Getting Started with Technical Presentations
I was talking with a gentleman last night after the Greater Charleston .NET User Group about career development. He's not...
2009-04-17
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Blog Posts
Priceless – Prius Repair Update
I went to pay for the Prius this morning; it’s finally done!
Front seatbelts (2) - $412
Rear seatbelts (2) - $260
Front door...
2009-04-17
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SQL Server 2008 System Views - Map
Sure that many informations that we can have from the SQL Server 2008, are organized in system views in each...
2009-04-17
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Better Backup
I’ve been managing backups of my video files using USB hard drives for a year, and I’m fed up. I...
2009-04-16
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Book Review: Best of SQL Server Central Volume 6
If you've never looked at one of these they are compilations of some of the best/most popular articles since the...
2009-04-16
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SQL Saturday Pensacola - Schedule published
The event schedule for SQL Saturday Pensacola has been published. This event will be held on Saturday, June 6 at...
2009-04-16
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The Maintenance Plan Wizard Can Lead You Astray
In theory, the SQL Server Maintenance Plan Wizard is supposed to make it easier for non-DBAs or novice DBAs to...
2009-04-16
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Don’t Make Dumb Mistakes by Duplicating Indexes
Just today, I was reviewing the indexing of a database used by a third-party application. As part of my review,...
2009-04-15
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Full Text Catalog Scripting "Gotcha" in SSMS 2008
With every new version of SQL Server comes a set of deprecated features. Usually Microsoft gives fair warning that these...
2009-04-15
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Last Call for Speakers for SQLSaturday #7 in Birmingham on May 30
I just had a call with John Baldwin who is leading the effort in Birmingham and there plenty of action...
2009-04-15
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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