Task Manager - Don't Believe the System Idle Process Percentage
This morning my laptop went to a crawl. I looked, and sure enough, there was an AntiVirus scan running. Argh!...
2010-09-14
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC - Recommended Hotels
If you're thinking about attending SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC and need a hotel room, our crew has done the...
2010-09-06
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SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC Schedule Posted
The sessions have been selected and we have posted the schedule for SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC. A huge thank...
2010-09-06
625 reads
Thoughts about the PASS BoD Nomination Process
I know I was one of the more vocal ones these past two years when the set of nominees were...
2010-09-06
881 reads
Re-learning how to think
Cross-posted from The Goal Keeping DBA:
Re-learning how to think is always a difficult process. My oldest son is starting the...
2010-09-03
1,495 reads
Free SQL Server Training for the Week of September 6, 2010
Tuesday
PASS Performance Virtual Chapter - Introduction to SQL Server Statistics - Andy Warren
Wednesday
Idera - Building a Data Mart with Integration Services - Stacia Misner
SQL...
2010-09-03
898 reads
For SQL Server 2005/2008, Consider SecurityAdmin = SysAdmin
Note: Republishing because the article covering the issue and a workaround has been published here on SSC.
In a recent thread...
2010-09-01
4,309 reads
SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia - Call for Speakers Ending
This is a reminder for those who might be considering submitting a session but haven't yet. The call for speakers...
2010-08-31
1,403 reads
Free SQL Server Training for the Week of August 30, 2010
The only scheduled event among the sources I have listed is the one for SQL Lunch, so it looks to...
2010-08-27
595 reads
It's the Procedure...
After going through all the materials provided to the NomCom for the PASS Board of Directors, I think I can...
2010-08-24
1,417 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
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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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SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
How Long is a Long I/O?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How Long is a Long...
T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
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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