The meaning of Database Administrator
In two blogs I follow, Andy Leonard's blog on SQLBlogs.com and Sheeri Kritzer's The MySQL She-BA, the question of what...
2007-07-16
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Templates and Styles
Ever wanted to change the default template and style for the Reporting Services Wizard? Just think how much time this...
2007-07-15
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Beta Testing
I'm not big on beta testing, or at least haven't been for a number of
years because I can't afford the...
2007-07-13
1,384 reads
Buy a $10 Raffle Ticket to Help Katie
Not a happy story, but if you've got a child I suspect it will be easy to decide to buy...
2007-07-12
1,391 reads
The Business of Software
It's interesting being at a software company, especially one that's
building on another platform. I've never done this before, having
worked for...
2007-07-12
1,409 reads
Working in solitude
If you've spent much time at all reading Steve Jones's blog posts and SSC editorials, you quickly glean that he...
2007-07-12
1,486 reads
Reminder: Midlands PASS Chapter Meeting Tomorrow Night
What: Midlands PASS Chapter July Meeting
Where: Training Concepts (250 Berryhill Road, Suite 502, Columbia, SC)
When: 6:15-8:00 PM
Speaker: SQL Server MVP...
2007-07-11
1,447 reads
Upgrade or Wait
Lots of debate and disagreement on my recommendation to wait for SQL
Server 2008 instead of upgrading to SQL Server 2005...
2007-07-11
1,450 reads
SQL Server 2008
Just when I was about to start a pool for the release date, Microsoft announced today it will release on...
2007-07-10
1,395 reads
The Business of Publishing
Despite my casual approach to the editorials and my job, this is still
something of a business and Red Gate wants...
2007-07-10
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Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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