TechNet WebCast: SQL Server Locking & Blocking
Next Monday, I’m presenting a TechNet WebCast for Microsoft Thrive Live! The subject: SQL Server Locking & Blocking Made Simple. Here...
2009-11-30
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Blog Posts
Unwired
I didn’t have Internet access for 4 days while we were in the mountains. Actually I could have purchased it,...
2009-11-30
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What’s Using Space in Tempdb?
It happens, not often, but I do regularly see people talking about their tempdb growing too large. Often that means...
2009-11-30
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When it rains…
It pours.
I come back from 4 days unwired, a bunch of writing done, to a laptop that’s head, a site...
2009-11-30
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XQuery For Idiots
I’m still struggling with learning XQuery. My latest little revelation was small, but vital.
The difference between:
@inXML.nodes('/rss/channel/item')and
@inXML.nodes('/rss[1]/channel[1]/item')Is the difference between a...
2009-11-30
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Featured Blogger: Rob Garrison
I met Rob via email early this year as a volunteer helping with content for PASS, and I’ve been following...
2009-11-29
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Kevin Kline on PASS
Brian Moran (incoming Board member) did a nice interview with Kevin, worth reading, and some good stuff about areas where...
2009-11-29
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Link: Top 200 Developer Blogs
Ran across this list a while back, Jurgen posted his Top 200 Developer Blogs list and an OPML file of...
2009-11-29
1,398 reads
weekly update
Well I said that I would try to post regularly and seeing as its Sunday and I haven’t posted for...
2009-11-29
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Picking a Branch
Do you know that there are actually two branches of SQL Server 2008 code right now? Actually I would bet...
2009-11-27
986 reads
Blogs
Enterprise AI Operating Rhythm – Top 5 practices for 2026
2025 exposed a growing gap between AI ambition and operational reality. As budgets tightened...
Stop Being Surprised by Your Azure Bill: Use Budgets
By John
When organizations migrate workloads to Azure, the focus is usually on architecture, performance, and...
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
Forums
Celebrating Tomorrow
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SQL Art: I Made a Christmas Card In SSMS
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Art: I Made a...
lookup error
I am using ssrs in visual studio 2022, I work on a report, there...
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Celebrating Tomorrow
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