QA/QC
I wrote a small commentary on quality control today and I'm surprised it didn't get more reaction.
I'm not a great...
2007-04-06
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Samples on CodePlex
Like many other SQL Server focus area, SQL Server Samples has its own blog. A recent post there indicates that...
2007-04-06
1,417 reads
The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit
On a recommendation, I picked up this book by Ralph Kimball. I remember it coming out years ago and I...
2007-04-06
1,418 reads
Thoughts from The Cuckoo's Egg
The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll has been around for a while, having been published in 1989. It details how...
2007-04-06
1,655 reads
Hot Fixes
I wrote about Hot Fixes being inclusive of previous hot fixes. Someone questioned this and so I went back to...
2007-04-03
1,414 reads
Post Timeouts
Well one problem was solved. Or at least identified.
We've had an issue for a few years where you'd hit the...
2007-03-31
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Late Projects
I was talking with Andy Warren, my partner and fellow partner here, today about the Code Camp in Orlando last...
2007-03-27
1,436 reads
Ambition
I was always someone that was ambitious as a kid. For whatever reason, I've been driven most of my life...
2007-03-22
1,442 reads
Updated Website
I've taken some time to update my website. In particular I have updated:
ArticlesReading ListChess Reading List
Nothing fancy or special, but...
2007-03-20
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Whitepaper on ESX Server 3.0 and SAN-attached Storage
First saw this at Blade Watch. VMWare has released a white paper on using SANs with VMWare ESX Server 3.0....
2007-03-20
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Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item This Week's AI Trust Problem...
Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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