What’s been happening in Wayne’s World
Late last year, my life got strange. Well, it’s always been strange, so let’s just say it became stranger than...
2012-07-18
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Blog Posts
Where in the World is…
You may or may not have noticed that over the past several months I have been somewhat absent from my...
2012-07-18
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Where in the World is…
You may or may not have noticed that over the past several months I have been somewhat absent from my blog. Very few articles if any have been produced....
2012-07-18
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Windows Cluster : Understanding the Quorum settings
In my earlier post, I have explained about the windows cluster and how Sql server works on cluster environment. In...
2012-07-18
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A Trio of EachDB
When administering a larger database environment, sometimes one needs to perform repetitive tasks. Performing repetitive tasks becomes more and more...
2012-07-17
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A Trio of EachDB
When administering a larger database environment, sometimes one needs to perform repetitive tasks. Performing repetitive tasks becomes more and more painful (maybe even demoralizing) with the larger the number...
2012-07-17
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Attending SQLSaturday #164 in Cleveland
I’ll be back on the road again in August, heading up to Cleveland for SQLSaturday #164. It’s my first time...
2012-07-17
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Excel 2013 Will Impact BI Users
As noted in that great text, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, “Don’t panic!” Excel 2013 will make even more...
2012-07-17
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Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 Beta
If you follow anything outside the regular SQL Server world coming from Microsoft it should be Office and more importantly...
2012-07-17
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PowerPivot for Excel 2013
The preview for Office 2013 is live!! You can hop over to the Microsoft website and grab it here: http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en/try-office-preview. Naturally...
2012-07-17
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Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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