Connection Pooling :At a Glance
What is a Connection Pool?
A connection pool is a group of database connections (with same connection properties) maintained in the...
2012-06-15
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Blog Posts
Find unused indexes using sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats
The SQL Server maintains all indexes defined against a table regardless of their usage. Index maintenance can cause significant amounts...
2012-06-15
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Interview questions
Lately, I’ve been asked by several folks about the interview questions that I use when I interview candidates for SQL...
2012-06-15 (first published: 2012-06-11)
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One week after #sqlsat132
It has been nearly one week since SQL Saturday 132 in Pensacola Florida. I was chosen to give my talk...
2012-06-15
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Slacking Off: The Right Side of the Brain
I think it’s only fitting to follow up a post about performance reviews and self-evaluations with a post about slacking...
2012-06-15
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TechEd North America 2012 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd North America 2012 and they are available for free! What a...
2012-06-15
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Contained Databases – Preventing Collation Conflicts
One of the demos from my Contained Databases talk looks at the issues you can have when your database collation...
2012-06-14 (first published: 2012-06-07)
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Latest Presentation on SQL Server Mirroring Given at Transcontinental's Offices
With a handful of System Administrators, Network Specialists and DBAs, I gave my third presentation on SQL Server Mirroring this...
2012-06-14
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NomCom, what it’s all about
I submitted my application for the NomCom last week and the polls opened up yesterday. I’ve seen an amazing amount...
2012-06-14
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PASS Data Architecture VC presents Neil Hambly–Improve Data Quality & Integrity using Constraint
Tuesday’s (June 19th, 2012) PASS Data Architecture Virtual Chapter has Neil talks about database design that uses Constraints for Integrity...
2012-06-14
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Creating a Simple and Flexible...
SQL Art, Part 3: Happy Easter Fun in SSMS
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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