Error Configuring DataCollector: A collection set cannot start without a schedule
Data Collection, Puppy Style
Update: Based on Bill Ramos’ comment below and a note on Twitter (thanks!!) I have added some...
2010-06-26
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Blog Posts
SQL 101 : Without “ORDER BY”, order is not guaranteed.
It’s as simple as that. If you don’t specify ORDER BY, then the order of your result set is not...
2010-06-26
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Don't Do This
In working on applications at client sites you tend to come across code that makes you think "what were they...
2010-06-25
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Growing the SQL Community – Carefully
If you’re a blogger or a twitterer or a SQL speaker or PASS volunteer, you do it because you have...
2010-06-25
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How much memory is each SQL Server database using?
Whilst perusing the forums over at SQL Server Central today I stumbled across an interesting question regarding how to identify...
2010-06-25
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Lock Pages in Memory
It is generally recommended that 'lock pages in memory' be enabled for your SQL Servers to prevent the OS paging...
2010-06-25
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Powershell Fundamentals
I’ve had the opportunity this week to take class with Don Jones (blog | twitter), PowerShell guru and author of PowerShell...
2010-06-25
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Speaking and Presenting Tips - Bullets
I’ve heard this before, it came up in the Tufte seminar I took, and it also was something that grated...
2010-06-25
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The ‘addicted to data’ decade is still in its infancy
“Content is king” is the golden rule of the SEO. The semantic web is all about data. Any web...
2010-06-25
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The ‘addicted to data’ decade is still in its infancy
“Content is king” is the golden rule of the SEO. The semantic web is all about data. Any web or traditional application has no value without data. Few people...
2010-06-25
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Blogs
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 ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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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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