Book Review: Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder ($7.99 @ Amazon) by John Varley is the third book in the series. I previously reviewed Red Thunder and...
2009-07-02
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Blog Posts
HP Mini Netbook – Day 2
I arrived in Richmond, VA this morning earlier than expected. I was meeting a few people and things were pushed...
2009-07-02
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How to Become an Exceptional DBA, 2nd Edition, Now Available Free
About a year ago, the first edition of my book, How to Become an Exceptional DBA, was published. It was...
2009-07-01
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HP Netbook 1030NR Setup
Unpacking the netbook was pretty simple. Open it, grab the large one page poster, and then the netbook. There were...
2009-07-01
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HP Netbook Mini 1030NR
It was not what I expected. When I was leaving for a run this morning, I decided to apply an...
2009-07-01
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Powershell SQL Server Backup/Restore
I posted a script on Poshcode for doing backups and restores of SQL Server databases using SMO. The script is...
2009-07-01
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Stack Overflow, Server Fault, and SSC
Steve Jones sent me a link to a presentation Joel Spolsky did at Google about Stack Overflow (SO) and it’s...
2009-07-01
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The Best Thing I Learned At PASS
Note: I'm writing this as part of the "Best Thing I Learned At PASS" contest. Why? Because if I win...
2009-07-01
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Transaction Rollbacks with Identity Values
Have you ever noticed unexpected gaps in sequences in IDENTITY columns? Even though you’ve got transactions set up for your...
2009-07-01
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Connector Editorial for July 1, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-06-30
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Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Forums
SQL Server audit with windows ad group
I am trying to create a filter on a SQL Server audit to capture...
Deadlock graph anomaly
I've come across what appears to be a strange deadlock anomaly. As seen in...
Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale Level 6: Backup and Restore Internals
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale...
Question of the Day
Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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