Book Review: The Speed of Trust
I finally finished up reading the Speed of Trust and have to say I struggled with it. I'm a big...
2009-04-23
788 reads
Blog Posts
Building Something Fun
A little further off topic than usual today, something not about technology and work for a change. Woodworking is one...
2009-04-23
1,405 reads
Simple Maintenance Tasks for Non-Production Databases
Log File Sizes:
It's not unusual to see cases where database backups are taken from production and restored to a development or QA environment....
2009-04-23
1,340 reads
Spring Still Not Really Hitting Montreal Yet, thus More Time to Hunt Down Useless Indexes
Hopefully, by the time we have our annual family vacation in May, the Cherry Blossoms will be out – until then...
2009-04-23
748 reads
The Google Containers
After my editorial on portable data centers, I had a number of people knock down the idea, saying it doesn’t...
2009-04-23
814 reads
The Twitter Ripples
I saw this post on The Business of Software Blog about a use of Twitter to spread the word for...
2009-04-23
645 reads
Want a SQLSaturday Polo or Tshirt?
I've had a few requests for these, so I'll take orders through May 8, 2009. The polo is a very...
2009-04-23
830 reads
Behind Every Great Restore is a Great Backup
Behind Every Great Restore is a Great Backup
I showed you how to do a database backup with powershell a few...
2009-04-22
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Catalog View: sys.sql_logins
When it comes to logins to SQL Server, there are basically 3 types:
SQL Server-based loginsWindows user accountsWindows security groupsThe latter...
2009-04-22
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Day of DotNutNuke in Tampa on June 13, 2009
My friend Will Strohl is managing the Day of DNN on June 13, 2009 at the Microsoft office in Tampa....
2009-04-22
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Blogs
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Streamlining Azure VM Moves Into Availability Zones
By John
One of the more frustrating aspects about creating an Azure virtual machine is that...
Monday Monitor Tips: Native Replication Monitoring
By Steve Jones
Redgate Monitor has been able to monitor replication for a long term, but it...
Forums
Think LSNs Are Unique? Think Again - Preventing Data Loss in CDC ETL
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Think LSNs Are Unique? Think...
The AI Bubble and the Weak Foundation Beam
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The AI Bubble and the...
Question of the Day
A Big PK
In SQL Server 2025, how many columns can be included in a Primary Key constraint?
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