Starting Conversations - Part 2
A week or so ago I posted a note about reading How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends (worth...
2009-04-15
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Blog Posts
Tax Day
A reminder of one of the downsides of working is today: Tax Day. In the US, income tax filing is...
2009-04-15
866 reads
Do You Take Notes?
I happen to notice this in a class recently that I had the rare student - one that could take notes...
2009-04-14
394 reads
Taking Advantage
I read SQLBatman's post about his first week as an MVP, and it really resonated well with me. I think...
2009-04-14
647 reads
Networking = Business Cards
I've been writing a lot about networking lately and my efforts to learn/leverage LinkedIn, and along the way taken a...
2009-04-13
825 reads
PASS Connector Editorial for April 8, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-04-13
290 reads
PASS Update #9
Time has flown by since my last update, busy time at work and struggling to get that done and find...
2009-04-13
391 reads
SQL Server 2005/8 Database Compression Presentation in Burlington, Vermont - April 15th
Yesterday, I drove the Smart down to Burlington/Colchester, Vermont to meet up with MVP Roman Rehak and speak to the local...
2009-04-13
1,081 reads
SQL Server 2008 Encryption
I'm embarking on another book project. Not writing this time, but tech editing again. I tech edited a book last...
2009-04-13
622 reads
SSD, The Game Changer
I’ve often described SQL Server to people new to databases as a data pump.
Just like a water pump, you...
2009-04-13
1,230 reads
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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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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