Ola Hallengren Updates Free Database Maintenance Scripts to Support SQLBackup 6.3
Ola Hallengren has recently updated his popular free SQL Server database maintenance scripts to support the newest point release of...
2009-11-26
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Blog Posts
PASS European Conference 2010 Call for Speakers is Open
If you are interested in speaking at the PASS European Conference 2010, to be held in Neuss, Germany, April 21-23,...
2009-11-26
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A good way to learn
I have noticed that one of the best way to learn about a certain topic is to write an article...
2009-11-25
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Cleaning out Tempdb
I saw a post recently about the tempdb being overly large and causing issues for a user. The person was...
2009-11-25
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In Charge
I had to run our weekly conference call this week. My boss is out of the office, but he’s been...
2009-11-25
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More on DBAs and Local Administrator Rights
I'm looking over the comments about DBAs and local Administrator rights and I noticed an interesting trend: no one discussed...
2009-11-25
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Thanksgiving This Year, Stress, Cooking Something New, and Others
I know Thanksgiving has some deeper meanings, but at one level it’s all about the food. Food is a good...
2009-11-25
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To Grant or Not to grant
It is said that you should not give direct table access (even select permission) to a user or group. But...
2009-11-25
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Balancing Time Today v Time Tomorrow
I’ve always thought that you should invest where you can. Make a little effort now that will pay back later,...
2009-11-24
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Opening Doors – Part 3
Earlier this week I posted Part 1 and Part 2, today I want to wrap up by thinking about how...
2009-11-24
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item GPX distance and time analysis...
The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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