#TSQL2sDay – Data marts across a shaky WAN link
It sounded good in principle, especially given the requirements and the limitations:
We needed our various sites to be able to...
2014-02-11
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Presenting on Security at Midlands PASS
On Thursday, February 13, 2014, I’ll be at Midlands PASS in Columbia, SC. We’ll be meeting from 5:30 PM to...
2014-02-10
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Free Online SQL Server Training for the Week of January 12, 2013
If you’re a training provider and I’ve missed you, please drop me a line at brian {dot} kelley {at} sqlpass...
2014-01-09
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Being a Better IT Pro – Keep It Short
Keep your emails and communications as short as possible.
Make sure you cover everything you absolutely need to, but nothing more....
2014-01-08
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Being a Better IT Pro – Get to the Point
When writing emails or other communications, state your point or request right at the beginning.
For instance, if you need...
2014-01-07
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Being a Better IT Pro – Grammar
In my IT career, one of the things I have found that sets me apart is my ability to write....
2013-12-23
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Being a Better IT Pro - Grammar
In my IT career, one of the things I have found that sets me apart is my ability to write....
2014-01-22 (first published: 2013-12-23)
16,493 reads
Speaking at SQL Saturday #233–Washington, DC
For those who will be at SQL Saturday #233 in Washington, DC, I’ll be giving my professional development talk, Being...
2013-12-02
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #233 - Washington, DC
For those who will be at SQL Saturday #233 in Washington, DC, I’ll be giving my professional development talk, Being...
2013-12-02
2,069 reads
Free Online SQL Server Training for the Week of November 24, 2013
If you’re a training provider and I’ve missed you, please drop me a line at brian {dot} kelley {at} sqlpass...
2013-11-22
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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
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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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