January OPASS Meeting Recap
On January 20th OPASS was pleased to have had Kevin Kline (Blog|Twitter) from our sponsor, Quest, present 10 Things Every...
2011-02-04
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Blog Posts
Setting the Standard with Personal Appearance
Cross-posted from the Goal Keeping DBA blog:
Personal appearance matters. We all know this. Yet a lot of times we don’t...
2011-02-04
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Importing and Exporting SSIS Packages Using PowerShell
SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX) includes a set of function for working with SSIS which among other things allow you...
2011-02-03
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Is the new 4k sector hard drives a blessing or is it going to be the next best thing after Internet?
I read on lots of websites that the new hard drives will be moving to 4K sectors instead of the...
2011-02-03
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PASS Update #52 (ERC)
We’re doing weekly calls for the ERC (election review committee) and we seem to be making some progress. This past...
2011-02-03
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Poll Reveals DBAs Actively Tune TEMPDB
When I manage a SQL Server instance, I always make an extra effort to optimize the performance of TEMPDB, so...
2011-02-03
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SQL Saturday #63 Dallas Needs YOU
Dallas’ first SQL Saturday ”was full of nothing but smooth, rich #awesomesauce.” And we had Italian gelato.
Dallas’ second SQL Saturday (BI edition) ”had over...
2011-02-03
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SQL Saturday Advice–Upload Decks Early
One of the neat features for the SQL Saturday site is that it allows the speakers to upload a deck...
2011-02-03
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SQL University: State of the Union
The new SQL University Logo
Well the new year is here and SQL University is back and better than ever! I...
2011-02-03
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The Many Faces of SQL Server
Well, one of my goals this year was to focus on branding myself a little more. So I decided to...
2011-02-03
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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...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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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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