MVP Congratulations
It usually slips my mind that there are award dates for the Microsoft MVP program outside my own. I’m on...
2010-07-01
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Blog Posts
My Ideal SQL Server Test Box is on the Way
Several weeks ago I wrote a blog post called “What is the Ideal SQL Server Test Box?” At that time...
2010-07-01
1,167 reads
PASS Spring Event in Orlando
It’s official! There will be a PASS Conference in the late April or early May in Orlando. Andy Warren (@sqlandy)...
2010-07-01
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Rating PASS Abstracts
I was on a committee to help rate abstracts for the PASS Summit this year. It was an interesting and...
2010-07-01
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SQL Server MVP - Are you kidding me?
I received an email today stating that I had been selected as a Microsoft SQL Server MVP for 2010. This is my...
2010-07-01
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SSAS Cache Warming with an SSIS package
There are several techniques that can be used for performance tuning Analysis Services. You may already be familiar with the...
2010-07-01
2,850 reads
Why I Use Social Media
Yesterday was a scary time for the Kelley family. Our youngest, our five year-old daughter, suddenly had a rash everywhere....
2010-07-01
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Building A Remote Desktop Manager Cluster List
The Microsoft Clustering and High Availablity bloggers have taken noticed of the Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) utility from a...
2010-06-30
1,608 reads
DB2 – Create a Database
OK for my next DB2 trick and remaining off the path of the righteous for the time being we will...
2010-06-30
4,973 reads
Does Your Company Have a SQL Server DR Plan?
This past month I ran a poll asking this question: “Does your company have a formal, tested, disaster recovery plan...
2010-06-30
1,553 reads
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...
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...
How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers