[off topic] I crossed a milestone today

Hey everyone,
I have been nearing this goal for some time (a few times coming within fractions) so this is somewhat...

Database Mirroring Error

I have been setting up multi instance database mirroring for the last couple of days along with some other DR...

DBA Question of the Day: Statistic

http://www.flickr.com/photos/_barney/5177975707/Hello Dear Reader, yesterday I posed the question to you what are Statistics?  We could get down and dirty of...

Decoding first, root, and FirstIAM in Sysindexes

Have you ever looked at the first, root, and FirstIAM columns in sysindexes and wondered…
“What do these values mean?”
Recently, I...

How do I find all stored procedures or views that use a specific table?

Many years ago when I was still working on SQL 2000 I occasionally needed to find all stored procedures and views...

Question what you think

Good advice from Jeff Bezos.

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Reblog: October 19 to October 25

Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post.  The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...

Scary Reading List for Halloween

I know I focus on community, SQL Server, professional development and process. But you need to do other stuff occasionally...

SQL Server 2012 SSAS .. 'Yes we can' use one instance for both the tabular and multi dimensional models

As most of us are aware, each instance of SSAS 2012 may be run in either tabular or multidimensional mode (and...

Understanding Server Hardware Course from Pluralsight

My first training course from Pluralsight, Understanding Server Hardware has just gone live. It is listed in the SQL Server...