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
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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
2,961 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
1,426 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
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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
516 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
I add this parameter to SQL Server 2025 in the Configuration Manager:
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