A Call to Arms
Phil Factor’s most recent guest editorial over at SQL Server Central has, to a degree, pointed out that the emporer’s...
2010-01-25
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Blog Posts
devLINK 2010 Call for Speakers is Open
The devLINK 2010 Technical Conference’s call for speakers is now open, and you can find information about speaking at the...
2010-01-25
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Living with TED 5000
Since I installed my TED 5000 home energy monitor about a week ago, I have learned quite a bit about...
2010-01-25
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Microsoft – Follow best practices – Part 2
In addition to my previous post, another best practice is to not use NOLOCK and READ UNCOMMITTED transaction isolation level.
Here’s...
2010-01-25
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Should You Achieve All Your Goals?
So many people wrote posts at the end of 2009 analyzing their goals and what they achieved. I did the...
2010-01-25
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #30 in Richmond
I'll be presenting two sessions this Saturday (January 30, 2010) in Richmond - Automate SQL Server Administration with PowerShell and Gather...
2010-01-25
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SQL Saturday 30 – Richmond VA
This weekend, I’ll be headed for the east coast to speak at the SQL Saturday in Richmond, VA on Saturday. ...
2010-01-25
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Web Site Tuning
I just spent a couple days doing some minor tuning on SQLShare and here are some notes from that effort.
I...
2010-01-25
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Working with ADO.Net variables in SSIS scripts
I am always looking to improve the performance of my SSIS packages. I try to do as much work within...
2010-01-25
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Working with ADO.Net variables in SSIS scripts
I am always looking to improve the performance of my SSIS packages. I try to do as much work within...
2010-01-25
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Blogs
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...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
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SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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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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