SQLSaturday 31 Chicago: Recap
Last weekend I had the distinguished pleasure of attending Chicago’s very first SQLSaturday event. Before I begin my recap I’d...
2010-04-22
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Blog Posts
The Knowledge... (quote)
The quote about Knowledge, sure it is Albanian quote:
Learn the Knowledge but you'll never get rewarded by the God(All-llah) until...
2010-04-22
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What is a Good Way to Quickly Disable SQL Agent Job Schedules?
Introduction
I recently blogged about a Stored Procedure to Sequentially Run SQL Agent Jobs and have been meaning to blog about...
2010-04-22
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2010 Scripting Games
Since I've decided it's time for me to learn Powershell, naturally the best way to learn it is to dive...
2010-04-21
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A DMV a Day – Day 21
The DMV for Day 21 is sys.dm_os_ring_buffers, which is helpfully NOT described by BOL as:
The following SQL Server Operating System–related...
2010-04-21
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Attending Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Open Day from Montreal
Currently, MVPs from across the country are attending an all day event.
We are discussing Azure, Windows Live, Office 2010, Windows...
2010-04-21
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Big SQL Server Announcement This Morning at 7:30AM PDT
Microsoft’s Ted Kummert and Tom Casey are holding a public conference call this morning at 7:30AM Pacific time, where:
Microsoft...
2010-04-21
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Free E-Book on SQL Server 2008 R2
Free E-Book on SQL Server 2008 R2
Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner have done a wonderful job on this free e-book
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2010/04/14/free-ebook-introducing-microsoft-sql-server-2008-r2.aspx
You...
2010-04-21
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Log Shipping Delays are Good
In the past, when I’ve set up log shipping, it was primarily as a DR device, designed to get copies...
2010-04-21
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Microsoft Teleconference – Ted Kummert (Senior VP) and Tom Casey (General Manager of BI)
Microsoft held a big teleconference today, which I unfortunately got called away from a minutes into it. The call was...
2010-04-21
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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