Remote Access
We typically have great weather in Colorado where I live, but we do get
snow. And occassionally it causes issues. Like...
2005-10-12
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Blog Posts
Minor Panic
I know, I need some stuff posted about PASS and I'll get to it. My wife
was injured (she's ok) while...
2005-10-09
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Using the sa account -- Just say "NO!"
Aunt Kathi knows many of you do things you know are wrong, like rolling through stop signs, littering, and using the sa...
2005-10-04
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Thoughts about the future
So far my posts have been non-technical musings about my life outside of work. I guess it is time to...
2005-10-03
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Back home after PASS
The past week at PASS was more informative and fun than I could ever have imagined. By getting involved in the...
2005-10-01
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PASS 2005: Day Four
Day Four wrapped up SQL Pass 2005. As a first time attendee to this event, my head was swimming by...
2005-10-01
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PASS 2005: Day Three
Day Three of PASS had a decidedly better start than did the previous day. After finally figuring out the effective...
2005-09-29
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PASS 2005: Day One
This year, I have the opportunity to attend the SQL PASS event in Grapevine, Texas. This is my first PASS...
2005-09-28
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PASS 2005: Day Two
Day Two at PASS started out on a sour note. Rewind about 36 hours, to when I was checking in...
2005-09-28
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MySQL 5.0 Release Candidate Released
The release candidate for MySQL 5.0 is out. This little database is really growing up.
http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/news/article_959.html
2005-09-27
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Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Forums
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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