Junior DBAs - Where to start?
I personally would start with your local user groups. Getting to know people and networking may be your best bet...
2013-12-06
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DBA On The Go
Blocked processes: Quick Tips
Sometimes activity monitor just isn't fast enough. Maybe it's not telling you what a specific query is doing. Below is...
2013-12-05
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Ideal Working Conditions and Free Training Winner!
Contest Winner!
So last Monday I announced a giveaway that I think is a great gift to give away. Every Monday...
2013-12-04
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Testing labs
What sort of testing lab do you setup when you're testing things out? I hear see the world adventureworks almost...
2013-12-13 (first published: 2013-12-03)
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Index Rebuild Status Update And Giveaway!: Quick Tips
I have a Free 1-Month code to PluralSight. There's no catch or gimmick, If your comment is in this post,...
2013-12-02
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Free Friday: Training
There are a number of good sites that offer free training and free E-Books. The community around MS SQL is...
2013-11-29
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Decrypting Stored Procedures Thanksgiving Special:Quick Tips
Update: Thanks for your response Jon Gurgul! I have updated the files to reflect your updates. It's faster and cleaner...
2013-12-06 (first published: 2013-11-28)
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Wasted Space Per Database For Fill Factor: Quick Tip
As I keep looking for answers on Fill Factor... I keep finding interesting Metrics to look into. Looking my own...
2013-11-27
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Things I've Learned In Regards To Fill Factor:Quick Tips
I don't have much today... It's been a good week so far. I think I'm becoming a bit obsessed with...
2013-11-26
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Usage grouped by Database: Quick Tips
Quick script just to give you an idea of how your databases are being used. Mainly useful for exploring.
select db.name...
2013-11-25
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Blogs
RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
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Creating JSON II
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( N'City':N'Denver' RETURNING JSON) GOSee possible answers