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Recently I got a forum question that I thought would be a good blog entry for others to share.
The question...
2010-02-23
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Blog Posts
IntelliSense Slow to Refresh
IntelliSense in SQL Server 2008 can sometimes not be very intelligent. It’s there to help you can sometimes cause more...
2010-02-23
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MVP Summit Review
I was lucky enough to attend the MVP Summit held last week in Redmond and Bellevue. I attended the Summit...
2010-02-23
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Quest POTW Webcast on SQL Injection Now Available
Back a couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of participating in a Pain of the Week webcast with Kevin...
2010-02-23
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Self-Managed Oracle Databases – Good or Bad ?!
Should we as DBAs be worried that we will become surplus to requirements if Oracle continues to enhance its capabilities to deliver a self-managing...
2010-02-23
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Setup a Database Snapshot
I have been tinkering lately with database snapshots and I thought the subject warranted a short post on the subject....
2010-02-23
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Gets a Real Date
Hot Off The Presses !
This isn’t like when you stood in line at the kissing booth in high school. SQL...
2010-02-23
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Viewing Missing Indexes in Management Studio 2005
If you’ve used SQL Server 2008 Management Studio (SSMS 2008), you may have noticed that Microsoft added a pretty neat...
2010-02-23
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What Would You Do? Management Scenario #1
I’m in the early stages of a book on managing and I’m starting to look for situations that might trigger...
2010-02-23
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Why All The Fuzz?
I really must thank Steve for his editorial on FizzBuzz. It seemed like a really good topic to do some...
2010-02-23
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Blogs
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:...
Back in the EU
By Steve Jones
I flew to Amsterdam last night and hopefully by the time this publishes I’ll...
The Feedback Multiplier: How Leaders Can Turn Input into Innovation
By Chris Yates
In every organization there is a hidden currency more valuable than capital, more enduring...
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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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