Super Seven Cube Cleanup Steps
Everyone likes to get a project done, but many times in our rush to deploy we bypass some of the...
2009-11-23
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Blog Posts
The Car Update – Prius Sales
I haven’t done a car update in some time, and I’d like to get back to them. Surprisingly quite a...
2009-11-23
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Change the Report Manager logo
A common question I've been asked a lot lately is how to replace the icon in the Report Manager to...
2009-11-22
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems – Capturing IO Patterns
We often take the advice given to us on forums or in articles at face value. Even though the authors...
2009-11-20
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Get 25% Off SQL Server E-Learning from Microsoft
Not all DBAs have the opportunity to attend formal classroom training or attend conferences. While there are many SQL Server...
2009-11-20
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How to Create a Reporting Services 2005/2008 Template
At most large companies one business requirement is that all reports have the same look and feel. This may vary...
2009-11-20
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I’m Missing Data
One of the things that I thought about doing after the 2008 PASS Summit was to bring someone along with...
2009-11-20
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MDX, DMX, and XMLA Templates
One of the most underused features in SSMS is the additional templates that are available for MDX, DMX, and XMLA....
2009-11-20
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PASS Summit 2009 Final Thoughts…or What I've Learned From The 2009 Summit
Last week I wrote a day by day recount of my PASS Summit experience (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday). Since...
2009-11-20
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Should DBAs have local administrator rights?
This was actually spurred by a post from Ted Krueger (@onpnt), which led to a short, but hearty, discussion on...
2009-11-20
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
degree of parallelism
Team, I'm trying to figure out what will be the best recommendation to configure...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers