eReading – Lending Books
I sent this to Barnes and Noble, as well as Random House recently after the much vaunted “lending” technology in...
2010-02-12
723 reads
Blog Posts
Farewell, Robert B. Parker
I heard the news via a blog post by Ward Pond that one of my favorite authors had died at...
2010-02-12
1,731 reads
Foundation Class Review
This week was an exciting teaching week for me. I taught the Pragmatic Works Foundation class, one of my favorite...
2010-02-12
663 reads
Free SQL Server Training Webinar Series
SQLServerCentral.com, PragmaticWorks, and Wrox Press are sponsoring a series of free SQL Server webinars in February. Called the SQL Server...
2010-02-12
883 reads
PASS is Seeking Program Committee Volunteers
The sessions presented at the PASS Community Summit are selected by volunteers from the PASS Program Committee. If you would...
2010-02-12
364 reads
Syndication Schedule Changes
We have a process that reads syndicated blogs from people and then publishes them here. It’s worked well, and allows...
2010-02-12
624 reads
eReading – Lending Books
I sent this to Barnes and Noble, as well as Random House recently after the much vaunted “lending” technology in...
2010-02-11
319 reads
Growing the Pool of SQL Server Speakers
In a nutshell, I’m interested in growing and diversifying the pool of speakers that focus on SQL Server. You might...
2010-02-11
989 reads
ISNULL() VS. COALESCE()
There are a lot of arguments about which of these to use. In my opinion, they both have their place. ...
2010-02-11
9,064 reads
POTW Webcast with Kevin Kline
Today I'll be tagging along with Kevin Kline for the Quest Pain of the Week webcast. We'll be talking about...
2010-02-11
955 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Forums
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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