Buying a Second Seat on the Plane
Saw this article about more elbow room, the premise being that is it is often cheaper to buy a second...
2010-03-09
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Blog Posts
Easy Ways to Detect I/O Pressure in SQL Server 2008
It is pretty common for large, busy SQL Server instances to run into I/O bottlenecks. Even smaller, less busy systems...
2010-03-09
4,530 reads
Happy Belated International Woman's Day - C'est Votre Jour Les Femmes !
Yesterday was International Woman’s Day – Let’s take the time to honour a few great women at the top!
Firstly, to Her...
2010-03-09
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How to Easily Log SQL Server 2008 Instance Level Metrics
If you want to record the results of some useful, instance level DMV queries somewhere where you can easily query...
2010-03-09
1,156 reads
IO IO IO
Once again it is that time. It is TSQL Tuesday. This time it is being hosted by Mike Walsh. Mike...
2010-03-09
1,358 reads
My Adventures with the SQL 2005 Security Cache
Introduction
For that past couple of months I have been chasing performance issues with one of the most high profile servers...
2010-03-09
496 reads
Solid State Drive Performance Hands-On: Part 1
(Punch it, Hurb
Yo, I don't think we should talk about this
Come on, why not?
People might misunderstand what...
2010-03-09
1,999 reads
Taking Advantage of SQL Server Tools
Reprinted from my editorial in Database Weekly.
An important question I think you should be asking yourself, when it comes to...
2010-03-09
344 reads
T-SQL Tuesday – I/O Fallacies
It’s time for the March T-SQL Tuesday and this month Mike Walsh picked the topic. It’s I/O and you can...
2010-03-09
465 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #004: IO -- Where Are My TempDB Objects?
T-SQL Tuesday #004: IO -- Where Are My TempDB Objects?
This blog entry is participating in T-SQL Tuesday #004, hosted this month...
2010-03-09
1,452 reads
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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