SP_change_users_login and SQL Server 2008 onwards
Today I discovered, from a post on the forums and a follow up dig into BOL that sp_change_users_login is to...
2010-03-30
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Blog Posts
SQL Server 2008 Database Mirroring: It takes a licking but it keeps on ticking!
With apologies to Timex, I just wanted to relate a minor incident that happened with one of my mirrored databases...
2010-03-30
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Stepping Stone Cert
A few of us have been deliberating and discussing the need for a bridge certification between the MCITP and MCM...
2010-03-30
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Indexes - where you cannot create them!
Indexes are the objects that DBA uses them everyday and maintaining them very often, during the maintenance routines. The main...
2010-03-29
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Notes from the Orlando Code Camp March 2010
I arrived about 7:15 and already quite a few people on hand. Registration was moved to inside this time, just...
2010-03-29
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Scheduling backups in SQL Server Express
I have seen many forum posts asking how do you schedule backups for SQL Express databases and the answers always...
2010-03-29
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Slipstream - Makes installs simple
I was recently working on building a test environment for myself while I was studying for the MCITP-Database Administration exams. ...
2010-03-29
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To Get Certified or Not Get Certified
I have noticed quite a bit of discussion recently about the merits of Microsoft certification. Some people (like me) think...
2010-03-29
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Using Custom Connection Colors in SSMS
One of the new features that was added to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in SQL Server 2008, which was...
2010-03-29
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DBCC INPUTBUFFER vs fn_get_sql
Someone asked a question in the forums the other day and I realized it would make a pretty decent blog...
2010-03-28
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers