What...you mean I won...and Thank You.
Well, what a week it’s been. I started my winning blog post for the SQLskills blogging competition by stating that...
2011-01-30
2,098 reads
Blog Posts
Now that everyone else said it – I’m an MVP!
They say to save the best for last and while I’m not so sure about that I was truly honored...
2011-01-29
479 reads
Shout out to SQLPeople.Net
I wanted simply give a shout out to Andy Leonard (twitter | blog) for his never ending commitment to the SQL Community. Take a look at SQLPeople.net and join...
2011-01-29
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Shout out to SQLPeople.Net
I wanted simply give a shout out to Andy Leonard (twitter | blog) for his never ending commitment to the SQL Community. Take a look at SQLPeople.net and join...
2011-01-29
5 reads
Shout out to SQLPeople.Net
I wanted simply give a shout out to Andy Leonard (twitter | blog) for his never ending commitment to the SQL...
2011-01-29
1,332 reads
Silent Install
A few weeks a go I presented at OSQL-D in Portland, OR, and a lot of people ask me if...
2011-01-29
2,370 reads
31 Days of SSIS – Adding Some Delta Force (27/31)
31 Days of SSIS
Welcome to day twenty-seventh post of the 31 Days of SSIS. We’re getting near the end now. ...
2011-01-28
1,537 reads
31 Days of SSIS – Jim Croce and the Foreach (File) Loop Container (28/31)
31 Days of SSIS
It’s Friday and I’m still taking Friday’s off in my 31 Days of SSIS blog series. As...
2011-01-28
887 reads
A Quick TRIM, Sir?
The other day, I was answering a question on the ASK.SQLSERVERCENTRAL.COM forum from a programmer who had hit a
problem...
2011-01-28
2,153 reads
MySQL Saves You From Missing Where Clause, Sorta
I’ve been taking a look at MySQL after a long absence to help a client decide if it should be...
2011-01-28
921 reads
Blogs
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...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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