SQL Server Database Maintenance Checklist
In this blog post, I continue my series of SQL Server Health Checklists that I am developing for a new...
2010-10-04
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Blog Posts
SQLRally Event Flyer is Ready
The SQLRally marketing team put this flyer together last week. We’ll be trying to get Chapters and SQLSaturdays to link...
2010-10-04
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SQLSaturday #52 – Colorado Recap
I had the good fortune of being able to travel to Denver for SQLSaturday #52 the weekend of September 25,...
2010-10-04
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Maintain Change Data Capture Configuration when restoring a database
I have been working with a several clients that are leveraging Change Data Capture (CDC) as a tool for incrementally...
2010-10-03
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SQL Saturday #53 review
The KC PASS chapter has successfully executed the latest SQL Saturday. Thanks to all the organizers and volunteers for a...
2010-10-03
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SQL Saturday #57 (Houston) Call for Speakers and Registration is Open!!
So many people have been waiting for a SQL Saturday in Houston and now it’s finally here. As a native...
2010-10-03
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The Year of the Phantom
It is amazing how fast time moves the older (and slower) we as humans get. Looking back on time, it...
2010-10-03
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Transactional Replication Setup (by Abi Chapagai)
As I discussed in my first part of replication SQL Server 2008 Replication: High Availability Solution Part One, replication is...
2010-10-03
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Index Black Ops Part 6 – Fill Factor vs. Page Splits
In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in...
2010-10-02
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Red Pyramid
After having read the Percy Jackson series of books, I wanted to read a few more books by Rick Riordan....
2010-10-02
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
CMS server query & temp tables
I am annoyed. We have a CMS server that has hundreds of servers saved...
The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Problem Isn't Always Your...
Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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