Brad McGehee talking about tempdb issues
Brad presented a session that tries to help you identify and fix tempdb problems. Performance monitor is your friend. the...
2011-03-30
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Blog Posts
Brian Kelley on Security at SQL Server Connections
Random notes from Brian Kelley’s security talk. Brian spent a number of years working a a security guy for a...
2011-03-30
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Dude, where’s my memory?
A session I have wanted to see. Marciej Pilecki has done this before with high ratings and I have missed...
2011-03-30
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I laughed, I cried, it was better than CATS: The Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0 Reference Guide
Careful what you say about cats, lady.
You know what’s crazy?
A comprehensive, technical, well thought-out, and ENJOYABLE document. One written with...
2011-03-30
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Improving Meetings
Most folks I know hate meetings. They especially hate meetings about meetings. Recently I was working with a developer who...
2011-03-30
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NULLIF
Do you use NULLIF? For me, this command has been seldom used. Because of that, I have been dabbling with...
2011-03-30
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NULLIF
Do you use NULLIF? For me, this command has been seldom used. Because of that, I have been dabbling with it a bit lately to make sure I have...
2011-03-30
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SQL Saturday #74 Jacksonville
For the 4th year SQL Saturday comes to Jacksonville, FL this year on April 30, 2011. Many of you already...
2011-03-30
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Tampa IT Camp 2011 Lessons Learned Part 1
On Saturday, March 19th 2011 we held the first ever Saturday “code camp” style event for the IT Pro (Sys...
2011-03-30
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The DBAs Guide to Expectation Management
Your customers expectations are their primary measure of your success. How well are you managing them?
You’re reading The DBAs Guide...
2011-03-30
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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