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
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Blog Posts
MDX Puzzle #2
Now that we have our feet wet, let’s get started with the next puzzle. In this puzzle we will write...
2010-06-30
1,452 reads
MS Access Annoyance: Doesn’t Link Synonyms
I use Access when I don’t have dedicated admin tools for editing data, frequently the case for infrequently changed data...
2010-06-30
3,147 reads
One of these things is not like the other
I’m working with PowerShell, and digging it. I decided that I wanted to create a new script (blog post later,...
2010-06-30
2,092 reads
PASS, Don’t Waste My Time
Update: Apparently I can't write, or get a point across from the
comments and a few emails, so I have...
2010-06-30
2,518 reads
SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC - Registration and Call for Speakers is On-line
The website is up for SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia. We're holding it on October 2, 2010, in West Columbia, SC,...
2010-06-30
1,445 reads
The Politics of SQL Server Performance
Like most DBA’s I’m sure you often find yourself delivering information to the business concerning the performance of your SQL...
2010-06-30
1,521 reads
Truncating the Log and Database Mirroring
I saw someone post recently that they wanted to run this code on their principal server in database mirroring to...
2010-06-30
2,129 reads
‘Tis the Season for SQL Leaving
With the announcement of Brent Ozar (Blog | Twitter ) leaving Quest for SQL Skills, Exceptional DBA finalist Jorge Segarra (blog | twitter)...
2010-06-29
1,609 reads
ASK SQLServerCentral - The New Community Model
We had an unexpected switch last weekend. My boss decided that we were ready to move from the Stack Exchange...
2010-06-29
1,741 reads
Blogs
TRY_PARSE Limitations: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I got a notification from a question I’d posted at SQL Server Central: Getting...
SQL Server sa Account Security: Rename, Disable & Best Practices
By SQLPals
SQL Server sa Account Security: Rename, Disable & Best Practices In...
Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2026 Report is out
By Brian Kelley
Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing are two areas of emerging technology that receive most...
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A Limited Startup
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