Miss SQLBits 8? No problem, all videos are online
OK, since this conference in is England, it’s a little harder to get to compared to TechEd. No matter, all...
2011-06-28
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Blog Posts
My Favourite SQL Server Myths and Realities
It has been more than two months since I blogged. I have been blogging in my Organization internal blogging site on Management...
2011-06-28
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Pain of the Week: Understanding Your Indexes
Want to take a few minutes out of your day on to learn a bit more about indexes? On Thursday,...
2011-06-28
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SQLDIY: Database Space Detail
Continuing to build up our data gathering library we shift our focus to tracking database file growth. This particular procedure...
2011-06-28
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Which database is using all my CPU
We all know how easy it is to see how much CPU power is consumed by the SQL Server process,...
2011-06-28
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CPU-Z 1.58 Released
Version 1.58 of the very useful utility CPU-Z was released on June 24, 2011. Originally (and still) popular for bragging...
2011-06-27
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Look How Far You Have Come
A reader wrote to me over the weekend, seeking advice on behalf of their friend, who had been feeling deflated...
2011-06-27
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MCITP: 3 Down 1 To Go
Despite my desire to do one exam a week in pursuit of the MCITP Certifications for DBA and Developer in SQL 2008, other things came up that have slowed...
2011-06-27
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MCITP: 3 Down 1 To Go
Despite my desire to do one exam a week in pursuit of the MCITP Certifications for DBA and Developer in...
2011-06-27
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PASS Update #58 (Elections)
Last year we had some problems with our annual election, enough problems that clearly we needed to do a deeper...
2011-06-27
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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