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...
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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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
From DBA or Data Engineer to AI Engineer: A Realistic Path
If you spend your days tuning queries, managing pipelines, or keeping a production database...
SQL Server gMSA: Why So Many DBAs Still Aren't Using It in 2026
By SQLPals
SQL Server gMSA: Why DBAs Still Aren't Using It in 2026 ...
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
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Automating OSM Data Refresh in Power BI’s Azure Maps Reference Layer
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Database Mail Configuration
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Database Mail Configuration
If I want to get a list of the configuration settings for Database Mail using T-SQL, how can I do so?
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