What Does It Mean to be An Exceptional DBA?
I feel that, ultimately, an Exception DBA is defined by his or her actions, so place yourself in the shoes...
2008-11-07
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Blog Posts
Blog Likes and Dislikes
Today I'll see how many bloggers I can interest/irritate by discussing a quick list of what I think works and doesn't...
2008-11-06
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Old and Wise
I'm not sure that I'm wise, but I do feel old quite often. I noticed that after my talk at...
2008-11-06
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BootStrap - Why Did I Write This?
I attended the Business of Software a couple months ago and really enjoyed the conference. I wrote a series of...
2008-11-05
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DevTeach to be Held in Montreal December 1-5
DevTeach is offering 136 sessions, including 36 on SQL Server, 17 on Agile Development, 17 on Software Architecture, and 57...
2008-11-05
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MSSQLTips: How to setup and use a SQL Server alias
I've written my first tip for MSSQLTips.com:
How to setup and use a SQL Server alias
It's a pretty simple thing to...
2008-11-05
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PASS Board of Directors Part 3
Yesterday I posted about deciding to throw in my hat as far as running for the board, today I'll add...
2008-11-05
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The Wise Old Man Part 4
In my previous posts The Wise Old Man Part 1, The Wise Old Man Part 2 and The Wise Old...
2008-11-05
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Participation
With a large election year in the US (President + all the other races), I've been more interested than in some...
2008-11-04
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PASS Board of Directors, Part 2
A couple weeks ago I wrote about trying to decide whether to run for the PASS board. I talked about...
2008-11-04
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Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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