Un-SQL Friday #003: Show Some Love
Last week, I asked the Twitter hive-mind about its favorite tech companies: “Which SQL (or SQL-adjacent) tech companies are doing...
2011-02-11
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Blog Posts
Windows Instant File Initialization and SQL Server
One Windows setting that I think is extremely important for SQL Server usage is the “Perform volume maintenance tasks” right,...
2011-02-11
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31 Days of SSIS Conclusion
31 Days of SSIS
Last month, I published the 31 Days of SSIS blog series. As a conclusion to that series,...
2011-02-10
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Corporate Culture
One of the things I enjoy about work is seeing the various cultures that evolve. Some companies are rigid, some...
2011-02-10
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Pragmatically Yours - Day 1, Guidance
This next week I’m launching a series of posts centered around how you could be a part of the leading...
2011-02-10
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Presenting at SQL Rally
I received notification earlier this week that my session “ETL Head-To-Head: T-SQL vs. SSIS” was selected by community vote for...
2011-02-10
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SQL Rally: The Votes Have Been Tallied
First and foremost, I would like to send a sincere thank you to everyone who voted for my Reporting Services...
2011-02-10
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SQL Server MVP Daily Paper
A while back, I started a twitterlist of SQL Server MVPs. I wasn’t really sure why, but I just thought...
2011-02-10
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SQL University: SQL Server Security Architecture - Home-grown, No Options!?!
Thanks for hanging in there for Day 4 of Security Week here at SQL University. Today we're going to look at the...
2011-02-10
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Why You Should Attend SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC
Free training. Excellent speakers. Outstanding location. Great networking opportunities. Experienced and efficient event staff. These are the primary things you...
2011-02-10
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Blogs
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
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Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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