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
443 reads
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
830 reads
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
Microsoft announces new cybersecurity AI multi-model
By Brian Kelley
Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
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...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?
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