SQL Azure Migration Wizard
There’s a project over on code plex to come up with a mechanism for validating databases and generating the necessary...
2011-05-09
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Blog Posts
Sql Saturday #83
Frikkie Bosch opened the day with a short keynote giving an overview of Denali, talking mostly from a marketing point...
2011-05-09
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SQLRally Orlando Begins This Week!
It actually starts tomorrow for me (and many of you), I’ll be at the Marriott World Center around 1 pm...
2011-05-09
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SSC Editorial: Running as SysAdmin
My editorial about Running as Sysadmin ran in the SQLServerCentral newsletter yesterday and generated some good (and passionate!) responses. It’s...
2011-05-09
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Catalog view or compatibility view?
G’day,
The recommended way to access SQL SERVER metadata is through the catalog views.
The challenge is to be able to distinguish...
2011-05-08
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My 2011 PASS Summit Submissions
I wasn’t sure that I would submit anything, but in the end I committed to a few events in Seattle...
2011-05-06
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New Diagnostic Manager functionality
The latest version of Ideras’ SQL Diagnositc Manager offers some pretty nifty predictive analysis capability. Offering at present, a 12 hour forecast.
This gives...
2011-05-06
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Orlando 101 For SQLRally Attendees: Weather
The inaugural SQLRally in Orlando is less than a week away (May 11-13)! Maybe you're coming to Orlando for the...
2011-05-06
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RCSI/SI doesn't work with rows larger than 8046 bytes
During this week I have prepared a workshop about Locking & Blocking for one of
my customers. One big part of this...
2011-05-06
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Re-blog – April 29-May 5
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-05-06
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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
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