Great Resource On SQL Server Wait Types
Microsoft's Bob Ward has updated his blog post about documenting SQL Server wait types, that came out of his work...
2009-12-21
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Blog Posts
MySpace Using SSDs
Glenn Barry (blog, twitter) posted a note about MySpace using Fusion-IO PCi-E cards to replace hard drives in their systems....
2009-12-21
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SQLLunch Resources – Mining Nuggets from the Default Trace
I did my first SQLLunch today and it was fun. I don’t know how many attended, my last look was...
2009-12-21
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The Exceptional DBA’s Code of Conduct
This is a reprint of chapter 11 of my book, How to Become an Exceptional DBA, 2nd Edition, which is...
2009-12-21
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Two Tools For Discovering Hardware Information About Your Servers
One thing that I think is very important for a successful DBA to be aware of is their hardware environment. ...
2009-12-21
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Webcast: SQL Server 2008 R2 Support for Up to 256 Logical Processors
If you are a low-level, bare-metal type of SQL Server geek, you will probably enjoy watching this 60 minute webcast...
2009-12-21
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String Manipulation - CHARINDEX()
I see charindex used quite commonly in string manipulation. What I rarely see used is the optional third parameter. Here...
2009-12-19
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Anaylsis Services Partitions and Aggregations PASS Session
For a little more than a year now I've been a part of the PASS BI SIG and have tried...
2009-12-18
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Have Lunch with Me
I know you all are clamoring for the opportunity to have lunch with me so I agreed to do a...
2009-12-18
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iPhone Stockholm Syndrome?
I’m not sure it’s true. I don’t think I have iPhone Stockholm Syndrome, as suggested by the article. It’s actually...
2009-12-18
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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