DBCC TraceOn – some processes are global.
Hi,
I was recently doing some testing as I thought that I’d experiment with the ghost clean up process.
I found that...
2011-04-13
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Blog Posts
Powershell Day 13
Day 13 Other XML: Powershell support XML, as XML is a language which works great for windows, and it’s like...
2011-04-13
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 12
In Day 12 of this series, we will be talking about AMD Opteron Processor Numbering. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has...
2011-04-12
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Close, but no MCM Cigar
I failed.
There’s no other way to say it, but I’m not really disappointed or discouraged. I’m actually fairly upbeat about...
2011-04-12
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Confessions of a DBA – Part 2
How I caused a fifteen minutes of blocking.
This particular incident happened when I joined this company. I joined this company...
2011-04-12
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Corporate Staffers = Second Class Citizens?
Earlier today I read a blog post that compares consultants with corporate staff members. The author unashamedly compares consultants to...
2011-04-12
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Corporate Staffers = Second Class Citizens?
Earlier today I read a blog post that compares consultants with corporate staff members. The author unashamedly compares consultants to...
2011-04-12
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It's not about whether you're a consultant or full-time staff...
There's an article that's making its way through the SQL Ranks: Consultants are pros, while corporate IT staff are minor...
2011-04-12
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PASS SQLRally–Thoughts from an Organizer
There have been lots of blog posts about PASS SQLRally (Bing Search), but there haven’t been a lot recently from the...
2011-04-12
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PASS SQLRally–Thoughts from an Organizer
There have been lots of blog posts about PASS SQLRally (Bing Search), but there haven’t been a lot recently from the organizers. As today (April 12th) is the last day...
2011-04-12
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
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What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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