PASS Connector Editorial For March 25, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-04-12
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Blog Posts
What's my (fully qualified domain) name?
What's my name?
Fully qualified domain name that is. One of the little gotchas I encountered when rewriting my database mirroring...
2009-04-11
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You thought SQL Server ate up memory…
Often I tell clients better to much memory than too little. This can be applied to any database engine essentially....
2009-04-11
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No Opening Day
For the second year in a row I didn’t purchase opening day Rockies tickets. I had a nice streak of...
2009-04-10
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Activity Monitor in SQL Server 2008: an Embedded Optimisation Gizmo for the Thrifty DBA
As promised back in December ‘08, after having spoken briefly at SQL teach here in Montreal thanks to MVP Paul...
2009-04-09
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Book Review: Red Lightning
Back in December 2008 I wrote up a quick review of Red Thunder, and then received Red Lightning as a...
2009-04-09
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My Kingdom for a Port
A Port, a Port! My Kingdom for a Port!!
One of the steps in setting up database mirroring is to assign...
2009-04-09
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My Mini Identity Protection
Last week, on April Fool’s Day, I woke up to find quite a few birthday congratulations in my email. I...
2009-04-09
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NULL is not = to anything
One of the fun facts about SQL Server and the relation model is the
whole concept of three valued logic. Now...
2009-04-09
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PASS Summit 2009 Call For Speakers Extended - And Why
Please consider this a not quite official announcement, look for that on the sqlpass.org site today or tomorrow.
You may have...
2009-04-09
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Azure SQL Database Event Log Limitations
Hi, Do you know if there is a way to get more detailed logging...
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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