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2010-03-25
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Blog Posts
Managing the Size of the Security Cache (TokenAndPermUserStore) in SQL 2005
Introduction
In an earlier post I walked through the diagnosis of a problem with TokenAndPermUserStore bloat in SQL 2005.In this post...
2010-03-25
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Measuring Transactional Replication Latency Without Tracer Tokens
Measuring Transactional Replication Latency Without Tracer Tokens SQL Server 2005 introduced Tracer Tokens (SQL 2005 | SQL 2008), a new methodology for...
2010-03-25
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Powerscripting Podcast 2
I was interviewed by Jon (@JonWaltz) and Hal (@Halr9000) in episode 106 of the PowerScripting Podcast. This was my second...
2010-03-25
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Recovery Models and Backup Strategies for SQL Server 2008
I had a question via e-mail from one of my new students at University of Denver, University College this morning,...
2010-03-25
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Red Gate and Hyperbac
Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the Red Gate offices Monday morning to find Jeff Aven at the office....
2010-03-25
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Simple Series : SSIS Conditional Split
Conditional Split is a very powerful component, enabling you to send records in different directions or exclude them from the downstream...
2010-03-25
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SQL Server 2008 Activity Monitor
For those people who like to use the Activity Monitor in the SQL Server Management Studio GUI instead of, or...
2010-03-25
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What Sessions Do You Want for the PASS 2010 Summit?
Survey was announced in the Connector on Wednesday, reposting the link here. We need your thoughts on this!
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22ADZ7NCK9A
2010-03-25
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A Personal Story about Networking
This is not a technical or SQL Server post, but it does illustrate the power of networking.
We recently took my...
2010-03-24
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Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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