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Defensive Db Programming Chapter 10
After dragging this review on for months now, it is finally time to bring this bad...
2010-11-29
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Blog Posts
Lock escalation : SQL Server 2008
Lock escalation is a event which occurs when SQL Server decides to upgrade a lock at a lower level hierarchy...
2010-11-29
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PASS Update #48
It’s the end of November and this will probably be my last update on PASS for the year as things...
2010-11-29
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TechEd 2011
TechEd will be in Atlanta next year, May 16-19, 2011 at the Georgia World Conference Center. I went this year...
2010-11-29
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Using DMVs to Find the Ports that SQL Server is Listening On
The other day I was asked to provide the port number that a SQL Server instance was listening on. As...
2010-11-29
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Determining An Enterprise Execution Policy Setting
Windows PowerShell has the concept of execution policy that determines in which cases script and configuration files are able to...
2010-11-28
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New Domain - My blog has a new domain name gethynellis.com
About a year ago I started to write a blog, previously to that, for about three years I had been...
2010-11-28
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Best Practices Analyzer
A big part of my DBA career has centered around identifying and sharing SQL Server DBA best practices. There are...
2010-11-27
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Book Review - The Checklist Manifesto
Andy Warren recommended The Checklist Manifesto to me and after seeing his review, I decided to grab it. It’s written...
2010-11-26
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Do You Protect Your Passwords?
Protect Your Password! As a consultant, I am frequently receiving new passwords at clients and becoming aware of the password...
2010-11-26
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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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