ColoradoSQL in May
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend so...
2011-05-16
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Blog Posts
DBA’s, want to earn the big bucks? Learn BI
While there are many DBA’s who do business intelligence, or BI, I believe there are even more who do not. ...
2011-05-16
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May 2011 SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since we are in the middle of May 2011, I thought was was time to update my SQL Server 2008...
2011-05-16
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Notes from SQLRally Orlando–Part 3
Our last day went well, even extremely well. By day 2 (or day 3 if you attended a seminar) everyone...
2011-05-16
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Shuttle Endeavor last mission STS-134: I felt the shockwave
I witnessed a piece of history today at 8:56am; the last voyage of shuttle Endeavor on its STS-134 mission. It was...
2011-05-16
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What Are You Waiting For?
I know what I am waiting for. I know exactly what every SQL Server instance in my care is waiting...
2011-05-16
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An Update To My Previous Post
I have picked Row compression and moved it out of [Primary] and into its own FileGroup and .NDF file. I’ve...
2011-05-13
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Notes from SQLRally Orlando–Part 2
Everything went well on Thursday. No major delays at check-in was a good start, and everything going according to plan....
2011-05-13
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Project Management: Dedicated vs. Shared Resources
As an infrastructure type person, I typically represent a "shared" resource. What that means is I'm not dedicated to just...
2011-05-13
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Re-blog – May 6-12
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-05-13
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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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