iPad Update
I updated the iPad tonight to iOS 4.2. I had no particular reason to upgrade, but I saw a few...
2010-12-01
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Blog Posts
LiveWriter 2011
I recently upgraded to LiveWriter 2011 while upgrading to the final version of LiveMesh. After the upgrade I noted the...
2010-12-01
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No More Drive Extender - Windows Home Server
I guess I might need to go back to RAID. From the Windows Team Blog, there is a decision to...
2010-12-01
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Passing SSRS T-SQL Values to SSRS MDX Parameters
At a recent client engagement we built a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report with a T-SQL based data source....
2010-12-01
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Real World SQL Azure
Worthy of an editorial, but this is a pretty good use-case for why SQL Azure might make sense. This is...
2010-12-01
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RTFM365
Physicians have primum non nocere – a Latin phrase that means “First, do no harm”. (Thank you, WikiPedia.) I think for...
2010-12-01
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Semi-Crippled
When it rains it pours.
Last week my Nano died. It won’t hold a charge, or at least it won’t...
2010-12-01
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The Development DBA Role
The Development DBA role, though not as common as the more prominent DBA and Database Developer roles in the database...
2010-12-01
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When Were The Statistics In SQL Server Last Updated?
When SQL Server receives a new query, the Query Optimizer undertakes the task of identifying a good plan to resolve the...
2010-12-01
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2010 PASS Summit Slide Decks and Scripts
How time flies - it really has been almost 2 1\2 weeks since the 2010 PASS Summit came to a close!...
2010-11-30
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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...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Forums
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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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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