DBA Mission and Vision Statement
There is a saying that "The important is often not
urgent and the urgent not important". I could not agree more...
2009-01-03
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Blog Posts
SQL 2008 Row and Page compression – or SQL 2005 (post SP2) vardecimal conversion
One of the great new features in SQL 2008 is Row and/or Page Compression. Plus, still good news for those...
2009-01-02
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How Certification Can Help You Stay Current with Technology, as well as Continuing Your Education
If you'd like to keep up with your profession as a SQL DBA, I thoroughly recommend certification. It has certainly...
2009-01-01
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Meeting Goals
I'm not a big goals person. I think it's a good idea to set goals, and they can help you,...
2009-01-01
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MVP 2009
I was re-awarded MVP status from Microsoft for 2009. Since I didn’t hear anything to the contrary in the last...
2009-01-01
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MVP Award
Received my notification via email this morning that I've been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for SQL Server. It's been...
2009-01-01
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PASS Update #1
As many of you know I'm joining the PASS Board of Directors for a two year term beginning yesterday. I'm...
2009-01-01
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Thoughts for 2009
Only a few changes planned for this coming year to the blog (so far), none of them huge:
I plan to...
2008-12-31
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Another Use of XML
XBRL is yet another use of XML, this time for financial reporting. It is supposed to be in place for...
2008-12-30
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End of 2008 Wrap Up Post
Something new for the end of the year - a recap of everything I posted for 2008. 303 posts if the...
2008-12-30
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Blogs
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
By DataOnWheels
I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?
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