Guest Post on SQL Authority – Default Trace & Deleted Databases
I had the opportunity to write another guest post at SQL Authority:
Finding Out What Changed in a Deleted Database
This one...
2014-08-14
1,348 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
One of Those Must Read Books – The Cuckoo’s Egg
I was reading a book about network security monitoring and it mentioned The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll. Stoll’s book has been...
2014-08-13
515 reads
Guest Editorial Live on SSC
My guest editorial is live on SQLServerCentral.com. My argument is a simple one: we don’t care about data and IT...
2014-08-11
490 reads
Speaking on ETL Security
I will be giving a presentation on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) security at two user groups in the coming weeks.
Securing...
2014-07-25
875 reads
Midlands PASS July Meeting – July 10
The Midlands PASS Chapter will hold its next meeting on July 10. We meet at MicroStaff IT in Cayce, SC....
2014-07-03
464 reads
PASS Summit Session Selection
Let’s make it democratic. Let’s ensure we get solid sessions from key people. And let’s save a ton of work...
2014-06-27
1,272 reads
What is an “operational” DBA?
On Facebook last night, I posted the following:
An operational DBA isn’t just a manager of a traditional RDBMS, transactional system....
2014-06-27
5,287 reads
“A good DBA is a lazy DBA”
I’m borrowing from Andy Leonard (blog | twitter) who says all the time, “Good engineers are lazy.”
If you’re thinking, “Why would I want (to...
2014-06-25
1,958 reads
Service Packs coming for SQL Server 2008/2008 R2
I’m not prophetic, I promise. However, some good news on the service pack front with regards to SQL Server 2008...
2014-06-02 (first published: 2014-05-30)
3,057 reads
Do you apply SQL Server Cumulative Updates?
I think Steve Jones makes a great point here with respect to cumulative updates:
“This is one reason I’ve been hesitant...
2014-05-30 (first published: 2014-05-28)
6,868 reads
Blogs
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,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
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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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