So You Want to Write a Book?
What the heck is wrong with you?
Still interested? Fine. I’ll tell you my take on this whole business. I’m only...
2010-02-19
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Blog Posts
Speaking at the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter
Next week, I’ll be “in the cloud” as I give a presentation for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter. The topic...
2010-02-19
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SQL Azure Database Service Update 1 Released on February 17
Microsoft’s David Robinson has announced on the SQL Azure Team Blog that they have released Service Update 1 for SQL...
2010-02-19
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SQL Server 2005/2008, Service Packs - announcement
This is a good news from the Microsoft about SQL Server Release Services for both versions SQL Server 2008 & 2005.
SQL...
2010-02-19
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Testing New Features in SQL Azure Service Update 1
It seems to be SQL Azure night for me tonight… I thought I would try out some of the new...
2010-02-19
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BugMeNot
Warning: Rant coming
Every once in awhile I get a note from someone, usually a somewhat nasty one, that complaints about...
2010-02-18
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Chicago Next Week
I’m in Chicago for a couple days next week, flying in on Sunday. Anyone in the area available for dinner...
2010-02-18
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Cumulative Update Package 8 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
Microsoft has released CU8 for SQL Server 2005 SP3, which you can get here. This is Build 4285. This CU...
2010-02-18
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Free MSDN Azure Event in Orlando
Joe Healy is doing a four hour Azure training event on March 6, 2010 in Orlando, details and free registration...
2010-02-18
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Getting over to ASK
I haven’t been great about spending time at ask.sqlservercentral.com. It wasn’t my idea to set it up, and while I...
2010-02-18
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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