Visual Studio 2013 preview available
Wow, Visual Studio 2012 is just out of diapers and here comes the next version!
Microsoft officials released the preview of...
2013-06-27
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James Serra's Blog
SQL Server 2014 CTP1 is here!
As I mentioned in my blog post describing the new features in the next version of SQL Server (see SQL Server...
2013-06-25
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TechEd North America 2013 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd North America 2013 and they are available for free! What a...
2013-06-20
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Low-rate recruiters – The bane of my existence
There is nothing more annoying to me in my profession than getting calls and emails from recruiters who are looking...
2013-06-18
1,466 reads
Presentation Slides for Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture
Thanks to everyone who attended my session “Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture” for Pragmatic Works. There were over 500 attendees! The abstract...
2013-06-14
1,276 reads
Levels in IT consultancy
The Big 5 IT consulting companies (Accenture, Deloitte Consulting, PwC (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP), KPMG, Ernst & Young) have various titles given to consultants along...
2013-06-13
1,057 reads
Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture Presentation
I will be presenting the session “Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture” this Thursday, June 13th at 11:00am EST for Pragmatic Works. Below is...
2013-06-12
932 reads
Business Intelligence Maturity Assessment
Do you ever wonder how your business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing (DW) environment compares to other companies and what...
2013-06-11
4,157 reads
IT recruiter’s response
I asked a recruiter to check out my blogs about consulting, and his response is below. He had some good...
2013-06-06
891 reads
SQL Server 2014!
Just when you thought you got a handle on SQL Server 2012, here comes the next version! SQL Server 2014 was announced...
2013-06-07 (first published: 2013-06-04)
6,976 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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