What SQL Server Books Do You Recommend?
Reprinted and amended from my editorial at Database Weekly.
For nearly 11 years now, one of the most common questions people...
2011-08-08
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Blog Posts
Chennai SQL Server User Group and me
My one week long search to identify active SQL Server community in Chennai ended last Sunday.
Chennai SQL Server User Group...
2011-08-07
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Delete backup files older than days
For almost all sql backup jobs, we want to have a step to delete old backup files older than a...
2011-08-06
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Audit SQL Logins
Written by David Postlethwaite There are several ways that you can audit who has logged in to your SQL Server. The...
2011-08-05
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Celebrating Mistakes-Part 2
I’ve been thinking about this a lot. It’s easy to say we want to take risks, much harder to set...
2011-08-05
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Come One Come All S3OLV August 2011
Hey Yo!! We are primed and ready for this month down in Las Vegas. We have a return presenter and we are looking to get some speed freak on...
2011-08-05
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Come One Come All S3OLV August 2011
Hey Yo!! We are primed and ready for this month down in Las Vegas. We have a return presenter and...
2011-08-05
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I Am Going to Be a Big Brother #sqlpass #firsttimers
Well at the PASS Summit at least. The Summit is trying to make sure that all of our first timers...
2011-08-05
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Microsoft Certifications and MVP’s – What are they?
I take it for granted that everyone knows all about Microsoft certifications and Microsoft MVP’s. But a few years ago,...
2011-08-05
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PowerPivot – Perspectives
PowerPivot – Perspectives
Many times when developing larger Analysis Services cubes you may find it necessary to use Perspectives to logically split...
2011-08-05
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Blogs
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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