Think Like a Customer
This is the most important and essential first step for a DBA on the journey to providing outstanding customer service....
2011-03-28
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Blog Posts
Tip on Speaking (and Writing) Well – The Key Idea
Cross-posted from the Goal Keeping DBA blog:
In the September 2010 issue of Toastmaster magazine there’s a great article by Chris...
2011-03-28
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Torn page detection vs Page Checksum
TornPage Detection: Up to sql server 2000, for data corruption process is called torn page detection, this option is default on. The...
2011-03-28
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5 Days to Outstanding DBA Customer Service
Outstanding Customer Service in 5 days
Your success as a Data Professional is directly dependant to the quality of service you...
2011-03-27
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Cluster failover – what’s the best way to get notified?
G’day,
I look after several clustered instances of SQL SERVER. One of the tasks that I do every morning is to check...
2011-03-27
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Designing Reports with Custom MDX Queries – part 1
This article is the first in a three-part series
On the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) forum for Reporting Services and other...
2011-03-27
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SQL Server Crossword #3 – Solution
Here’s the solution to SQL Server Crossword #3.
I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know if you would like me...
2011-03-27
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Index Black Ops Series
Previously, in a TSQL2sDay index summary post, I started a series on the DMV sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. The series investigates how the...
2011-03-26
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An Analogy is like a Tree….
For years, I’ve been trying to express how everything ties into everything else. A big part of understanding any given...
2011-03-25
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DevWeek 2011 – Day 1
Unfortunately, I couldn’t be in two places at one time, there were two tracks dedicated to the SQL Server DBA...
2011-03-25
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
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