Searching for Data in Images
I tried out Bing’s new visual search after seeing a few people note it on Twitter. I was a little...
2009-09-22
1,065 reads
Blog Posts
September OPASS Meeting Recap
OPASS met last Tuesday, September 14th, with a mini (15 minute) presentation by Todd Holmes on Backup Basics and Jorge...
2009-09-22
435 reads
Built In Alerts
The more I think about this, the more I think it should be built into SQL Server as a default....
2009-09-21
934 reads
Free eBook: “Protecting SQL Server Data”
SQL Server security expert, John Magnabosco, has just authored the new book, Protecting SQL Server Data, the first book of...
2009-09-21
1,246 reads
Identifying Frequently Running Queries
It’s not enough to look at the longest running query. What if you have two queries, one runs for 5...
2009-09-21
967 reads
More Free Training Resources
A recent blog by Jack Corbett (No Training Budget Still No Excuse, followed up by SSC’s Steve Jones here) hit...
2009-09-21
1,246 reads
My next republished article is now available
Okay, my second article which was originally published on sswug.org, is now available on SQLServerCentral.com. This article compares two methods...
2009-09-21
1,257 reads
One Too Many Plates Spinning
I’ve written here and there about my attempts at time management and the idea that as you spin more and...
2009-09-21
603 reads
Random Thoughts for Monday..
Hi, all! Hope everyone had a great weekend!
I was preparing my Blog for today on a subject I believe...
2009-09-21
478 reads
South Florida Code Camp Announced for 2010
Just received a note from Dave Noderer that the 2010 South Fla Code Camp will be February 13th in Mirarmar,...
2009-09-21
531 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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