PASS 2011 Countdown – 2 Weeks To Go
I’m not sure how we got to 2-weeks until this year’s PASS Summit. If you haven’t registered yet it’s really...
2011-09-26
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Blog Posts
Paying for Free
It seems like there is a widespread malaise in the country these days. Everyone's clamoring to cut taxes -but no one wants to have their neighborhood school closed, or...
2011-09-26
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Paying for Free
It seems like there is a widespread malaise in the country these days. Everyone's clamoring to cut taxes -but no one wants to have their neighborhood school closed, or...
2011-09-26
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Paying for Free
It seems like there is a widespread malaise in the country these days. Everyone’s clamoring to cut taxes -but no...
2011-09-26
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Recovery Models
In SQL Server we have three basic recovery models: full, bulk-logged, and simple. By default we find that most databases...
2011-09-26
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Small Business Hardware
[NOTE] My blog post scheduling-fu is weak, so this post didn’t go out Friday as planned. My apologies.
This is the...
2011-09-26
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SolidQ Journal September Edition
The 13th edition of The SolidQ Journal has just been released with several insightful articles and continued series updates. In...
2011-09-26
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SQL 2008 R2 Administration Cook Book
Couple of week back I have received a special gift, from the person whom I admire as a elder bro...
2011-09-26
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SQL Server – Creating and using Dump Devices for Backups
A dump device is simply a logical device which redirects to a specified physical device. The main advantage of using...
2011-09-26
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SQL Server MVP Deep Dives 2 Released
Exciting news… The second edition of the SQL Server MVP Deep Dives book has been completed and is going to...
2011-09-26
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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