Kindle - First Thoughts
I got my Kindle yesterday and I'll write some more notes as I go along, but I have to say...
2008-08-30
1,466 reads
Blog Posts
Defining Value
I've been thinking a lot lately about the concept of value. Earlier this week a colleague of mine tendered his...
2008-08-29
1,458 reads
Insufficient Space for a Side by Side Restore - What Do You Do?
I was recently working with a student in a one on one format and one the scenarios he wanted to...
2008-08-28
1,424 reads
Kindle - About Face
OK, I reversed myself and bought a Kindle today. Or I guess I ordered one and it should be here...
2008-08-28
1,769 reads
Reminder: Upcoming SQL Launch Event in Jacksonville, FL on Sep 12, 2008
The Jacksonville SQL Server Users Group (www.jssug.com) is hosting a SQL 2008 launch event on Friday, Sep 12, 2008 in downtown...
2008-08-27
1,370 reads
Comments on a Recent Visit to Boston
Slightly off topic today.
It's fair to say I'm not a great traveler. Waiting for planes, dealing with the hassles of...
2008-08-26
1,532 reads
Kindle - On Hold
Just as I was debating whether to take advantage of Amazon's $100 savings offer on the Kindle (with a new...
2008-08-25
1,943 reads
Tool Review: Quicken
I've used Quicken for a long time now and it's the center of how I manage finances at home. There...
2008-08-25
1,367 reads
Assessing DB Changes
One of the things I teach in our admin course is that it's not enough to just be the gatekeeper/central...
2008-08-24
1,443 reads
Deleting Duplicates without a unique key
The following was sent to me by my friend and colleague Dave Miller:
Dave's Email:
Wanted to pass along something I hadn't...
2008-08-21
1,616 reads
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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