Notes From My Visit with the Charlotte SQL Group
I'm headed back to Orlando after a quick trip to Charlotte. Flew in yesterday and spent some time with my...
2008-02-28
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Blog Posts
Snapshots Part 1 Published on SSC
Snapshots Part 1 covers the basics of doing a snapshot regardless of what type of replication is being used. In...
2008-02-26
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The Launch
The launch event is tomorrow in LA and I'm not going, and find myself a little disappointed. There will be...
2008-02-26
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Using TripIt for Travel Plans
Not a SQL related topic today.
I first noticed Tripit on Joels Blog and so far it solves a problem I've...
2008-02-26
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Perks at Work - A Good Thing?
Free oil changes, extra week of vacation when you get married, etc, etc, all things mentioned in this article someone...
2008-02-25
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Lessons Learned from SQLSaturday #2 - Tampa 2008
I posted earlier about the event being a great success with more than 200 attendees, in this post I want...
2008-02-24
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The Advantages of Telecommutting
It isn't often that I see what the real advantages are, and I've been doing it so long that I...
2008-02-22
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Call for Speakers for PASS Summit is Open Through March 28, 2008
The Summit is being held in Seattle, WA, Nov 18-21, 2008. Call for speakers is open through March 28. It's...
2008-02-21
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LINQ Again!
I recently attended SQLSaturday#2 in Tampa and had the brief chance to chat with David Hayden about LINQ (I suspect I...
2008-02-21
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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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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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