Are you ready?
I have talked about wanting a change. I thought I am prepared to embrace that change when it finally comes.
I...
2012-06-01
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Blog Posts
I’m Going on Tour
I’ve done quite a bit of speaking over the last few years, which has required a lot of travel. I...
2012-06-01 (first published: 2012-05-30)
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June Question: Which DMV(s) do you most often use when managing your SQL Server instances, and why?
Dynamic Management Objects (DMVs and DMFs) are some of the most useful tools for the DBA. So this month’s question...
2012-06-01
1,027 reads
Ottawa In the Summer Time
I wrote a post earlier this week telling you all about my trip to Ottawa last week, during my trip...
2012-06-01
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Setup windows firewall for SQL Server
On Windows 2008 R2, the windows firewall will turn on by default which causes connection issure for the remote client, here...
2012-06-01
5,403 reads
SQL Server 2008 Security Best Practices
If you are working as a DBA for a financial organisation where sensitive financial data is stored in your databases...
2012-06-01
13,315 reads
The SQL in the City US Tour
If you haven’t heard yet, Red Gate Software is sponsoring a six city tour of the United States of its...
2012-06-01 (first published: 2012-05-29)
1,781 reads
The Standing Desk – Week 1
I finally got my standing desk working last weekend and started on Tuesday (after Memorial Day) working at it on...
2012-06-01
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A new neat feature in SQL Server 2012 is THROW
In SQL Server 2005 we got the TRY…CATCH construct which was a big help for developers to effectively handle errors...
2012-05-31
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After August, I'm Done Traveling for the Year
I mentioned in a post over at my Goal Keeping DBA blog that I was not planning to attend the...
2012-05-31
2,108 reads
Blogs
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
What does this code return?
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