Sharing Remote Desktop Sessions
I work for a very large company where divisions are spread out literally all over the world. There are many...
2010-07-28
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Blog Posts
SQL Server 2008 Replication: High Availability Solution Part One – by Abi Chapagai
Introduction
Replication is the process of copying data between two databases on the same server or different servers on the same...
2010-07-28
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SQL University – Disk Capacity Planning
This week at SQL University we are talking about capacity planning. I am the guest lecturer for this topic, and...
2010-07-28
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The Right Level of “Right”
…or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
I had a SQL dev’s dream come to me via...
2010-07-28
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Webcast Today – Using XML to Query Execution Plans
I’ll be speaking for the SQL PASSDatabase Administration Virtual Chapter today at 12 PM Eastern time. The topic will be...
2010-07-28
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[OT] Where Ya Been?
Have you heard the sound of silence? Yep, that’s been my blog.
It’s been weeks since I’ve posted anything on here,...
2010-07-27
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Count(*) or Count(1) ?
Every so often on the on-line forums, the question of : Which is better Count(*) or Count(1) ? will occur. So can...
2010-07-27
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Do As I Say, Not as I Do
Do I follow my own advice?
I’ve been asked that at a few of my Modern Resume presentations if I do...
2010-07-27
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Hit and miss
Or “Monitoring plan cache usage”
For people interested in the details of how SQL is using and reusing execution plans, there...
2010-07-27
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Pillbox Application
Ran across Pillbox in Government Computing News (GCN), a web app that lets you identify what a pill is based...
2010-07-27
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item GPX distance and time analysis...
The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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