Creating a Database Audit Specification can create new users & schemas in the background
I love database audits. They are simple, easy to use, effective, not overly resource intensive, and can be turned on ... Continue reading
2022-06-28
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Blog Posts
Daily Coping 28 Jun 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-06-28
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Tools I Use on My Jump Box
Having recently taken a new job and introducing a number of new tools to my new coworker I thought I’d share how I setup my jump box to and...
2022-06-28
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Alert Filtering in SQL Monitor
SQL Monitor has improved a lot over the last couple of years. We have multiple teams building features and addressing issues, and each month when we have a readout...
2022-06-27
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Daily Coping 27 Jun 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-06-27
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dbatools - Exceptions
Who doesn’t like a good red and verbose exception? At PowerShell community we often call it a “sea of red” which we found as something that can be intimidating....
2022-06-27 (first published: 2022-06-07)
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How To Create A SQL Server 2022 Learning Sandbox In Few Easy Steps
Microsoft has recently released the public preview of SQL Server 2022. You can find info here. Microsoft peddles SQL Server 2022 as “the most cloud enabled version Microsoft has...
2022-06-27 (first published: 2022-06-08)
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A Few Thoughts on SQL Saturday Jacksonville
I was lucky to attend SQSQL Saturday Jacksonville 2022L Saturday Jacksonville 2022 a couple of weeks ago. This was the first SQL Saturday of 2022 for me, and the...
2022-06-24 (first published: 2022-05-25)
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Daily Coping 24 Jun 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-06-24
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TSQL Tuesday #150: Your first technical job. Rollup.
This months subject for T-SQL Tuesday was Your first technical job. I have to say I really really enjoyed reading ... Continue reading
2022-06-24 (first published: 2022-05-24)
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Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you’ve been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
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SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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