SQL Homework – February 2019 – Instance configurations
This homework series really has two purposes. It’s a primer for beginners. These are tasks I think most if not...
2019-02-04
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Monitoring: Keeping track of missing index requests
A lot of us turn to execution plans when we see a slow running query, and it’s not uncommon to...
2019-02-04
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Step-by-Step: How to configure a SQL Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster Instance in Azure
Introduction
If you are reading this article you probably are still using SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 and want to take advantage...
2019-02-04
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Tidier PowerShell Scripts with Default Parameter Values
I was recently working on a PowerShell script to set up some new databases for my users and found myself writing the same things over and over again.
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2019-02-04
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Undercover Catalogue 0.2 Released
We’re pleased to announce the release of the Undercover Catalogue 0.2 and can be downloaded from https://github.com/SQLUndercover/UndercoverToolbox/tree/master/SQLUndercoverCatalogue
The new version brings...
2019-02-04
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Weekly reading #1
Damian. My name is Damian. Maybe you already know me from the previous blog which I had to leave. I...
2019-02-04
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#Python101 with Dominika
Take a look into first article about Python prepared by Dominika. You can find it here.
2019-02-03
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Last Week Reading (2019-02-03)
Press Webinar Follow-Up: Top 4 Data Technology Trends for DBAs in 2019 Very interesting discussion panel led by Kevin Kline...
2019-02-03
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SQLServerCentral SSAS Tabular Series: 5th Article Cleaning Up Dimensions
The fifth article in the SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Model has been released on SQLServerCentral.com. Please start at the beginning article before reading this one in order to...
2019-02-03
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SQLServerCentral SSAS Tabular Series: 5th Article Cleaning Up Dimensions
The fifth article in the SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Model has been released on SQLServerCentral.com. Please start at the...
2019-02-03
181 reads
Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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