PASS Update #11 (Networking Seminar at the PASS Summit)
If you haven’t seen the news yet we’ve got something new on the schedule this year – a 2 hour seminar...
2009-07-08
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Blog Posts
SSC Site Issues
It was kind of amazing to see SQLServerCentral have issues over the last few days. We’re still not sure what...
2009-07-08
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The Criminals are Always Ahead
A new scheme to get ATM PIN numbers using automated systems and VOIP is in play. It's described here and...
2009-07-08
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Booked for SQLSaturday #17 - Baton Rouge
I finally made the call today to reserve my room in Baton Rouge for SQLSaturday #17 in Baton Rouge, LA....
2009-07-07
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Mid-year update on my goals
I recently saw that Steve Jones had posted an update on his 2009 goals and realized that is was about...
2009-07-07
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Shrinking the Log
It seems that I see more and more posts about people trying to shrink their transaction logs. It's getting to...
2009-07-07
1,850 reads
Upcoming News and Events
There are a lot of exciting events happening in the next 2 months that you should be involved in so I...
2009-07-07
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Behind on Blogging
One of the things I recommend to people that are looking to get into blogging is that they write 10...
2009-07-06
353 reads
Episode #3 It's All About The Tools TV Show
Russ Fustino from Microsoft just sent me the link to episode #3 that was filmed at SQLSaturday #14 in Pensacola....
2009-07-06
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Object Grouping Best Practices: Using Schemas for Logical Separation
Originally written in French last year, now revised for you in my native language below:
You've probably all noticed a change...
2009-07-06
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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,...
Forums
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
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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