI Material/Exam Prep Discount (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
By Brian Kelley
If you are considering any of the ISACA AI certs like the Advanced Artificial...
A Fabric solution can be very cost effective
By ChrisJenkins
Are you currently using Microsoft Fabric or considering migrating to it? If so, there...
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
By SQLPals
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log If you...
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Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
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SQL Server Showing Out of Space But Plenty of Drive Space
We have a SQL Server installed. We have a 500GB drive for the database....
Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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