Conference Calls Are Hard
Conference calls are a fact of life for most of us. Remote offices, remote workers, clients – lots of reasons to...
2010-06-29
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Blog Posts
Does a missing data file send a database suspect?
Short answer: No
I keep seeing this come up on various forums when people ask what makes a database go suspect...
2010-06-29
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Getting Drive Info Part 1, sp_OA
This blog series will cover several different methods to collect drive information from a Windows server that is running SQL...
2010-06-29
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Manage Reporting Services using SSMS
Sometimes you’ll want to manage reporting services functionality through SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This would be the case if...
2010-06-29
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Partition Alignment and Late Night Infomericals
Late night infomercials make some amazing claims. “If you order now you too can cut through a cinderblock wall and...
2010-06-29
1,506 reads
SQL Saturday #28 (Baton Rouge) – All about User Groups
This year at SQL Saturday #28 we will be featuring a User Group Booth alongside the Sponsor booths. The User Group...
2010-06-29
1,566 reads
SQL Server Instance Checklist
This is my third in a series of checklists that I am putting together for a new book designed for...
2010-06-29
2,957 reads
The Breakfast Plan Goes Awry
Here’s the editorial for SSC today and while it’s a humorous story about asking for donuts and getting a free...
2010-06-29
1,423 reads
The Trade Deadline Must be Drawing Near
The Trade Deadline Must be Drawing Near
Okay, so there is no trade deadline in SQL Server like there is in...
2010-06-29
2,137 reads
AWOL: DBA Turned Gardener Temporarily, but Still Obsessed with Transaction Log Files
After 10 Years, a Move Closer to School and Work
Wow, how moving house interrupts life. I can appreciate we have...
2010-06-28
511 reads
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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