Re-blog – July 29-August 4
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-08-05
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Blog Posts
Two New TPC-E Submissions
Two new TPC-E OLTP Benchmark Submissions have shown up in the last month or so since I last recapped three...
2011-08-05
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Celebrating Mistakes-Part 1
Most of us learn more from mistakes than successes. We talk about taking risks, but what is the average response...
2011-08-04
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MSSQLTips.com Kindle Contest
I'm always wary of contests to win free stuff, but the folks running MSSQLTips.com are legitimate (I write there as...
2011-08-04
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The Best Part of My New Job
The Best Part of My New Job
Come to the Dark Side, We have Nutter Butters
If you had told me a...
2011-08-04
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A Really Bad Day
I was out of town for work one day, literally on the other side of the country, in a car...
2011-08-03
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All About Execution Plans
If you’re attending the PASS Summit this October, I’d like to make a suggestion. The Summit itself is only three...
2011-08-03
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Applying a Snapshot -AltSnapshotFolder Parameter
Did you know a snapshot can be applied using the Distribution and Merge Agent –AltSnapshotFolder parameter? This means that after...
2011-08-03
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Detecting Fake Reviews
I saw this write up about Cornell coming up with a way to detect fake online reviews with about 90%...
2011-08-03
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How to Run Programs as a Domain User from a Non-domain Computer
As a consultant or contractor, many times the client we are at does not provide us with a laptop, so we must...
2011-08-03
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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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