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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Blog Posts
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
1,318 reads
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
1,337 reads
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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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
843 reads
PASS Women in Technology
The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Women in Technology group first caught my attention at the PASS Summit in 2009...
2011-04-12
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Powershell Day 12
Day 12 ADSI Using Powershell you can work on Active directory as well. Active directory is introduced in windows 2000....
2011-04-12
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SSRS 2005 Error: The Declare cursor SQL construct or statement is not supported
Few days back I downloaded a SSRS 2005 file from one of our internal report server and started modifying it....
2011-04-12
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Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Forums
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Checking the Error Log I
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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