Issues Installing SQL 2008 R2 on Server 2012 R2 Clustering
Oh so the nightmare begins.
At the bottom I've included a set of links where I found my answers. What I'm...
2014-03-03
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DBA On The Go
Free Month To PluralSight!
Free Month of PluralSight!
Ok, personally this is pretty cool. www.SQLSkills.com is giving away a free month to pluralsight! Well, let...
2014-02-25
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SQL Saturday OKC 309!
SQL Saturday OKC is coming up!
The event will be August 23rd, 2014!
Now is the time to get signed up. We...
2014-02-24
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First Presentation Ever And My 50th Post
Last Monday was the first time I've ever presented anything. Honestly, it was the first time really speaking in public...
2014-02-17
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Do Not Set Maximum Ram To 0 Ever - Mistakes We Make
I'm going down memory lane here and remembering one of the first things I did as a DBA. I was...
2014-02-10
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What Tables Are In My Filegroups
One issue I've found a bit troublesome is trying to find out what's in a specific Filegroup. Let's say you're...
2014-02-03
383 reads
Forcing Results To Conform For Exports
This one is a bit off for me. I've had to make SSIS exports kick out in specific ways such...
2014-01-29 (first published: 2014-01-27)
1,525 reads
PowerShell Remote Commands
This is something I've found useful here recently when I had a server acting up. It's a simple way to...
2014-01-22
1,048 reads
Who Do You Rely On?
We tend to think of ourselves as self reliant. Sit and think for a second, how many people do you...
2014-01-24 (first published: 2014-01-20)
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Restore Master From Backup
There are a few posts running around talking about restoring master from backup. Thomas LaRock has a fantastic "How To:...
2014-01-15
622 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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