Database Weekly Week
I used to build the Database Weekly newsletter and write the editorial every week. It was a chore, and it’s...
2010-02-23
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Blog Posts
Day 1 - Pragmatic Works Webinar Series
WOW – what a great turnout for our webinar series today. We had two sessions on Monday, looking for some great...
2010-02-23
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Find Ultimate Parent at any Level From Any Level
Recently I got a forum question that I thought would be a good blog entry for others to share.
The question...
2010-02-23
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IntelliSense Slow to Refresh
IntelliSense in SQL Server 2008 can sometimes not be very intelligent. It’s there to help you can sometimes cause more...
2010-02-23
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MVP Summit Review
I was lucky enough to attend the MVP Summit held last week in Redmond and Bellevue. I attended the Summit...
2010-02-23
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Quest POTW Webcast on SQL Injection Now Available
Back a couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of participating in a Pain of the Week webcast with Kevin...
2010-02-23
1,379 reads
Self-Managed Oracle Databases – Good or Bad ?!
Should we as DBAs be worried that we will become surplus to requirements if Oracle continues to enhance its capabilities to deliver a self-managing...
2010-02-23
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Setup a Database Snapshot
I have been tinkering lately with database snapshots and I thought the subject warranted a short post on the subject....
2010-02-23
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Gets a Real Date
Hot Off The Presses !
This isn’t like when you stood in line at the kissing booth in high school. SQL...
2010-02-23
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Viewing Missing Indexes in Management Studio 2005
If you’ve used SQL Server 2008 Management Studio (SSMS 2008), you may have noticed that Microsoft added a pretty neat...
2010-02-23
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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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