Outtakes
Sometimes I think I’m quite the goober. Alternately I’ll laugh or put my head in my hands as I try...
2010-04-01
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Blog Posts
PASS, Microsoft, and Certification
Steve Jones’ (@way0utwest) recent SQLServerCentral editorial, The Missing Certification, has spawned a vigorous debate about what the missing certification should...
2010-04-01
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Powershell – Useful Resources
One of my aims at the start of the year was to improve my Powershell and scripting skills. I run...
2010-04-01
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Renewed as an MVP
I received my renewal notice and, after checking the message header, it is April 1st, I got very happy. I’d...
2010-04-01
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Using SQL Agent Job Categories to Automate SQL Agent Job Enabling with Database Mirroring
Microsoft’s Kevin Cox (from SQLCAT) and I co-authored a blog post titled Using SQL Agent Job Categories to Automate SQL...
2010-04-01
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An Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Audit
Excerpted from Brad’s Sure Guide to SQL Server 2008, which is available as a free eBook.
Previous versions of SQL Server...
2010-03-31
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Growing the Pool of SQL Speakers – Part 3
Continuing on from Part 2, I want to continue this time with two points I left open last time:
How to...
2010-03-31
1,671 reads
How Many DBAs Use the Maintenance Plan Wizard/Designer?
When I wrote my most recent free eBook, Brad’s Sure Guide to SQL Server Maintenance Plans, some of the DBAs...
2010-03-31
2,302 reads
HP Data Protector - SQL Server 2008 Supported, but Compatibility Pack 2005 Required
Recently, we found out that HP Data Protector had an update, and I took for granted that this update would...
2010-03-31
12,465 reads
Index Info
I recently came across an interesting script to help show index info and usage. As I began to dissect the...
2010-03-31
2,007 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
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...
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RegEx Functions I
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RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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