Learning From the Mistakes of Other DBAs
I have been a judge for the Exceptional DBA of the Year Awards ever since its inception, and one of...
2011-07-08
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2011-07-08
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Re-blog – July 1-July 7
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-07-08
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Showing slowest parts of SQL query
I’ve received interesting question/requirement few days ago:
“… When viewing a query plan graphically, we usually have to hunt for the...
2011-07-08
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Maciej Pilecki Speaking at Space Coast UG on July 14, 2011
Just got an email from the Space Coast User Group that Maciej Pilecki (@DrHouseOfSQL) will be doing a presentation to...
2011-07-07
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PASS Update #59 (Run for the Board)
If it hasn’t happened already we should be close to beginning the election cycle for the 2012 election. Last year...
2011-07-07
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SQLDIY: Index Fragmentation Levels
Indexes, indexes, indexes my kingdom for an index! Well, something like that. Indexes are the single most important structure in...
2011-07-07
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SQLSaturday #85-Call for Pre-Con Speakers
We’re going to be hosting two pre-conference seminars this year in Orlando on Friday, September 23rd, and we’re looking for...
2011-07-07
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The IF Statement in a T-SQL Query
I’ve seen quite a few posts from people asking how to do something like this:
SELECT
a.ID
, IF a.MyChar = 'A' THEN...
2011-07-07
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What is Pipeline Backpressure?
First - I'll get the "what's a pipeline got to do with Integration Services" question out of the way. The "pipeline" I'm referring to here is the word commonly...
2011-07-07
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Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
Forums
Backup Availability Group
Please I am hoping for some feedback Specifications: Windows Server 2022 SQL Server 2022...
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How Do the Experts Become...
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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