Notes on SQLSaturday #16
I went down to Miramar Fri morning, taking the loooong drive from Sarasota across Alligator Alley on I-75. Miles of...
2009-08-10
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Blog Posts
Social Networking: Where Do I Start?
In a blog post a few weeks ago, I wrote about social networking in the SQL Server community. I was...
2009-08-10
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What's new in Sql server 2008
Hi...Finally... the Complete Enterprise product sql server 2008 is a great product, it has everything includes features which other competitors...
2009-08-10
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Why Use Named Pipes?
The other day a colleague and I were shadowing a vendor who was installing their 3rd party application on a...
2009-08-10
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Microsoft Thrive
I was introduced to the Thrive program when my user group held a Thrive event back in March. Since then...
2009-08-09
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Office 2007 Pro Plus Installation Issues
Since I have an MSDN subscription I downloaded Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit this past week. I installed it on my...
2009-08-09
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Saying Goodbye to the Last Windows XP x64 Install Remaining
As far as operating systems go, I can be pretty conservative with respect to what operating system I chose to have at...
2009-08-09
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SQL Saturday South Florida
Saturday I had the great opportunity to speak at SQL Saturday in South Florida. The event was great. It was...
2009-08-09
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SSIS – Send Errors to Message Box
While in the process of developing SSIS packages it’s likely you will deal with errors occasionally unless you’re the Superstar...
2009-08-09
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Active August - Week 1 Recap
Well, I made it through the first week of Active August (Twitter) without killing myself. In my first Active August...
2009-08-08
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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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Question of the Day
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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