CONTROL SERVER vs. sysadmin membership
In a previous blog post on Detecting When a Login Has Implicit Access to a Database, I mentioned that having...
2009-03-06
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Blog Posts
Database Mirroring FAQ: Why is my mirror database in a restoring state?
Question: Why is my mirror database in a restoring state?
This question was asked on a technical discussion group. This is...
2009-03-06
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I’m a PC and I’m an MVP!
At the recent MVP conference I attended, Microsoft filmed a promotion for their ad campaign. They had the entire MVP...
2009-03-06
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Learning the G1
One nice thing is that the G1 has a good browser, basically the same technology as the iPhone, so I...
2009-03-06
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Mutually Beneficial
I saw a great blog post from Brent Ozar about whether or not you are being treated fairly at work....
2009-03-06
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Three Operating System (Windows) patches due on Tuesday
Microsoft's advance security bulletin has come out and it looks like they are planning on releasing 3 security bulletins on...
2009-03-06
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Voice Your Opinion on Topics to be Included at the 2009 PASS Summit
If you are thinking about, or planning to attend the 2009 PASS Community Summit, here is your opportunity to tell...
2009-03-06
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Book Review: Just Culture
I just finished reading Just Culture, which talks about the challenges of building a system that encourages people to report...
2009-03-05
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Tagged again
Once again I was tagged to answer a question. This time by Chris Shaw http://chrisshaw.wordpress.com .
Here is the question: Do...
2009-03-05
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The MVP Summit Wrapup
This week I've been at the Microsoft MVP Summit in Washington State. This is my second summit, and I was...
2009-03-05
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Blogs
Architecting Zero Downtime Deployments–Day of Data Boston
By Steve Jones
Here are the resources for my talk at Day of Data Boston. Slides –...
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....
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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