My Biggest Weakness
I took some time off in December and I'm finally getting around to catching up on RSS feeds. Turns out...
2009-12-31
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Blog Posts
Running a Small User Group - Remember, It's Not Exclusively Yours
I'm going to conclude this series on running a small user group with a topic that came up for discussion earlier...
2009-12-31
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Saying Goodbye To 2009
I'll close out 2009 with an update on the goals I set at the beginning of this year and things...
2009-12-31
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Script Individual User Rights in a Database with PowerShell
Introduction
Tonight on Twitter the call went out on #SqlHelp looking for a way to script just database permissions for a...
2009-12-31
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Stored Procedures to Store and Get Database Users with All Permissions
Introduction
Traditionally when doing a restore, moving a database, etc. a DBA would simply go into Management Studio and use the...
2009-12-31
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A Small Collection of I/O Specific DMV Queries
It is pretty common for large, busy SQL Server implementations to run into I/O pressure or bottlenecks, especially since many...
2009-12-30
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Looking back at 2009 Goals
I set goals at the start of 2009 for the year. They were:
Continue with 400 posts a month Blog Daily...
2009-12-30
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Practice Your Restores
Steven Jones posted an excellent editorial today all about how your backups are only good if you know that you...
2009-12-30
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Running a Small User Group - The Tools
Because running a small user group is a labor of love, we look for time savings wherever we can to...
2009-12-30
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Wrapping Up Blogging for 2009
I think I’ve met my goal of blogging every day. I’m at almost 800 posts now over the past 2.5...
2009-12-30
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Blogs
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Experience Next-Level Cooling Comfort with RCM AC Systems
ashes over you, making you forget the relentless sun outside. Instantly, your energy lifts,...
Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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