Changing the Command Prompt
I spend a lot of time at the command prompt and to be perfectly honest, I'm tired of looking at:
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2008-02-20
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Blog Posts
New Book from Celko - Joe Celko's Thinking in Sets: Auxiliary, Temporal, and Virtual Tables in SQL
I've been meaning to post this, Joe's latest book Joe Celko's Thinking in Sets: Auxiliary, Temporal, and Virtual Tables in...
2008-02-20
1,529 reads
A Welcome Delay
I get a bit of a delay in working on the set down in the basement thanks to the weather....
2008-02-19
1,402 reads
Dry Erase Board v2
When we first set up shop for End To End Training we knew we wanted both a flip chart and...
2008-02-19
1,604 reads
Errata for SQL Server Certification Books
Back in this blog post, I indicated which books I was using to complete the MCITP certifications for SQL Server....
2008-02-19
1,738 reads
How Stable is SQL Server 2005?
I've been calling for Service Pack 3 and I've been debating the need, the criticality, and even the problems with...
2008-02-19
1,530 reads
SQLSaturday #3 - Jacksonville 2008 - Registration and Call for Speakers is Open
My business partnerBrian Knight just finalized the venue for the next SQLSaturday. Number three will be held at the University...
2008-02-19
1,218 reads
Ideas for Managing Cables
I had to run all the cables for all the machines in our classroom recently and you know how messy...
2008-02-18
1,459 reads
Management Article Posted on SSC
I wrote Management because we typically get it so wrong in our line of work. Nothing better than working for...
2008-02-18
654 reads
SQLSaturday #2 (Tampa 2008) Notes
Congratulations to Wes Dumey, Pam Shaw, and the rest of the Tampa volunteers for building a very nice event. Very...
2008-02-18
1,414 reads
Blogs
ISACA AI Material/Exam Prep Discount (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
By Brian Kelley
If you are considering any of the ISACA AI certs like the Advanced Artificial...
A Fabric solution can be very cost effective
By ChrisJenkins
Are you currently using Microsoft Fabric or considering migrating to it? If so, there...
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
By SQLPals
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log If you...
Forums
Before Using AI with Business Data, Read This
Artificial intelligence tools are quickly becoming part of daily business operations, from document analysis...
Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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