February 2010 S3OLV Recap
For the month of February, I conducted the S3OLV meeting virtually from the confines of home in Utah. As you may know, I have moved from Vegas back to...
2011-02-22
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Blog Posts
How To Write Better Queries WebCast
One character. That’s all it takes; just one character in a Transact-SQL query can make the difference between an index seek and an index scan. Transact-SQL is easy to learn....
2011-02-22
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How To Write Better Queries WebCast
One character. That’s all it takes; just one character in a Transact-SQL query can make the difference between an index seek...
2011-02-22
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Shameless Self-Promotion - Introduction to SQL Server [Book]
My introductory text to SQL Server, appropriately titled Introduction to SQL Server, is now in print and available for sale. The...
2011-02-22
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SQL Saturday 67 Chicago Pre-con
We have big news for SQL Saturday #67 Chicago. There is going be a pre-con on Friday 3/25 at the Hampton Inn right around the corner from the SQL...
2011-02-22
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SQL Saturday 67 Chicago Pre-con
We have big news for SQL Saturday #67 Chicago. There is going be a pre-con on Friday 3/25 at the...
2011-02-22
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SQLDIY: Manage and Monitor SQL Server Yourself
As an old school DBA and always having cheap frugal employers, I have rolled my own management and monitoring solutions....
2011-02-22
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SQLskills Immersion Event on Internals and Performance – Day 1
Sonny Bryans Smokehouse Bbq would make an interesting classroom
Today was the first day of my first SQLskills event. The event...
2011-02-22
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T Minus Three Days to the MCM Test
I take the MCM test on Friday. I’ve been watching videos and reading white papers and blogs for the last...
2011-02-22
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What Should PASS Be?
Andy Warren posted a question the other day (well, issued a challenge actually), “What Should PASS Be?” I’ll let you...
2011-02-22
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Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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