Electricity Conservation and Solar PV Power
Since I got my grid-tied solar PV system on my roof turned on almost two weeks ago, I have gotten...
2010-07-01
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Blog Posts
How to Provide Great Feedback
As a DBA you will encounter processes, code and design decisions within your environment that require change for the better....
2010-07-01
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Indexes are best utilized in WHERE, not JOIN
A pervasive oversight in database indexing by newer database users is relying solely on indexes used for joining tables together...
2010-07-01
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July Question: Tell us your story of how you happened to become a DBA.
Post your responses to the above SQL Aloha Question of the Month in the comments section below (at www.bradmcgehee.com if...
2010-07-01
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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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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
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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
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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