SQL Server trace flags
Normally I’m not a big fan of using traceflags, my advice is only to use these when it is absolutely...
2011-11-22
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Blog Posts
SQLSaturday 97 Speaker Recap
Great Content + Great Speakers = Awesome Event
All the evaluations have been tallied, its official SQLSaturday #97 was a hit! As a...
2011-11-22
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Throne of Fire
Finally, I have completed another book. I took the opportunity while traveling to catch up on some reading. Better yet, I was able to do this while testing out...
2011-11-22
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Throne of Fire
Finally, I have completed another book. I took the opportunity while traveling to catch up on some reading. Better yet,...
2011-11-22
635 reads
17 WordPress Plug-Ins That I Use
In the past week, I’ve had a number of requests for a list of the WordPress plug-ins that I use. ...
2011-11-21
1,142 reads
Book Review: Highest Duty, My Search For What Really Matters
Highest Duty, My Search For What Really Matters by Chesley Sullenberger is the autobiography of the pilot who landed Flight...
2011-11-21
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Conformed dimensions
A conformed dimension is a dimension that has the same meaning to every fact with which it relates. Conformed dimensions allow...
2011-11-21
3,502 reads
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Questions 2 & 3
Part 1 of Question 2—The question.Part 2 of Question 2—The follow up to the question.This is a continuation of my...
2011-11-21
643 reads
Installing SQL Server 2012 RC0
Very short informational post.
If you’re like me and you’ve been running the public Client Technology Preview (CTP3) of SQL Server...
2011-11-21
2,016 reads
OT: Goodbye Dad
This is a bit of ramble. At about 2:15AM November 21st, 2011 my dad, Arthur Corbett, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I...
2011-11-21
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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