Afraid of Presenting? Try Toastmasters
I should be writing a technical post in the next day or so. I've been focusing more on the community...
2009-10-12
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Blog Posts
Carolina Code Camp - The Good and the Bad
This past Saturday I was able to participate in the Carolina Code Camp, help just outside Charlotte, NC. I was...
2009-10-12
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Congratulations to John Magnabosco
Congratulations to John Magnabosco for being awarded as a Microsoft MVP. I met John last year at the Indy Tech...
2009-10-12
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Congratulations to John Magnabosco on SQL MVP Status
See his quiet post about it here. This comes right after finishing up his first book titled Protecting SQL Server...
2009-10-12
280 reads
Generate Lots of Test Data with CROSS JOIN
“Joe Test”
“Joe Test2?
“Joe Test3?
“Arrgh! There has got to be a better way to create some test data!”
Ever had that conversation...
2009-10-12
3,353 reads
PASS Update #15
We just had our October board meeting, this one ran the full hour and was a good discussion, catching up...
2009-10-12
229 reads
SQL Server Lunch Milestone (100+ Attendees)
Today’s SQL Lunch was a huge success, even though we experienced a few technical difficulties. Tim Mitchell spoke on Deploying...
2009-10-12
774 reads
We can't all use duct tape
I read The Duct Tape Programmer from Joel Spolsky recently, and I thought he made some good points. Then I...
2009-10-12
687 reads
Here Comes SQLSaturday 21 – Orlando
Here it comes! The big event on my schedule SQLSaturday #21 –Orlando. We’ve got over 300 registered so it should...
2009-10-11
494 reads
OT: Rewriting History
I’ve been blogging for a few months. During that time I’ve received comments about my grammar, sentence construction and paragraph...
2009-10-11
637 reads
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
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SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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