Weekly Electrical Usage from Google PowerMeter
Since I like to measure and monitor things (maybe that is why I am a DBA), and I care about...
2010-02-28
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Blog Posts
Batch Starting SQL Server Services
Many times when going from demo to development to client demo, we are always starting and stopping our SQL Server...
2010-02-27
1,554 reads
Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta 2.0 – First Thoughts
It was a good day down in downtown Denver at the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta 2.0. I presented a session...
2010-02-27
1,434 reads
Should DBAs be Paid Overtime?
For the past several weeks, I have been running a poll on www.bradmcgehee.com, asking visitors if they thought that DBAs...
2010-02-27
3,099 reads
Starting a SQL Server Blog
This is day one of my SQL Server blog so I’m not looking to write anything deep or insightful or...
2010-02-27
1,758 reads
Tally Table - Delimited list to Table
Dealing with delimited lists (Usually separated by a comma) in SQL is a problem easily handled by a simple function...
2010-02-27
3,770 reads
Article in SQL Server Magazine on SQL IO Stastics.......
Article on I/O tips appearing on SQLMag.com
If you've followed my blog, you know I've written on various topics, including I/O...
2010-02-26
1,939 reads
Book Review: Orbit by John J. Nance
Just finished re-reading Orbit ($15 or less at Amazon) after picking it up for a $1 at Books a Million...
2010-02-26
1,556 reads
Dr. DMV Script for Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta
Here is the script that has the diagnostic queries that I will be using during my presentation at the Rocky...
2010-02-26
2,763 reads
Driving Issues with software
This is an interesting piece, talking about some of the software issues with Toyota and how that might come to...
2010-02-26
1,460 reads
Blogs
SQL Server is Slow, part 3 of 4
By Kevin3NF
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we’ve gathered info and done the...
AI Model Size, Parameters and Download
By Steve Jones
At SQL Saturday Boston 2025, I gave a presentation on local LLMs and there...
Expanding Your DBA Horizons: Installing PostgreSQL in a Home Lab
By gbargsley
Are you diversifying your DBA skillset? My recent job search made one thing clear:...
Forums
caught off guard by some greek lettering in a warehouse feed
Hi we run 2019 standard. Our warehouse's ssis based etl is klunky but so...
Unlocking High-Concurrency Inserts in SQL Server with OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY
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Vector Datatype
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Question of the Day
Vector Datatype
The new Vector datatype in SQL Server 2025 is a binary type that has a few parameters. What parameters are required?
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