Daily Coping 7 Apr 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-04-07
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Blog Posts
Moving Into Consulting 101 - Part 5 - The Tensions of a Consultancy
This is part five in a five part series this week, Moving into Consulting 101.
In the business consulting system, the clients are served by two separate yet equally important groups....
2021-04-07 (first published: 2021-03-26)
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Upcoming speaking engagements
The last time I presented a session was at the final PASS Summit in November 2020, so it is time to get back on the virtual conference trail again....
2021-04-07
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What is Transparent Data Encryption?
In this post we look at Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in SQL Server. What it is - and how it works.
2021-04-07 (first published: 2021-03-29)
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A Year of “Good Morning!”
Just a little over a year ago, I started posting a “Good Morning!” tweet on Twitter every work day. I’ve kept it up for over a year and I’d...
2021-04-06
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Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
Edit: The April 26 workshop will be at 10:30am Central Time, because right after that I get my second Covid […]
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2021-04-06
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Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
I’ve started up a monthly Bullet Journal workshop: a recurring meetup to talk organization, productivity, and tools to support mental health. All centered around Bullet Journals, of course. The...
2021-04-06
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Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
I’ve started up a monthly Bullet Journal workshop: a recurring meetup to talk organization, productivity, and tools to support mental health. All centered around Bullet Journals, of course. The...
2021-04-06
14 reads
Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
I’ve started up a monthly Bullet Journal workshop: a recurring meetup to talk organization, productivity, and tools to support mental health. All centered around Bullet Journals, of course. The...
2021-04-06
10 reads
Bullet Journal Workshop for April/May!
I’ve started up a monthly Bullet Journal workshop: a recurring meetup to talk organization, productivity, and tools to support mental health. All centered around Bullet Journals, of course. The...
2021-04-06
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Blogs
Automatic Index Compaction
By ReviewMyDB
Index maintenance has always meant nightly jobs and a window you have to defend....
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
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SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I specify only the Resource Database?
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