Building A New Storage Test Server
We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
Not to sound too obvious, I test IO systems. That means from time to time...
2011-08-25
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Blog Posts
Create a Log Backup Schedule – #1 Skill You Need
This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for...
2011-08-25
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Index Disabled and Index Rebuild
I received the following message from a Developer. The message was on a Test SQL Server
“NC_myIndex " on table "VeryLargeTable" (specified...
2011-08-25
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PASS Update #63 (How Do We Rate)
A short update today, following up on an email to the Board from incoming VP of Finance Douglas McDowell who...
2011-08-25
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Reading SQL Error log
SQL Error log can be read from SQL Server's management studio. However, Management studio is too slow and definitely not...
2011-08-25
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SQL Server – CTP is now available for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3
CTP has been made available earlier this week for SQL Server 2008 SP3 on Download Center. Read this MSDN blog...
2011-08-25
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SQLMCM Training – Day 17
Today Bob spoke about Auditing, SQLCLR, XML, and Spatial Data. Because I already know
these concepts very well, my study notes...
2011-08-25
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Come Shake My Hand at PASS
Last year Andy Warren thought about trying to help first timer attendees at the PASS Summit with a little networking...
2011-08-24
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Correctness and stress test
Stress test SQL Server for new hardware
Download SQLIOSim from http://download.microsoft.com and install on server.
When detailing the file location , use the...
2011-08-24
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Interview with BI Expert Tim Mitchell
Tim Mitchell will be speaking at the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections, October 31-November 3, 2011, in Las Vegas,...
2011-08-24
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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