BBQ Time in Texas
My first go at smokin’ a brisket is documented below. It is summertime and we are stuck at home in isolation, might as well find a new hobby. I...
2020-07-09
15 reads
GarryBargsley
2019 PASS Summit Recap from a First Timer
Heading to PASS Summit… It is Sunday the week of PASS Summit and I am at the airport after a relaxing morning with my wife and son. Unfortunately, I...
2019-12-06
22 reads
NTSSUG Board Elections
It is that time of year again. The NTSSUG has two spots coming open on the board. Last year I decided at the last minute to opt in as...
2019-11-21
15 reads
OLDEST_PAGE Log Reuse Wait type
Do you frequently use the “log_reuse_wait_type_desc” column in the [crayon-5f297eff3d7ff981952735-i/] view? Have you ever seen the type of OLDEST_PAGE? You are not the only one!! Recently I was troubleshooting...
2019-09-24
1,541 reads
NO RDPing!!! dbatools to the Rescue
So you hear this spread across the Twitterverse and Blogosphere. You should not RDP your SQL Servers to do administrative work. My nature has always been to troubleshoot issues...
2019-09-12
30 reads
Installing Microsoft MDS on SQL Server Standard Edition
HaHa, tricked you. You can’t install SQL MDS on Standard Edition. You must first upgrade to SQL Enterprise Edition before you can proceed with an MDS installation. Upgrading SQL...
2019-08-15
125 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Palantir is an American software platform that brings together business data from different sources...
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Packing and Decoding Device Status Codes with LEFT_SHIFT() and RIGHT_SHIFT() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
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